Phil Grabsky

Regisseur, Producer, Schrijver, Acteur

1 januari 1964 (62 years)
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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.

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Known For

  • Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World
    Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World2001
  • In Search of Beethoven
    In Search of Beethoven2009
  • In Search of Mozart
    In Search of Mozart2006
  • My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan
    My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan2021
  • Frida Kahlo
    Frida Kahlo2020
  • Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
    Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition2023
  • Biography
    Biography31 seasons
  • Exhibition on Screen: Hopper - An American Love Story
    Exhibition on Screen: Hopper - An American Love Story2022
  • The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
    The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan2004
  • Vincent Van Gogh - A New Way Of Seeing
    Vincent Van Gogh - A New Way Of Seeing2015
  • Terry Jones - ‘De Grootste Uitvindingen uit de Oudheid
    Terry Jones - ‘De Grootste Uitvindingen uit de Oudheid3 episodes
  • Exhibition on Screen: I, Claude Monet
    Exhibition on Screen: I, Claude Monet2017
  • In Search of Chopin
    In Search of Chopin2014
  • Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo Love and Death
    Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo Love and Death2017
  • Leonardo: The Works
    Leonardo: The Works2019
  • The Boy Mir
    The Boy Mir2011
  • The Surprising History of Sex and Love
    The Surprising History of Sex and Love2002
  • Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso
    Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso2019
  • The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch
    The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch2016
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
    Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis2015

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