Phil Grabsky
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Phil Grabsky is a British documentary film-maker based in Brighton, East Sussex. His company Seventh Art Productions has produced documentaries for television and cinema. Grabsky’s work such as I, Caesar, Spain - In the Shadow on the Sun, The Great Commanders and the Tim Marlow on... series, has been broadcast on various U.K. channels such as BBC, Channel 4, Five and Sky Arts, and internationally around the world. His film The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan was released in cinemas in 2003 and tells the story of 8-year-old Mir and his family living in post-Taliban Afghanistan. The film has been shown across the globe and won 13 awards including the Gold Hugo in Chicago for Best Film and first prize at the Valladolid International Film Festival. Phil is continuing to film Mir and his family in Afghanistan. 2006 saw the completion of In Search of Mozart. The film illustrates the life and work of the composer through interviews and live performance. The film premiered at London’s Barbican concert hall. Subsequently it has gone on to become one of the top 100 grossing documentaries in Australia. Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl (2006) explores the Chernobyl nuclear disaster through Mario Petrucci’s poetry. Phil worked in conjunction with director David Bickerstaff for this project which went on to win Best Short Documentary at the Cinequest International Film Festival. In 2007 Grabsky completed Escape from Luanda which tells the tale of three students at Angola’s only music school. Phil Grabsky's most recent film In Search of Beethoven, focusing on the life and work of the German composer was released in 2009. In addition to making films, Phil has released four books and often serves as a judge for various awards including BAFTA, Emmys, RTS and the One World awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Grabsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieCaravaggio
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movieRaphael Revealed
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movieEaster in Art
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movieLeonardo: The Works
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movieYoung Picasso
2019
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movieI, Claude Monet
2017
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movieMatisse
2014
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movieIn Search of Chopin
2014
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movieVermeer and Music
2013
Director
movieManet: Portraying Life
2013
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movieIn Search of Haydn
2012
Director
The Boy Mir
2011
Director
movieMaking War Horse
2009
Director
movieIn Search of Beethoven
2009
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movieIn Search of Mozart
2006
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The Boy who plays On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan
2004
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movieNero's Golden House
2001
Director
tvAncient Inventions
1998
Director
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Director
Production21
movieTurner & Constable
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Producer
movieMy National Gallery, London
2024
Producer, Executive Producer
movieKlimt & The Kiss
2023
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movieVermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
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Executive Producer
movieLeonardo: The Works
2019
Executive Producer
movieI, Claude Monet
2017
Producer
moviePainting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse
2016
Executive Producer, Producer
movieMunch 150
2013
Executive Producer
movieIn Search of Haydn
2012
Producer
movieMaking War Horse
2009
Producer
tvAncient Inventions
1998
Executive Producer
Writing16
tvAncient Inventions
1998
Writer
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Writer
Camera4
movieI, Claude Monet
2017
Director of Photography
movieRenoir: Reviled and Revered
2016
Director of Photography
movieIn Search of Haydn
2012
Director of Photography
Manet
Director of Photography
Crew4
movieHopper: An American Love Story
2022
Cinematography
movieIn Search of Mozart
2006
Cinematography
The Boy who plays On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan
2004
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tvAmerican Masters
1986
Cinematography
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tvThe Great Commanders
2003
Creator