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    GEORGE STAMKOSKI
    Highly Experienced Shooting Producer-Director & Offline Editor

    www.volatilemedia.com
    www.youtube.com/matavichy1
    www.vimeo.com/georgestamkoski/videos

    BROADCAST
    Worked as a Writer, Producer-Director, DV-Director and Offline Editor on factual, entertainment, corporate and educational TV content for UK broadcasters Channel 4, BBC2, BBC World and SkyOne; ARTE in France; ARD, ZDF, BR, WDR and Spiegel TV in Germany; and ABC in Australia.

    CORPORATE
    Innovative Format Developer and Producer on diverse corporate, advertorial, commercials and public information media contracts for the music industry, fashion houses, travel sectors, educational bodies, mobile phone companies, financial institutions, governmental and non-governmental organisations.

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    Credits

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    DEVICE SQUAD - LOADED TV , United Kingdom
    2013 - Producer/Director
    6 x 23' episodes. High-tech low-fi gadget review series.

    60" AD:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFIEr83kOqg&feature=plcp

    Presenter Anna Ord:
    https://vimeo.com/58469255

    Join Gadget Girl, Toyologist, Big Kid and Musicologist as they mess with their favourite devices for work, fun, travel, music and a whole lot more.

    Episode 6 TX 2/1/2013 https://vimeo.com/56587118
    Episode 5 TX 26/12/2012 https://vimeo.com/56691561
    Episode 4 TX 19/12/2012 https://vimeo.com/56695305
    Episode 3 TX 12/12/2012 http://vimeo.com/55614074
    Episode 2 TX 6/12/2012 http://vimeo.com/55317018
    Episode 1 TX 29/11/2012 http://vimeo.com/53980862

    THE PITCH - LOADED TV , United Kingdom
    2013 - Producer/Director
    6 x 48' episodes. Dragons Den meets Britain's Got Talent.

    60" AD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxuxS5EjAH0&feature=plcp

    Series 1 episode 6: https://vimeo.com/56749581

    Life really is a pitch on a unique open-door open-mike night where all sorts flog their funniest, craziest, sexiest and most eye-catching entertainment ideas to an expert panel who turn pitches into programmes.

    MANFOOD - LOADED TV , United Kingdom
    2013 - Producer/Director
    36 x 11.5' episodes. Non cooking series.

    60" AD: https://vimeo.com/52723619

    Series 1 episode 2: https://vimeo.com/53963252

    Britain's leading raw food chef Russell James shows us how to prepare unbelievably sumptuous and super healthy snacks, shakes, meals and desserts using the latest non-cooking devices.

    DUTCH HOLLYWOOD WIVES - Eyeworks , United Kingdom
    2012 - DV Director
    Filming in high profile locations with 'Desperate Housewife' Eva Longoria and friends for Dutch TV series.

    CLUBLIFE - Volatile Media , UK & International
    1998 - Producer/Director
    90 minute BBC2 factual entertainment feature on UK & international club scene.

    Co-created EMAP's Mixmag UK Readers Poll. BBC Worldwide invested in the production & sold it internationally.

    GETTING AWAY WITH IT  - Volatile Media , UK & International
    2000 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Hour-long Channel 4 observational documentary profiling two colourful Geordies behind top British DJ dance label Global Underground.

    Sold for TV & DVD in USA & other international territories by 3DD Entertainment UK.

    UNITED NATIONS TV - UN Division of Information , former Yugoslavia
    1994 - Producer/Director
    Wrote, produced & directed stories about hope in the face of adversity during the wars in former Yugoslavia.

    Series was produced with UN logistical support across all UN mission areas. Broadcast on European TV networks & versioned for radio in five regional languages.

    UNTV stories are now part of London Imperial War Museum archive. Story list & reels on request.

    ARAB MEDIA PROJECTS - Volatile Media , Unspecified
    2012 - Producer/Director
    Producer-Director of TV, online & educational media content in & about the Arabic speaking world in Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria & Iraq.

    Read interview ( in Arabic & English) with George Stamkoski in Alam Arrajol http://volatilemedia.com/arrajol-stamkoski.pdf

    View interview for Good Morning Kuwait programme on national TV & radio station KTV https://vimeo.com/23212287

    SATIRICAL NEWS SERIES  - Worldwide Pictures , Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1998 - Senior Producer
    Format developer & Producer-Director on challenging one million Euro satirical news series in postwar Bosnia: OUR TV.

    Backed by the European Commission, worked closely with international civil servants honing social messages as part of the international community's postwar reconstruction efforts under OHR, former Spanish Foreign Minister Carlos Westendorp.

    Led international team of crews, top comedians & young reporters, who challenged the country's politicians & citizens on burning issues of the day.

    Summaries of 25 x 30" shows & reels on request.

