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About
Bold, creative and experienced award-winning writer/director and executive producer.
An Oceanographer / Zoologist and experienced scuba-diving Instructor, John began his TV career at the BBC’s Natural History Uni and has since produced/directed all over the world in many different genres from factual entertainment, documentaries to drama-documentaries and drama.
Talent spotted by BAFTA and trained as a multi-camera drama director at the BBC Academy, John has a strong track record with major broadcasters,
Profoundly deaf from birth, John is an instinctive story-teller with a cinematic flair. As Writer / Director, he won an RTS Best Fiction award for his first short film, Caterpillar which premiered at EIFF.
An experienced producer/director and executive producer with a strong track record of diverse creative and robust editorial content for digital and broadcast. Deeply passionate about diversity, John is a fully inclusive leader and creative collaborator.
E-learning
See which ScreenSkills e-learning John Maidens has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.
Experience
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Executive Producer / Director / Mentor/Coach
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Managing Director
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Owner/Creative Director
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Assistant Producer / Producer/Director
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Researcher
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Researcher
Education and training
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Anti-bullying & harassment training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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ScreenSkills Training Forum
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Mentoring for mentors
ScreenSkills Funded
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BSc Joint Honours Zoology + Oceanography
Certificates
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Risk Management of Productions
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Working Safely at the BBC
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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Mentoring for mentors