My Brother the Islmaist has been nominated for Best Single Doc at Televisual’s Bulldog awards! Televisual‘s Bulldogs are your chance to have your say about the best British programmes of 2011. Rather than being voted for by a small group of the great and the good, the Bulldogs are voted for by the entire UK [...]
Full Story »My Brother the Islamist awarded Highly Commended for Best Doc
My Brother the Islamist was awarded highly commended as it narrowly lost out to the well deserving Panorama- Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed, at the 2012 Broadcast award ceromony last night. My Brother The Islamist Grace Productions for BBC Three The judges couldn’t speak highly enough about the work of first-time film-maker Robb Leach, praising its [...]
Full Story »Junior Doctors Series 2, Tuesday 24th Janurary 2012
The first episode of the second series of Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands, begins Tuesday, 24th Janurary at 9pm, on BBC3! I’m gonna put my neck on the line and say that I reckon its better than the first series… The first episode is an abosolute cracker… so don’t miss it! More info on [...]
Full Story »My Brother the Islamist at Broadcast Awards
My Brother the Islamist is one of six films shortlisted for Broadcast’s Best Documentary award! The winner will be announced in February at ceremony in Grosvenor Square house. Very honoured, and very excited! http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/broadcast-awards-2012-shortlist-revealed/5034911.article?referrer=RSS#X-201111230944221
Full Story »Film Nation Masterclass @ Southampton
Very excited to be involved with Film Nation once again, this time as part of Southampton Film Week, where I will be delivering a Filmmakers Master-class session at Solent University. Click here for Southampton Film Week’s website Film Nation Shorts Film Nation: Shorts is a competition that invites young people (aged 14-25) to make, and vote [...]
Full Story »Nominated for Grierson best newcomer documentary 2011
My Brother the Islamist has been nominated for the best newcomer documentary at this years Grierson British documentary awards! That’s amazing news. I might have to buy something smart!
Full Story »Winner: Edinburgh TV festival- Debut Director 2011
Absolutely thrilled to be voted best Debut Director for 2011 at the prestigious Edinburgh TV festival this year! Massive thanks to GRACE Productions and producer Ray Tostevin for the incredible support, and to BBC3 FRESH for giving me the opportunity to make my first broadcast film!
Full Story »Hotshot 2011
It’s great to be a Broadcast Hotshot! Just wish I had buttoned my shirt up a little during the photo shoot! See it online here
Full Story »Grierson Awards 2011 shortlist
Thrilled to learn that I have been shortlisted for Best Newcomer at Grierson 2011: The British Documentary Awards! Check out the shortlist here. Established in 1972, the Grierson Awards recognise and celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution to the genre and that demonstrate quality, integrity, creativity, originality and overall [...]
Full Story »Broadcast magazine Hotshots 2011
Wow, I’m going to be one of Broadcast magazines Hotshots for 2011! Hot Shots has long been recognised as the place to find the best rising TV talent and the movers and shakers of tomorrow. Previous Broadcast Hot Shots include BBC1 controller Danny Cohen, The Office co-creator Steven Merchant, BBC3 controller Zai Bennett, Shine chief [...]
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