Brian Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brian Edwards 16 March 1963 Lytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, producer |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Shipley (1992 – died 2015) Dr Catherine Aiken (2017–present) |
Brian Edwards (born 16 March 1963 in Lytham St Annes) is a BAFTA award-winning [1] [2] British documentary filmmaker, who founded and currently runs True Vision, an independent production company, which concentrates mainly on human rights-related subjects. Through the company he has been awarded or nominated for several international awards, including six US Emmies, a BAFTA, two US Peabodies, The Amnesty International Documentary Award, two One World Awards, and three Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards. The company's films have been commissioned by the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and HBO, and have been shown around the world.
Woods was educated at Cambridge University, where he read Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam College. [3]
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Woods is a founding trustee of the charity Care of China's Orphaned and Abandoned (COCOA) and a charitable theatre company.
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