ABOUT
Filming at the Catcott Lows, Somerset
Filming on the Woodberry Down Estate, London for A Palace For Us
Filming at MAC VAL, Paris for Casting
“That’s a wrap”, cast and crew at MAC VAL, Paris for the film Casting
“There is something of the angler in his approach - peacefully waiting to see what comes along and then catching it.”
Nick Franglen | Musician and Composer
FILMMAKER
Bevis graduated from Central Saint Martins with a Fine Art degree in Filmmaking.
His first film Réalisé en Montagne, was selected for both the Kendal and Banff Mountain Film Festivals.
He is now an active, commissioned filmmaker, working predominantly in long and short documentary forms and natural history. He has made films for both national and international broadcasters, arts organisations, museums and individual artists.
His arts practice investigates his interest in the interconnectivity between the natural and the human world and an investigation of the greater tensions that exist in landscapes affected by climate change. Bevis’ practice has a particular focus on the fragility of the mountain environment and the notion of Nature Recovery as a process of repair for landscapes.
Between 2023 and 2024 Bevis was a Visiting Research Fellow in the Creative Arts at Merton College, Oxford.
He is based in both mid Wales and London.
MOUNTAINEER
Bevis trained as a mountain instructor in North Wales and Scotland gaining national qualifications in summer and winter mountain leadership and climbing.
He is now an experienced mountaineer with ascents in the European Alps, North America and expeditions to the Himalayas. His interest in wilderness travel also began his exploration of the backcountry on skis. Bevis is an experienced Telemark skier exploring the off-piste in the European Alps and North America.
MENTOR AND TRAINING
Bevis has delivered training for Screen South with clients including BBC Arts New Creatives and Channel Four Random Acts. He has recently delivered a programme of filmmaking workshops at Merton College, Oxford as part of his Creative Arts Fellowship.
Prior to his work as a Cinematographer and Filmmaker Bevis was Head of Production at Film and Video Umbrella. He produced over 20 productions working alongside emerging and established filmmakers and artists.
WORKING WITH
Bevis is proud to have had many long standing working relationships including:
The Arts Council of England; The Arts Council of Wales; The Barbican; BBC; Daniel Bye and Boff Whalley; John Cale; Ergin Çavuşoğlu; Lemon Jelly / Nick Franglen; Film and Video Umbrella; Hamish Fulton; Ori Gersht; Great North Run Culture; Graham Gussin; Henry Moore Contemprary Projects; Tom Hunter; Shona Illingworth; Kream; Make Music New York Festival; Alexander and Susan Maris; Melanie Manchot; Michael Sheen’s Port Talbot Passion; Robby Müller; The Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Paris; Museum of Fine Art Boston; Museum of Natural History, Oxford; National Museum Wales; New Creatives / BBC Arts; Nuit Blanche, Paris; Ogilvy & Mather; Olympic Delivery Authority; Phaeleh / Matt Preston; Random Acts / Channel 4; Screen South; The Serpentine Gallery; Simon Pope; Sky Arts / Unity House; SRG SSR / Swiss TV broadcaster; Turner Contemporary Margate; Mark Wallinger; The Wellcome Trust.
festivals, SCREENINGs and PLATFORMS
Bevis has shown films at:
Arts à Bord, France; Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada; Cannes Lions Festival, France; Caught by the River; Danielle Arnaud, London; Hinterlands Film Festival, England; Kendal Mountain Film Festival, England; International Festival of Ornithological Film of Menigoute, France; MONA FOMA Festival, Hobart, Tasmania; Climate Justice Summit, Museum of Natural History, Oxford; New Networks for Nature, England; The Mayor's Thames Festival; 50th and 53rd Venice Biennale, Italy.
CONTACT
You can contact me directly at bevisbowdenfilms@gmail.com
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