- John Battsek
John Battsek is a is a
documentary film producer.Biography
John Battsek is a prodigious UK documentary-maker, his most famous being
One Day in September (1999), the [http://www.oscar.com Oscar-winning] feature length documentary about the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. At the 2007 Sundance Film Festival he launched three new feature documentaries, [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4654 My Kid Could Paint That] , [http://www.crossingthelinefilm.com/credits.html Crossing The Line] , and [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=3316 In The Shadow of the Moon] , securing distribution deals for more than $4M. He is also Head of Film atPassion Pictures .His latest project is
The Age of Stupid , a hard-hitting documentary about runawayclimate change forSpanner Films .Filmography
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)One Day in September (1999) - ProducerThe Game of Their Lives (2002) - Executive Producer
(2003) - ProducerPeace One Day (2004) - Co-producerLila Says (Lila Dit Ca) (2004) - Co-producerBlack Sun (documentary) (2005) - ProducerA State of Mind (2005) - ProducerOnce in a Lifetime (documentary) (2006) - ProducerIn the Shadow of the Moon (2006) - Executive ProducerCrossing the Line (film) (2006) - Executive ProducerMy Kid Could Paint That (2007) - Executive Producer
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866436/ In Prison My Whole Life] (2007) - Co-producerOh, Saigon (2007) - Co-ProducerThe Age of Stupid (2008) - Executive ProducerReviews & Interviews
[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117955843.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 "A Passion for the Truth"] - Variety
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A11799930 John Battsek on Once in a Lifetime] - BBC Film Network
[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/interviews/john_battsek.html Interview with John Battsek] - Tiscali Film and TV
[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/liveforeverqandax12x06x03 Live Forever Q&A] - Contact MusicExternal links
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* [http://www.passion-pictures.com/flash.html#page=p5 Watch clips of film and TV projects at Passion Pictures including One Day In September]
* [http://www.crudemovie.net/pathauto/john_battsek Producer John's page on the Making Of The Age of Stupid]
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