Richard Philpott

Born in Cornwall, British Isles, in 1955;
lived in various parts of Cornwall, England, Wales, Malta, Portugal
and Brazil.
Studied fine art at Oxford, 1973-76.
Worked in London since 1976.
Cinema programmer
(former President of Oxford University Film Society,
Founder of Jacksons Lane Film Club in London)
Founder the the Annual International Luwig II of Baria Film
Festival in 1983, ground-breaking, notorious and invitation only.
Founder 'Art of Film' Scheme selecting British experimental
cinema for international film festivals and cinematheques in
Europe, Australia and North America -1988).
Author of
frequent articles for various magazines on film history,
technology and ideology; arts funding policy and experimentation
in film and television broadcasting.
a book on the life and work of Vincent van Gogh.
an essay on Wagner and history "An archaeological dig around
The Ring".
Occasional film course teacher
camera, sound, dubbing, editing, rostrum camera, optical printing,
laboratory processing, contact printing etc.
Filmmaker since 1976
producing experimental short films and politically active and
innovative work for cinema and television.
Member of London Film Makers' Co-operative since 1976.
Founder of Archway Road Movie Group in 1982
Founder of Zooid Pictures Ltd. in 1984;
Founder of the London Film Makers Co-op Production Unit in
1985;
Shown
widely at international film festivals, cinematheques and
universities throughout Europe, North America, Australia and
Brasil,
and on British and Hungarian national televisions.