The Firestarter—John Battsek, Passion Pictures

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John runs Passion Pictures’ film department and is one of the most successful and prolific feature documentary producers in the industry. In 1999, Battsek conceived and produced the Academy Award-winning One Day in September and he has since been responsible for over 30 high-profile feature documentaries, many of which have achieved international distribution.

It’s about not being satisfied until you feel you’ve really really done everything you possibly can to make a story feel as powerful and as dramatic as possible. JOHN BATTSEK

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