Geoff Arbourne

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Geoff Arbourne
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Geoff Arbourne attending the European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) in 2019
OccupationBritish film producer
Notable work Forever Pure
Awards News & Documentary Emmy Award

Geoff Arbourne is a British film producer and founder of Inside Out Films, an independent company that specialises in film production and television production. [1]

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His films have been shown in film festivals worldwide, broadcast on the BBC (Storyville (TV series), [2] Independent Lens and Canal+ and available on demand on iTunes, Amazon Prime and Netflix. His awards include; a News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary, [3] and Tromsø International Faith in Film Award.

In 2015, he produced one of the first short documentaries, Beitar Jerusalem, for The Guardian online platform. [4] It attracted over a million views within the first 24 hours. [5] He then went on to produce the Emmy Award-winning feature documentary Forever Pure, supported by the Tribeca Institute [6] and Sundance Institute. Forever Pure had its international premiere at Toronto Film Festival in 2016, played over 100 festivals, winning numerous awards, and was broadcast or on demand on BBC Storyville, iTunes and Netflix. [7] On winning the Van Leer Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, the jury stated, "By placing it in a wider socio-political and historical context, the film transcends its nominal subject, football and explores issues such as racism, mob mentality and abuse of power." [8] Releasing the film caused a significant backlash from many of the Beitar fans, putting the director Maya Zinshtein's life at risk. [9]

Arbourne is an affiliate member of Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact). [10]

Filmography

As production company

YearFilm titleNotes
2011 Blikkiesdorp Short film
2012 Seeds of Discontent Short film in association with the Transnational Institute
2015 Beitar Jerusalem Short international documentary commissioned by The Guardian [11]
2016 Forever Pure In association with Passion Pictures; distributed by Dogwoof
2016 Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story Available on Amazon Prime
2020 African Apocalypse World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 16 October 2020. The film was supported by the BBC and Doc Society [12]
2024 London Recruits Official Opening Film at the Joburg Film Festival on February 28, 2024. It went on to win Best Documentary. The film was supported by the Ffilm Cymru Wales and KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission [13]
2024 To A Land Unknown World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival within Directors' Fortnight  ; International Sales by Salaud Morisset

Awards

(All for Forever Pure)

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References

  1. ↑ "Geoff Arbourne and Collaboration on the continent". PACT. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Forever Pure - Football and Racism in Jerusalem". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Outstanding Politics And Government Documentary" (PDF). The National Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences Announces Winners. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Geoff Arbourne and Beitar Jerusalem – video". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Beitar Jerusalem fans: 'Here we are, we're the most racist football team in the country' - video". Guardian and Youtube. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Geoff Arbourne and Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Forever Pure on Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "2016 Award Winners". The Jerusalem Film Festival.
  9. ↑ "Haaretz - Behind the Making of the Emmy-winning Film on Israel's Proudly Racist Soccer Fans". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Pact - Producer Geoff Arbourne". Pact. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Beitar Jerusalem fans: 'Here we are, the most racist football team in the country' – video". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  12. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey. "African Apocalypse at LFF 2020 (exclusive)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Ferreira, Thinus (26 February 2024). "'London Recruits' Lifts the Lid on True Story of Courageous British Volunteers in Fight Against Apartheid". Variety. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "39th winners release" (PDF). emmyonline.tv. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  15. ↑ Brown, Hannah. "2017 OPHIR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "2016 Award Winners". Jerusalem Film Festival.
  17. ↑ "The Faith in Film Award". Tromsø International Film Festival.
  18. ↑ "2017 Jury and Audience Awards". Riverrun International Film Festival.
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