John Battsek

John Battsek is a British film producer of documentary films. Battsek co-founded Passion Pictures, a two-time Oscar-winning and four-time Oscar nominated independent production company.

Battsek at the Montclair Film Festival, May 2015

In 2020, Battsek departed Passion Pictures to launch creative studio Ventureland with producers Kerstin Emhoff and Ali Brown.[1]

Career and awards

In 1999, Battsek conceived and produced Academy Award winning One Day in September.[2]

He served as an executive producer on Academy Award winning Searching For Sugar Man, Academy Award nominated Restrepo & Winter On Fire and BAFTA-winning Hillsborough.

Battsek produced Grammy nominated Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars and Peabody Award-winning and BAFTA-nominated Listen to Me Marlon.

Battsek was nominated for a PGA Award in 2010 and in 2011 for Sergio and The Tillman Story, respectively. In 2013 he received the Grierson Trust Trustees' Award.

In 2019, he produced the AACTA Award-winning Australian feature-length documentary, The Australian Dream.

Filmography

References

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