    UK FOREIGN OFFICE TV - Worldwide Pictures , International
    2002 - Producer/Director
    Produced and Directed (from 1998-2002) a series of 8-10 minute video magazine reports for the UK Foreign Office globally distributed monthly TV & webzine: UK TODAY. Story list & reels on request.

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION TV - Worldwide Pictures , International
    2002 - Producer/Director
    Produced and Directed (from 1998-2002) a series of 8-10 minute video magazine reports for the European Commission CONTACT. Story list & reels on request.

    INVESTIGATIVE REPORTAGE - WDR TV GERMANY , United States of America
    2005 - Producer
    Produced (from 1995-2005) diverse investigative reports, including:

    The Illegal Trade in Bogus Aircraft Parts, shot in Miami & 8 other US cities, collaborating & flying with Lufthansa & United Airlines, working together with the Miami airport police & the FBI.

    Also: crime & tourism in Florida, involving filming in high crime areas with Metro Dade police cars, plus aerial shooting over Miami from commercial choppers.

    LIFESTYLE REPORTAGE - DEUTSCHE WELLE TV , United Kingdom
    2000 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Series of 3-5 minute lifestyle stories from 2000 onwards for the Euromaxx slot on the international satellite network Deutsche Welle TV.

    Stories have included profiles of impresario Lord Lloyd-Webber, TV chef Jamie Oliver & British fashion designer Paul Costelloe.

    ARTE REPORTAGE - ARTE , Unspecified
    2012 - Producer/Director
    Since late nineties, produced factual reports for French-German satellite network.

    Reports included: corruption in Russian UN troops in Bosnia & Croatia, Britain's Eurosceptics & the international mobile phone youth market.

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    Employment History

    PEOPLE I'VE FILMED

    CULTURAL CREATURES I'VE CAPTURED     3:15 http://youtu.be/KIadyyMaTPk
    LOFTY LEADERS I'VE SHOT                     3:30 http://youtu.be/7xrUJLaqIew

    CULTURAL FIGURES 
    Michael Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Nathalie Dormer, Terry Gilliam, Ted Turner, Ray Meares, Ian McEwan, Lord (Andrew Lloyd) Webber, Norman Rosenthal, Tracey Emin, Jon Snow, Jamie Oliver, John Leslie, Jermain Defoe, Paul Bowles, Paulo Coelho, Naguib Mahfouz, Adonis, Nawal El Saadawi, Fatima Mernisi, Mohamed Choukri...

    MUSICIANS 
    Jimmy Page, Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Joss Stone, Yusuf, Natacha Atlas, Michael Nyman, Darren Emmerson, DJ Fatboy Slim, DJ Pete Tong, DJ Judge Jules, DJ Frankie Knuckles, DJ Danny Tenaglia, DJ Dave Seaman, Manumisssion Family, Prodigy band, Massive Attack band...

    FASHIONISTAS
    Jade Jagger, Marie Helvin, Caprice, Miss England 2007 & 2009, Sir Stuart Rose, Harold Tillman, Dita Von Tease, Jasper Conran, Paul Costelloe, Lee Stafford, Toni Mascolo, Leighton Denny, Danielle Lloyd...

    POLITICIANS & ROYALTY
    Saudi & Bruneian royals, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Cyrus Vance, ex PM Gordon Brown, ex PM Tony Blair, Cherie Booth, Lord (David) Owen, Lord (Douglas) Hurd, Lord (Peter) Carrington, Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, NATO Secretary-General Lord (George) Robinson, former UN Secretary-Generals Boutros Boutros-Ghali & Kofi Annan, EC Commissioners Lord (Neil) Kinnock, Lord (Chris) Patton, Romano Prodi, François Léotard, Peter Feith, David Lammy MP, many Balkan politicians...

    PERFORMANCE
    • Promo and multi HD camera concert of UK cult band Alabama 3 at London Astoria
    • Music promo shot in London for Congolese singer Wabanko
    • Song for 2006 Congolese elections by group Wenge
    • Larry and Devlin Love's post-gig party in London studios
    • 80 minute BBC2 music feature Clublife shot in Germany, Spain, UK and USA
    • One hour feature Getting Away With It for Channel 4 UK and retail DVD
    • ARTE Reportage Mobile Wars on mobile phone industry wooing of youth market

    REPORTAGE
    • Profile of Jamie Oliver for Euromaxx on Deutsche Welle TV
    • Profile of Red or Dead designer Katie Greenyer for London Fashion Week
    • Report on Fortune Forum 2006 with Yusuf Islam, Michael Douglas and Bill Clinton
    • European Commission Report on German Foreign Ministry move to Berlin
    • European Commission Contact Report on Expo 2000 in Hannover

