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Nick Wickham is a British film and television director specialising in live performance, beginning his career in music and fashion by shooting and directing shows and on air presentations at MTV Europe. [1] In 1997 he moved on to establish boutique film production company Splinter Films with Producer Emer Patten, [2] where he worked as a multi camera director for live events on multiple platforms including cinema, TV, 3D, DVD and online digital streaming, before going freelance in 2017. He has worked extensively with some of the world's best-known musical artists, creating concert films for Madonna, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Metallica, Foo Fighters, The Cure, Katy Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as major Latin music artists such as Shakira, Carlos Santana, Alejandro Sanz and Ivete Sangalo.[ citation needed ]

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Wickham is also a multi camera director for the National Theatre for the National Theatre Live series of live streams to cinema. Work includes A Streetcar Named Desire with Gillian Anderson, [3] Ivo van Hove's production of A View from the Bridge with Mark Strong, Théâtre de Complicité's A Disappearing Number [4] and the original production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [5] from the Young Vic.

Also made for cinema, with BBC Music and BBC Learning, are the groundbreaking classical music films Ten Pieces & Ten Pieces II, that have helped to establish a music curriculum for British primary and secondary schools. [6] [7]

Wickham's long form work has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy, [8] [9] in addition to winning the award for Best Director (TV/DVD) at the 2006 CAD awards [10] and best director at the TPi awards. [11] In 2013, Katy Perry: Part of Me was awarded Best 3D Live Event at the 4th Annual Creative Arts Awards. [12] Wickham's work for BBC Ten Pieces won a BAFTA in 2016 British Academy Children's Award.

Recent directorial credits

YearProductionRole
2020 Eagles – Live from the Forum MMXVIII Director [13]
2019The Cure 40 [14] Director
2019 National Theatre Live – All About Eve [15] Director
2019 Alejandro Sanz – # La Gira [Live at Wanda Stadium, Madrid] Director
2018Norah Jones Live At Ronnie Scott'sDirector
2017 Messiah from Bristol Old Vic Director
2017Alejandro Sanz – + Es + – Live In MadridDirector
2017 National Theatre Live – Hedda GablerDirector
2017Marc Anthony Half Time special – Live In MiamiDirector
2017 G.E.M. - G-Force - Music DocumentaryDirector
2015 National Theatre Live – A View From the Bridge Director [16]
2015 National Theatre Live – Everyman Director [17]
2014 & 2015 BBC – Ten Pieces & Ten Pieces Secondary [18] Director [6] [7]
2015UK Welcomes Modi – Live International Broadcast from Wembley StadiumDirector [20]
2014 Carlos Santana – Corazón: Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It Director [21]
2014 Imagine Dragons – Transformers: Age of Extinction Premiere - Hong KongDirector [22]
2014 Alejandro Fernández – Confidencias RealesDirector [23]
2014 National Theatre Live – A Streetcar Named Desire (live cinema broadcast)Director [24]
2014 Ivete Sangalo – Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo 20 AnosDirector [25]
2013 Joe Cocker: Fire It Up LiveDirector [26]
2013 Alejandro Sanz – La Música No Se Toca Director [23]
2012 National Theatre Live – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Director [5]
2012 Rihanna – Loud Tour Live at the O2 Director [27]
2012 Katy Perry – Part of Me Director [28]

Notable earlier directorial credits

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