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BEN CHEETHAM

Producer/ Director

Bristol

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About Me

I am a filmmaker from Bristol with a background in documentary film and anthropology. I have just finished directing a First Cut for Channel 4 which was commissioned after I won Channel 4's First Cut Pitch at Sheffield Doc Fest in 2022. I completed an MA in Directing Documentary at the NFTS in 2019, following which my graduation film "Inside A Marr... Read More

Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 30th Aug 2024

Credits

	Job Role	Production Title	Channel	Company	Date	Network Executive
Shooting Producer / Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From The Dead / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / Oct 2022 to Jun 2023 / Anna Morales
	Shooting Producer	Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From The Dead	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	Oct 22 - Jun 23	Anna Morales
Production Title: Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From The Dead Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Owen Phillips Programme Length: 60 minutes Season: 1 Genre: Factual True Crime Sector: Broadcast Television
PD (Self Shooting) / BBC Project under NDA / BBC 2 / Frank Films / Jun 2024 to present
	PD (Self Shooting)	BBC Project under NDA	BBC 2	Frank Films	Jun 24 - to present
Production Title: BBC Project under NDA Company: Frank Films Line Manager: Jamie Belmont Programme Length: 60 minutes Season: 1 Genre: Documentary Sector: Broadcast Television
Producer/Director / Channel 4 First Cut Pitch / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / May 2022 to Jun 2022 / Rita Daniels
	Producer/Director	Channel 4 First Cut Pitch	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	May 22 - Jun 22	Rita Daniels
Production Title: Channel 4 First Cut Pitch Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Rita Daniels Programme Length: Under 30 minutes Season: 1 Genre: Observational Documentary Sector: Short Film
Producer / The Dog House / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / Feb 2022 to Jul 2022
	Producer	The Dog House	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	Feb 22 - Jul 22
Production Title: The Dog House Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Katie Brimblecombe Programme Length: 60 minutes Season: 4 Genre: Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television
Producer/Director / PETE DOHERTY, WHO KILLED MY SON? / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / Aug 2022 to Sep 2023 / Rita Daniels
	Producer/Director	PETE DOHERTY, WHO KILLED MY SON?	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	Aug 22 - Sep 23	Rita Daniels
Production Title: PETE DOHERTY, WHO KILLED MY SON? Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Owen Phillips Programme Length: 60 minutes Season: 1 Genre: Observational Documentary True Crime Sector: Broadcast Television
DV Director / Trawlermen - Hunting the Catch / BBC 1 / Frank Films / Sep 2021 to Jan 2022 / Hamish Fergusson
	DV Director	Trawlermen - Hunting the Catch	BBC 1	Frank Films	Sep 21 - Jan 22	Hamish Fergusson
Production Title: Trawlermen - Hunting the Catch Company: Frank Films Line Manager: Jamie Balment Programme Length: 60 minutes Season: 1 Genre: Observational Documentary Sector: Broadcast Television
AP (self Shooting) / The Simpler Life / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / Feb 2021 to Aug 2021
	AP (self Shooting)	The Simpler Life	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	Feb 21 - Aug 21
Production Title: The Simpler Life Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Stephen Day Programme Length: 60 minutes Season: 1 Genre: Observational Documentary Sector: Broadcast Television
Assistant Producer (AP) / The Dog House / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / Feb 2020 to Sep 2020
	Assistant Producer (AP)	The Dog House	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	Feb 20 - Sep 20
Production Title: The Dog House Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Anna Llewellyn Programme Length: 50 minutes Season: 2 Genre: Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television
Assistant Producer (AP) / The Dog House / Channel 4 / Five Mile Films / Sep 2020 to Jan 2021
	Assistant Producer (AP)	The Dog House	Channel 4	Five Mile Films	Sep 20 - Jan 21
Production Title: The Dog House Company: Five Mile Films Line Manager: Anna Llewellyn Programme Length: 50 minutes Season: 3 Genre: Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television
Director / Inside a Marriage / National Film and Television School / Feb 2019 to Nov 2019
	Director	Inside a Marriage		National Film and Television School	Feb 19 - Nov 19
Production Title: Inside a Marriage Company: National Film and Television School Line Manager: Peter Dale Programme Length: Under 30 minutes Genre: Documentary Sector: Other Description : An intimate observational documentary looking at a reconciliation within in a marriage after an incident of domestic violence. https://vimeo.com/362759834 password: Radha

Professional Training

Course / Qualification	Training Provider / Institution	Year
Filmmaking - MA Directing / National Film and television school / 2019
Filmmaking - MA Directing	National Film and television school	2019
Filmaking - MA Directing / Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester / 2011
Filmaking - MA Directing	Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester	2011

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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
Spanish (Conversational)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Access Negotiation
Technical Skills:
Adobe Premiere
Avid
Canon EOS C300
Sony PXW-FS7

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