Charlie Phillips (producer)
Charlie Phillips is the head of documentary acquisition and production and "The Guardian", and a former deputy director of Sheffield Doc/Fest 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. He became the editor of Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning online documentary channel, FourDocs. In 2008 he joined Doc/Fest as marketplace director, organising the annual MeetMarket pitching event. After seeing "5 Broken Cameras" 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 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. Charlie Phillips (producer) Charlie