John Battsek

Battsek at the Montclair Film Festival, May 2015

John Saul Adrian Battsek (born September 1963)[1] is a British film producer of documentary films. In 2020, Battsek co-founded[2] production company Ventureland with producers Kerstin Emhoff, Ali Brown, and director Paul Hunter.[3]

He has produced[4] a number of feature documentaries, including One Day in September and Searching for Sugar Man, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. He also produced the Peabody Award-winning documentary film Bobi Wine: The People's President.[5]

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  3. ^ Docs Supremo John Battsek Exits Passion Pictures After 20 Years To Set Up LA & London-Based Ventureland With Prettybird Trio. Deadline.
  4. ^ Morfoot, Addie (27 April 2023). "Documentary Filmmakers Turn to Non-Traditional Distribution to Get Their Films Seen". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/bobi-wine/