About me

Gemma Atkinson is an award-winning producer and director, with over ten years experience of making documentaries through her production company Fat Rat Films.

Her films have been screened at major festivals internationally (AFI Silverdocs, LSFF, Sheffield Doc/Fest) broadcast on BBC, C4, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The New York Times and garnered national press coverage.

After a successful online distribution campaign, her animated documentary Act of Terror went viral and was seen by over a quarter of a million people in one day.

She directs and produces documentaries around the world for various NGO's including Amnesty International, Oxfam and The Elders.

She is a co-founder and director of the hugely successful screening and networking event Doc Heads, playing to packed screenings for over 6 years.

She is in production on her first feature documentary Death Becomes Him, an intense character study of a grieving undertaker, scheduled for release in Autumn 2016.

Skills

Directing, Editing, Filming, Producing

Sector Experience

Broadcasting, Charity / Not for profit, Film (Feature), Film (Short / Documentary)

Clients

Amnesty International, Oxfam, Publish What You Fund, Publish What You Pay, The Elders