Johnny Burke

Emmy award winning filmmaker, whose work has been broadcast on channels worldwide. Just completed a film on the life and career of iconic C4 news anchor Jon Snow, due to premiere June 24th 2023 on Channel 4.

Films I have directed, produced and/or edited, have received various awards, including:
Emmy Best Short Documentary.
Social Impact Media Award, Best Director.
International Documentary Association - Pare Lorentz Award.
Grierson Nominated 'Best Newcomer'
Banff International Film and Book Festival - Best Film Adventure+Exploration.
British Independent film Awards - Craft Editing Award, Nomination.
Berlin International Film Festival - Audience Award, Best Documentary.
Sheffield International Documentary Festival- Grand Jury Prize
Vancouver International Mountain Film festival - Best Film Mountain Culture.
Documentary Edge Festival, New Zealand - Best International Short.
Spotkania Mountain FF, in Zakopane - Mayor’s award.
International Documentary Association - Best Short Documentary.

Other recent films include feature doc NOTES ON A SCANDAL (Discovery+); True Crime mini-series THE CO-ED KILLER (2021, Discovery+); LOST AT SEA (Channel 4), winner of 'Best Film Adventure + Exploration, Banff film festival'; and Guardian commissioned BATTLE FOR MYANMAR'S BUDDHIST SPIRIT.'