Charlie Phillips is a British

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producer and filmmaker. He was head of documentary acquisition and production at ''

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'' until 2019, and a former deputy director of

Sheffield Doc/Fest Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest; abbr.Sheffield International Documentary Festival or SIDF) is an international documentary Film festival, festival and industry marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The festiv ...

in the

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Early life and career

Phillips was born in Leeds, UK. 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

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’s

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-winning online documentary channel,

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

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'' pitched in Tel Aviv in 2010, Phillips brought it to the MeetMarket. It went on to be nominated for an

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. Phillips is a proponent of

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and

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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

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'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