Career
He was voted as the Directors Guild of America commercial director of the year in 2007. His notable works include Tag and Mountain. After taking an art course at Manchester Metropolitan University, Budgen found a copywriting job at BDO (Barton, Durstine & Osborn) and Batten Co., a worldwide advertising agency network.
From there Budgen worked for M&C Saatchi and then for Boase Massimi Pollitt as a copywriter and a creative director
He wrote and directed his first advertisement for John Smith"s Brewery under Boase Massimi Pollitt. Budgen left his creative director post at Boase Massimi Pollitt in 1992 to join the Paul Weiland Film Company.
Under Paul Weiland"s ownership, Budgen shot advertising campaigns for Orange United Kingdom, 95.8 Capital FM, and Holsten Brewery. In 1997, Budgen co-founded Gorgeous Enterprises, an award-winning film production company.
Budgen died on 2 November 2015, aged 61.