    INVESTIGATIONS
    • Channel 4 Europe Express report on family of the first victim of war in ex Yugoslavia
    • UK Today report on displaced Roma in the aftermath of war in Kosovo
    • UNTV Story on the deteriorating security situation in besieged Sarajevo and Tuzla
    • Contact Report on EU coca eradication projects run by German officer in Bolivia
    Reportage on Vice President of EU Commission, Neil Kinnock in Strasbourg and Brussels

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    Education

    Documentary Production at Munich Film and TV School, Germany

    Visual Communications at Berlin University of the Arts, Germany



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    Industry Qualifications

    MA Professional Media Practice & Creative Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths University, UK

    PGCE/Cert Ed teaching qualification from University of Greenwich, UK

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    Technical Equipment

    Have my own:

    HD cameras: Sony PMW-150

    SD Camera: DSR-300 with 18 x Canon zoom lens

    Sachtler Reporter lights & battery powered camlights

    High end Sennheiser mikes: 3 x radio & 3 x directional gun mikes

    MAC based Final Cut Pro & AVID systems

    Diverse peripherals

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    Referees

    Hannah Mably  :  hannah.mably@bdacreative.com
    Creative Director - Communication at BDA Creative  www.bdacreative.com
    Board member of International Visual Communications Association  www.ivca.org

    Chris Courtney-Taylor  :  chrisct@worldwidepictures.tv
    Managing Director, Worldwide Pictures  www.worldwidepictures.tv


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    Industry Awards

    UKTI
    Selected for UK Trade and Investment Department's 2011 UKTI Gateway to Global Growth Programme to build corporate media partnership in the Middle East.

    CASS
    Participant in Cass Business School Executive Development Programme 2011 / 2012

    SKILLSET
    Selected for 2008 Skillset Indie Business Development Scheme working with entertainment lawyer Jeremy Gawade of law firm Lee and Thompson.

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    Skills

    Multilingual storyteller with great people skills and sharp sense of humour.

    Talented self shooter with own filming equipment and MAC based video editing systems.

    Highly conversant with state-of-the-art HD and HDV cameras, Final Cut Pro, AVID, DVD Studio Pro and Photoshop.
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Commercials, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Film, 
    • Mobile Content, 
    • Music Promos, 
    • Online, 
    • Radio, 
    • Theatre, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Business, 
    • Childrens, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Comedy (Children's), 
    • Commercial, 
    • Community Progs, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Development, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Docusoap, 
    • Education, 
    • Enhanced TV, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Environment, 
    • Events, 
    • Fashion, 
    • Interactive TV, 
    • Investigative, 
    • Leisure, 
    • Live Multi-cam OB, 
    • Live TV, 
    • Music, 
    • Music Promo, 
    • New Media, 
    • News, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Reality TV, 
    • Religion, 
    • Social Action, 
    • Style, 
    • Training, 
    • Travel, 
    • Youth

    Organizations

    • BECTU

    Specialisms

    • Advertising, 
    • Africa, 
    • Art, 
    • Art History, 
    • Arts, 
    • Aviation, 
    • Business, 
    • Celebrity, 
    • Cinema/Film, 
    • Clubbing, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Community, 
    • Consumer Affairs, 
    • Cookery, 
    • Corporate Films, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Dance, 
    • Design, 
    • Drama, 
    • Drugs, 
    • Ecology, 
    • Education, 
    • Electronics, 
    • Enhanced TV, 
    • Environment, 
    • Ethnic, 
    • Events, 
    • Fashion, 
    • Final Cut Pro, 
    • Finance, 
    • Food, 
    • Geography, 
    • Health, 
    • Heritage, 
    • High-Definition, 
    • History, 
    • Human Rights, 
    • Interactive TV, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Internet, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Languages, 
    • Legal/Business Affairs, 
    • Literature, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • Middle East, 
    • Music, 
    • Natural History, 
    • New Media, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Philosophy, 
    • Photography, 
    • Politics, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Programme Development, 
    • Programme Formatting, 
    • Psychology, 
    • Radio, 
    • Religion, 
    • Rights Acquisition, 
    • Science, 
    • Sex Industry, 
    • Sexuality, 
    • Shopping, 
    • Social Anthropology, 
    • Social Issues, 
    • Sociology, 
    • Technology, 
    • Theatre, 
    • Tourism, 
    • Transport, 
    • Travel, 
    • Undercover Investigation, 
    • USA, 
    • Writing, 
    • Youth Culture

    Languages

    • Arabic, 
    • Bulgarian & Macedonian, 
    • Croatian, 
    • English, 
    • French, 
    • German, 
    • Italian, 
    • Serbian

    Permits

    • Australia, 
    • EU, 
    • New Zealand, 
    • Saudi Arabia, 
    • USA

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG), 
    • HGV, 
    • PADI Diving licence
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