Phil Grabsky
Known for

Directing

Credits

81

Gender

Man

Birthday

Jan 1, 1964 (60)

Place of birth

Also known as

Phil Grabsky

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Grabsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2021The Life of MirNarrator
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024John Singer Sargent: Fashion and SwaggerProducer
2024My National Gallery, LondonDirector
2024Van Gogh: Poets & LoversProducer
ManetDirector of Photography
2023Vermeer: The Greatest ExhibitionExecutive Producer
2023Klimt & The KissProducer
2022Hopper: An American Love StoryDirector
2022Hopper: An American Love StoryProducer
2022Hopper: An American Love StoryCinematography
2022Hopper: An American Love StoryWriter
2022Pissarro: Father of ImpressionismDirector
2021My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in AfghanistanDirector
2021My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in AfghanistanProducer
2021Raphael RevealedDirector
2020Easter in ArtDirector
2019Leonardo: The WorksWriter
2019Leonardo: The WorksExecutive Producer
2019Leonardo: The WorksDirector
2019Young PicassoDirector
2019Lucian Freud: A Self PortraitProducer
2019Exhibition on Screen: Vermeer and MusicDirector
2018Cézanne: Portraits of a LifeWriter
2018Cézanne: Portraits of a LifeDirector
2018Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamProducer
2018Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamWriter
2017I, Claude MonetDirector
2017I, Claude MonetProducer
2017I, Claude MonetDirector of Photography
2017The Artist’s Garden: American ImpressionismDirector
2017El fascinante mundo de El BoscoDirector
2017David Hockney at the Royal Academy of ArtsDirector
2016The Curious World of Hieronymus BoschDirector
2016Renoir: Reviled and ReveredDirector
2016Goya: Visions of Flesh and BloodWriter
2016Renoir: Reviled and ReveredDirector of Photography
2016Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to MatisseExecutive Producer
2016Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to MatisseProducer
2015Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of SeeingDirector
2015The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made ThemDirector
2015Concerto: A Beethoven JourneyDirector
2015Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the MauritshuisProducer
2014In Search of ChopinDirector
2014MatisseDirector
2013Manet - Portraying LifeDirector
2013Exhibition on Screen: Munch 150Executive Producer
2012In Search of HaydnDirector
2012In Search of HaydnWriter
2012In Search of HaydnProducer
2012In Search of HaydnDirector of Photography
2012Leonardo: From the National Gallery, LondonWriter
2012Leonardo: From the National Gallery, LondonDirector
2011The Boy MirDirector
2009In Search of BeethovenDirector
2009Making War HorseDirector
2009Making War HorseProducer
2007Heavy Water: A Film for ChernobylWriter
2007Escape from LuandaDirector
2006In Search of MozartDirector
2006In Search of MozartWriter
2006In Search of MozartCinematography
2004The Boy who plays On The Buddhas Of BamiyanDirector
2004The Boy who plays On The Buddhas Of BamiyanCinematography
2002The Surprising History of Sex and LoveDirector
2002The Surprising History of Sex and LoveWriter
2002The Hidden History of EgyptDirector
2002The Hidden History of RomeDirector
2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldDirector
2001Nero's Golden HouseWriter
2001Nero's Golden HouseDirector
1998Ancient InventionsDirector
1998Ancient InventionsWriter
1998Ancient InventionsExecutive Producer
1998The Impressionists with Tim MarlowProducer
1998The Impressionists with Tim MarlowDirector
1993Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman WorldDirector
1993Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman WorldWriter
1993Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman WorldProducer
1986American MastersCinematography
1986American MastersWriter
1986American MastersDirector