Sam Farmar
Award Winning Shooting Producer / Director
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About Me
Award Winning Shooting Producer / Director. I regularly pitch and win commissions. I originated the idea for the BBC’s ‘Our War’, that won a BAFTA for Best Factual Series. I negotiated the MOD access and own the copyright. In 2020 I was nominated for a second BAFTA for producing, ‘Football's Wall of Silence’ an Al... Read More
Award Winning Shooting Producer / Director.
I regularly pitch and win commissions. I originated the idea for the BBC’s ‘Our War’, that won a BAFTA for Best Factual Series. I negotiated the MOD access and own the copyright. In 2020 I was nominated for a second BAFTA for producing, ‘Football's Wall of Silence’ an Al Jazeera investigation and C4 Dispatches.
I’ve filmed on the frontline during the war in Iraq, Ukraine, Congo and Sudan and was Grierson and Prix Europa nominated for Best Current Affairs Documentary.
I have a good rapport with presenters, producing and filming; Louis Theroux, Raphael Rowe, Mishal Hussain, Ben Zand and was one of the first embedded producer / cameramen for ‘Bear Grylls, The Island’.
Starting out in print (The Times / Guardian) and BBC trained, I combine strong journalistic grounding with compelling story telling in Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Obs Docs.
I am up to date with my HEFAT and First Aid, have a five-year USA iVISA, run edits, own a FS9 (shoot to a DOP standard) and can easily switch style from fast turnaround ‘run and gunning’, to set piece well-lit interviews. Read Less
Professional Training
Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
---|---|---|
HEAFAT / AKE / 2022 | ||
HEAFAT | AKE | 2022 |
AKE Surviving Hostile Regions / Centurian / 2018 | ||
AKE Surviving Hostile Regions | Centurian | 2018 |
5 day hostile environment training +first aid for Journalists / Centurian / 2016 | ||
5 day hostile environment training +first aid for Journalists | Centurian | 2016 |
Sound Skills for Self Shooters / Skills2Film / 2015 | ||
Sound Skills for Self Shooters | Skills2Film | 2015 |
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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Locations I can work in:
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
London
North America
South America
Skills/Permits:
Access Negotiation
Driving Licence
CRB Check
First Aid
Heath And Safety Training
Hostile Environment
I Visa USA
Motorcycle
PADI Diving Licence
Skydiver
Technical Skills:
Canon 5D
Sony HVR-A1
Canon EOS C300
Canon XF305
Digibeta
Sony PMW-EX3
Final Cut Pro 7
HDCAM
Lighting
Nanoflash
PADI
Self Shooting
Single Camera Directing
Sony HVR-A1E
Sony PDW-800
Sony PMW-200
Sony HVR-Z1
Sony HVR-Z5
Awards:
Our War, BBC 1
- BAFTA winning producer - Winner for Best Factual Series, 2012.
Football's Wall of Silence - C4 Dispatches
- BAFTA nominated producer”. 2019
- Highly Commended AIB awards.
- Highly Commended at the Broadcast Awards
- Nominated for British Sports Journalism Award
Two gold medals from the New York film festival
'Broadcasting Hate', BBC - Nominated For A Grierson Award
A Good Fondness for Rats, 2010
- PRIX EUROPA for best current affairs documentary.