KARIIM JOINS WISE OWL FILMS AS PART OF C4 PRODUCTION TRAINING SCHEME

Meet Wise Owl Films' newest team member – Kariim Case, a Leeds-born graduate of Manchester School of Art and Leeds Arts University.

Kariim will be working closely with development executive Lucy Smith, having joined the team as trainee researcher as part of the Channel 4 Production Training Scheme.

While at the School of Art Kariim created a film called, Take Me To The Water,  exploring black masculinity. It was a project for which Kariim won three university awards and had its debut showing at the multi-arts centre HOME in Manchester as part of their FilmedUp Event.

Kariim’s work was also featured as part of Academy Award winning journalist, filmmaker and activist, Sharmeen-Obaid Chinoy's Manchester International Festival exhibition, Home1947.

His film, Home, explored the meaning of the word from the perspective of three different generations of one family. 

 WISE OWL’S FIRST CHANNEL 4 COMMISSION TO AIR ON WEDNESDAY 21st APRIL

WISE OWL’S FIRST CHANNEL 4 COMMISSION TO AIR ON WEDNESDAY 21st APRIL

Wise Owl Films today announced its first Channel 4 commission, Second-Hand For 50 Grand, following the staff and customers of one of Britain’s leading companies in pre-owned luxury.

The 1x60 minute documentary goes behind the scenes at Xupes exploring how second-hand chic is the latest growing trend in the luxury goods industry – from Chanel handbags to rare Rolex watches.

Run by 33-year-old CEO Joe McKenzie, Xupes is a 35-strong team based at the company HQ in Hertfordshire. The documentary follows Joe and his dedicated team as they buy, sell, fix and find the rarest pieces of luxury items on the planet – for clients each with their own special personal reasons for owning, or wanting to own them.

Joe bought his first watch for £500, sold it for £1000 and was hooked. Today the business deals in watches, handbags and jewellery - turning over a neat £15m a year.

LUCY SMITH JOINS WISE OWL FILMS TO HEAD UP PUSH INTO FORMATS AND FEATURES

Lime Pictures non-scripted label Wise Owl Films has appointed Lucy Smith as Development Executive to head up their push into Formats and Features in 2021.

Lucy was previously senior development producer at MultiStory Media where her credits included The Big Flower Fight (Netflix) and You Are What You Wear (BBC1).

Before working at the ITV Studios label, Lucy was at betty where her development slate included Gone To Pot and £10k Holiday Home (ITV) before moving to Firecracker Films where she worked on Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over (W) and How The Other Kids Live (C4).

Wise Owl Films Creative Director, Mark Robinson, said: “Lucy is one of the most sought after development executives in the UK and we have been trying to persuade her to come home to Yorkshire and work with us for a very long time. We are absolutely delighted that she is now finally back in the North and able to help us expand and grow our output in Formats and Features”.

ITV COMMISSION TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT BOBBY BALL

ITV COMMISSION TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT BOBBY BALL

Wise Owl Films has been commissioned to make an ITV tribute show in celebration of one of Britain’s most popular entertainers. Rock on, Tommy – The Bobby Ball Story will document the life and work of comedian and actor Bobby Ball, who passed away last month.

Wise Owl Wins First BBC2 Series Commission

Wise Owl Films has won its first BBC2 series commission, following Yorkshire firefighters on and off duty, using the latest technology to bring viewers closer than ever to real emergencies and the men and women dealing with them.

The four-part documentary series has been commissioned by BBC England and BBC Two and follows the work of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.