John Maidens

John Maidens

Director (Film and TV Drama)


Location:
West Midlands
Career stage:
Expert

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Northern Ireland


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About

Bold, creative and experienced award-winning writer/director and executive producer.

An Oceanographer / Zoologist and experienced scuba-diving Instructor, John began his TV career at the BBC’s Natural History Uni and has since produced/directed all over the world in many different genres from factual entertainment, documentaries to drama-documentaries and drama.

Talent spotted by BAFTA and trained as a multi-camera drama director at the BBC Academy, John has a strong track record with major broadcasters, 

Profoundly deaf from birth, John is an instinctive story-teller with a cinematic flair. As Writer / Director, he won an RTS Best Fiction award for his first short film, Caterpillar which premiered at EIFF.

An experienced producer/director and executive producer with a strong track record of diverse creative and robust editorial content for digital and broadcast. Deeply passionate about diversity, John is a fully inclusive leader and creative collaborator.

 

ScreenSkills Training Passport

John Maidens has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport

Experience

  1. Executive Producer / Director / Mentor/Coach

    Various · Oct 2017 - Jul 2024

  2. Managing Director

    InterpreterNow / SignHealth · Jan 2014 - Sep 2017

  3. Owner/Creative Director

    AngelFish Productions Ltd · Sep 2006 - Dec 2013

  4. Assistant Producer / Producer/Director

    BBC TV (London) · May 1996 - Mar 2006

  5. Researcher

    BBC TV Network Features (Birmingham) · May 1991 - May 1996

  6. Researcher

    BBC Natural History Unit · Dec 1990 - Mar 1991

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Education and training

  1. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Apr 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. Anti-bullying & harassment training

    ScreenSkills · May 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jan 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. ScreenSkills Training Forum

    ScreenSkills · Nov 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Aug 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. Mentoring for mentors

    ScreenSkills Learning · May 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. BSc Joint Honours Zoology + Oceanography

    Swansea University · Sep 1987 - Jul 1990

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Certificates

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 11 Jun 2024

  • Risk Management of Productions

    Production Safety Passport · First Option Safety Group
    Issued 6 Jul 2023 · Expires 6 Jul 2028

  • Working Safely at the BBC

    Production Safety Passport · BBC
    Issued 5 May 2023 · Expires 5 May 2028

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 30 Apr 2023

  • Mentoring for mentors

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 7 May 2020

John Maidens

John Maidens

Director (Film and TV Drama)


Location:
West Midlands
Career stage:
Expert

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • North West
  • East of England
  • West Midlands
  • South West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Northern Ireland


Download CV