Page title Name
Federico Ardiles
Producer, Assistant Producer
United Kingdom

Federico's Biography

I am a bi-lingual (Spanish/English) Producer who has gained experience from a variety of productions over the past 6 years, working primarily in sports programming.
I have travelled extensively filming across the globe for both magazine programmes and documentaries, particularly in the Middle East and Latin America.

Credits

2009 FIFA Interactive World Cup - FIFA/SportFive , France
2009 - Producer
Directed a 2-camera crew for 30-minute program covering the 2009 FIFA Interactive World Cup held in Barcelona.

Arab Football Show - ART/IMG Media , Unspecified
2008 - Producer
Filming across the Arab world, producing stories including 'the FLN football team and its role in Algerian independence' and 'Bahraini women's football and the struggle against religious conservatism', as well as others in Egypt, Oman, Morocco, and Syria.

FIFA Futbol Mundial - FIFA/IMG Media , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer
Producing stories from across the globe, including football across the divide in Cyprus and Montenegro's first match as an independent nation. Also filmed stories in Sudan, Syria, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Spain, Romania, Hungary, China and Russia as well as profiles on some of the game's most celebrated names such as Wayne Rooney and Lionel Messi.

Maradona: Downfall of a God - IMG Media , United Kingdom
2005 - Assistant Producer
A 52-minute documentary charting the rise and fall of the world's greatest ever footballer. Shot in London and Buenos Aires, interviewing the principal protagonists that shaped Diego Maradona's life.

George Best Football Genius - IMG Media , United Kingdom
2005 - Assistant Producer
Documentary for Sky One on the life and times of former Northern Ireland and Manchster United footballer George Best. Shot in Belfast and London including interviews with past players and managers.

Employment History

August 2008 - Present  Freelance Producer
Various different projects including work for SportFive's Africa Football Show, ESPN Classic, FIFA Television & The Premier League Preview Show.

November 2007 - August 2008
'Arab Football Show'
ART/IMG Media

January 2006 - November 2007
'FIFA Futbol Mundial'
FIFA/IMG Media

June - July 2006
'2006 FIFA World Cup'
HBS - Host Broadcaster

November - December 2005
'George Best Football Genius'
IMG Media

May - July 2005
'French Season Review'
IMG Media

March - May 2005
'Laureus Sports Awards'
IMG Media

September - January 2005
'Maradona: Downfall of a God'
IMG Media

July - September 2004
'Mark and Lard's Football Nightmares'
IMG Media

March - June 2004
'Euro 2004 Focus'
IMG Media

December 2003 - March 2004
'FIFA Fever'
FIFA/IMG Media

June - December 2003
'The Protectors'
Films of Record

April 2002 - May 2003
Sky Sports
Editing Premiership news and match footage for on-line subscription viewing.

Education

2000-2001
Warwick University
MA in International Relations
Dissertation on Cuban Involvement in Africa in the 1970s

1997-2000
Warwick University
BA(Hons) in Film & Literature

Referees

Gerry Harrison
IMG Media
Hogarth Business Park
Burlington Lane
London W4 2TH
Tel: 020 8233 5300

Roger Graef
Films of Record
2 Elgin Avenue
London W9 3QP
Tel: 020 7286 0333
Fax: 020 7286 0444

Additional Information

Industries

  • TV

Programme Types

  • Documentary, 
  • Magazine, 
  • Observational Documentary, 
  • Sport, 
  • Travel

Organizations

  • BECTU

Specialisms

  • Current Affairs, 
  • Football, 
  • History, 
  • Languages, 
  • Latin America, 
  • Middle East, 
  • News & Current Affairs, 
  • Politics, 
  • Sport

Languages

  • English, 
  • Portuguese, 
  • Spanish

Licenses

  • Basic Driving (PLG)