Education
In 2007 Chris completed a television pilot entitled Twenty Something, based on the book by Iain Hollingshead.
In 2007 Chris completed a television pilot entitled Twenty Something, based on the book by Iain Hollingshead.
Chris Croucher is a Producer / He started writing at a very early age and his fascination in story telling led him to study a Bachelor in Film Production, graduating in 2003. After graduating he balanced his writing with a successful career as an assistant director He worked on films and shows such as.
Downton Abbey, Little Dorrit, Sense and Sensibility, Wimbledon, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Magicians, Brick Lane and 28 Weeks Later.
His first script, the noir thriller I Am Tyler Marks was given a development from Screen South and the United Kingdom Film Council in 2005. His next project; a comedy based in the horse racing world and entitled Bitter Sweet is now being developed as a Feature film.
In 2008 Chris moved away from just writing and directed the short Film The Beachcombers which was funded by Film London via The Lewisham Film Initiative and Company-written with Mark Beynon. The romantic short starred Charity Wakefield and Rasmus Hardiker.
Following The Beachcombers success, Chris decided to make his second short film – In Passing.
The 1940s drama starred Lesley Sharp, Russell Tovey and Sean Pertwee The film has now secured distribution with Future Shorts and screened on the British Broadcasting Corporation HD channel & British Broadcasting Corporation i-Player in Autumn 2010. From hundreds of script entries his feature entitled Christie was shortlisted amongst the final seven. Later in the year he was shortlisted for the British Broadcasting Corporation s Academy.
The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2011 and has since screened at over 40 film festivals world wide.
The film is now distributed by Shorts International. In 2014 Chris produced season 5 of Downton Abbey.
In 2015 he will be producing season 6 of Downton Abbey.