Charlie Phillips is the head of documentary acquisition and production and ''The Guardian'', and a former deputy director of

Sheffield Doc/Fest Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film s ...

in the United Kingdom.

Early life

Phillips was born in Leeds, UK.

Career

After working at various jobs in the TV and film industry, Phillips set up a short film night in London.Tamsin Crimmens
''Arts head: Charlie Phillips, deputy director, Sheffield Doc/Fest''
''The Guardian'', 10 June 2014, retrieved 4 August 2014 He became the editor of Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning online documentary channel,

FourDocs Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in ...

. In 2008 he joined Doc/FestAdam Benzine
Sheffield Doc/Fest ups Phillips, Currimbhoy
realscreen.com, 26 September 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014 as marketplace director, organising the annual

MeetMarket Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film sc ...

pitching event.Julie Farmer, ‘Centre Stage’, ’’First For Business’’, 1 June 2013 After seeing ''

5 Broken Cameras ''5 Broken Cameras'' ( ar, خمس كاميرات محطمة ''Khamas Kamīrāt Muḥaṭṭamah''; he, חמש מצלמות שבורות ''Hamesh Matslemot Shvurot'') is a 94-minute documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israel ...

'' pitched in Tel Aviv in 2010, Phillips brought it to the MeetMarket. It went on to be nominated for an Academy Award. Phillips is a proponent of

crowdfunding Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over was raised worldwide by crow ...

and digital distribution for documentaries. In 2012 Phillips led a successful crowdfunding campaign for Sheffield Doc/Fest. He was promoted to deputy director in 2013. At the 2012 Doc/Fest, Phillips participated in a panel discussion about corporate funding of documentaries. He has appeared on BBC Radio 4's ''The Film Programme''. In September, 2014, Phillips left his position at Doc/Fest to work for ''The Guardian'', as head of its documentary acquisition and production department.Doc/Fest exec joins Guardian as head of docs"
''Broadcast Now''.8 September 2014 , By Michael Rosser

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Charlie British documentary film producers 1980 births Living people