about  phil turner

A designer, photorealist technical illustrator at heart, after graduating in graphics, film theory and animation Phil started out in the TV broadcast / commercials industry as a 3D CGI animator in Soho, London. Since then he's been a producer / director, launching several new broadcast TV companies, directing many programmes and the highest profile series launches with Britain's best known scriptwriters, stars and public figures ... working with the BBC, Sky, Channel Four, and for pretty much every other TV company in the UK.

Happily, he's been in demand!

More recently his documentary series work has included remote jungle/ tribal /mountaineering /front-line /issue based and army expeditions. He's directed series for his own company for worldwide release and also for Discovery and terrestrial TV, including the highest rating Travel and Adventure series on Discovery Network Europe.  Phil's been on jungle raids with South American special forces in Huey helicopter gunships, lived with several tribes in extremely remote locations, interviewed Heads of State, investigated child labour in the most dangerous mines in the world, joined 20 horse / climbing / extreme rafting  and jungle expeditions in the least explored locations on earth, climbed mountains with the British Army, visited the slums and interviewed the street children of African and South American countries. He has made films on eco-tourism, the environment and animal and rainforest conservation.

Working in every genre all over the world, Phil has created many multi-channel commercials, docu-style infomercials (for the largest multinational corporations), cutting edge youth, children's and Music TV; he also has a passion for drama, and has created several award winning films.

Having won contracts and awards for several of the top production companies in the UK, he offers clients a unique and trustworthy service.

Drawing on 20 years of production and post-production expertise at the cutting edge, Phil loves the variety - and takes the greatest pleasure in creating the perfectly tailored film to suit his clients' needs.