Darren Bender
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Darren Bender became known in the UK TV industry for launching several long running new film maker's initiatives (Coming Up & The Other Side) at broadcaster Channel 4
. As commissioning editor there, he encouraged over one hundred drama and documentary film makers to make films inexpensively and often experimentally for late night slots on Channel 4
. After a spell as head of production at one of the regional branches of the UK Film Council, he set up Bigger Pictures, his independent television and film production company. His first feature film 'Exhibit A' was released last year (www.exhibitathemovie.com). He has a slate of 'low budget big attitude' movies and continues to make a variety of television content including male skewed 'Brogrammes' for Five.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. As commissioning editor there, he encouraged over one hundred drama and documentary film makers to make films inexpensively and often experimentally for late night slots on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. After a spell as head of production at one of the regional branches of the UK Film Council, he set up Bigger Pictures, his independent television and film production company. His first feature film 'Exhibit A' was released last year (www.exhibitathemovie.com). He has a slate of 'low budget big attitude' movies and continues to make a variety of television content including male skewed 'Brogrammes' for Five.