London, England, United Kingdom
Victoria is a creative producer working in film & TV. She is a founding member of Two Birds Entertainment with writer/director Henry Blake. Their debut feature film, COUNTY LINES, was distributed by the BFI and gained a BAFTA and 4 BIFA nominations. Prior to this Victoria spent 5 years as development producer for Simon Curtis’ 39 Steps Entertainment - overseeing his first look deal for Big Talk Productions, working on commissions for Working Title, On The Corner, BBC and Sky and supporting the development of his slate of feature films. She has assisted at some of the UKs leading film companies including Blueprint Pictures, Origin Pictures, DJ Films, Fox Searchlight. She is always working towards building lasting and meaningful relationships, has excellent research and script development skills and is passionate about finding dynamic and commercially driven projects for the international market.
COUNTY LINES | DIR. HENRY BLAKE (feature film) Producers: Victoria Bavister, David Broder Starring: Conrad Khan, Ashley Madekwe, Harris Dickinson & Marcus Rutherford Nominated: BAFTA, 4 BIFAs and 2 London Critics Circle Awards BFI London Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival (Best Film - Young Peoples Jury Award), Glasgow Film Festival, Seville Film Festival, Lecce Film Festival, Belfast Film Festival. COUNTY LINES | DIR. HENRY BLAKE (short film) Starring: Kai Francis-Lewis, Marcus Rutherford, Montserrat Roig de Puig Trailer: https://vimeo.com/222567712 Nominated: Best British Short Film at London Short Film Festival 2019 SNAKE PIT | DIR. HENRY BLAKE (short film) Producers: Victoria Bavister, Kristin Mcilquham Starring: Victoria Bavister, Kristin Mcilquham, Noeleen Comiskey, Becca Laidler and Dilek Rose. Won: Gold Remi award at Houston WorldFest 2015.
Working alongside Simon Curtis to develop new projects for film and TV. First look deal with Big Talk Productions for TV. Key responsibilities: meeting agents to discuss client list, building relationships with established and emerging writers, reading and analysing sample scripts/books, organising international research trips, writing detailed research reports, creating pitch documents, finding ideas in response to market trends, script development. DIANA & I | BBC | DIR. PETER CATTANEO | WRITER: JEREMY BROCK Producer: Karen Lewis Exec Producers: Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Simon Curtis & Elizabeth Kilgariff Starring: Tamsin Greig, Nico Mirallegro, Kiran Sonia Sawar & Laurie Davidson LIVING THE DREAM | SKY | DIR. SAUL METZSTEIN & PHILIP LANGDALE | WRITER: MICK FORD Producer: James Dean Exec Producers: Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice & Simon Curtis Starring: Philip Glenister & Lesley Sharp Developed projects with: Stephen Greenhorn, Deborah Moggach, Phyllis Nagy, Frank Rickarby (co-production with On The Corner), Alice Birch, Michelle Bonnard (for Working Title), Smita Bhide, Dom Holland, Rachel De Lahey, May Sumbwanyambe.
GUS & SON | DIR. / WRITER: HENRY BLAKE Producers: Anthony Barton, David Broder (Loupe Films), Victoria Bavister Starring: David Hayman & Anthony Barton Shot on 35mm Budget £15k Official Selection: Sao Paulo ISFF (2017) Companies: Kodak, Panavision, Cinelease, Cinelab, Molinare, Warner Brothers De Lane Lea, The Morison’s Group,
Responsibilities included: liaise with casting directors from UK, Austria and USA (present tapes to director and feedback). Pre-production research, casting lists, schedule crew/cast meetings, source material/info for rehearsals. Source archive footage for final sequence of film. Oversee script updates and issue revisions. Worked with co-producer to ensure additional research/music requirements were obtained within budget. Liaise with all departments and feed to/back from the director. Assist in co-ordination and casting of SAs in Vienna.