ABOUT

‘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. He has made films for both national and international broadcasters, arts organisations, museums and individual artists.

He is based in London and mid Wales.

ARTS PRACTICE

His research investigates the interconnectivity between the natural and the human world and the greater tensions that exist in landscapes affected by climate change. Bevis’ practice has a particular focus on the marginal, the edges and the fragility of the mountain environment.

Between 2023 and 2024 Bevis was a Visiting Research Fellow in the Creative Arts at Merton College, Oxford University.

Bevis is a member of the PLACE Collective.

PRODUCER

Prior to his work as a Cinematographer and Filmmaker Bevis was Head of Production at Film and Video Umbrella for ten years. He produced over 30 productions on both film and digital formats, from single screen films to multi screen digital projections for installation in galleries, museums and festivals working alongside emerging and established filmmakers and artists. He also filmed and edited a number of the productions.

MENTOR AND TRAINING

Bevis has delivered training for Screen South with clients including BBC Arts New Creatives and Channel Four Random Acts and delivered a programme of filmmaking workshops as part of his Creative Arts Fellowship at Merton College, Oxford University.

His guided field days allow participants to experience the natural world and filmmaking in an integrated way, in real situations. Please do contact me to discuss.

MOUNTAINEER

Bevis trained as a mountain instructor in North Wales and Scotland gaining qualifications in mountain leadership.

With alpine ascents in the European Alps, North America (Alaska Range and Mackenzie Mountains) and expeditions to the Indian (Himachal and Zanskar) and Nepalese (Rolwaling) Himalayas Bevis is also a telemark skier exploring the off-piste and backcountry. He is also an open canoe paddler.

WORKING WITH

Bevis has had many professional working relationships with individuals and commissioning organisations including:

The Barbican; John Cale and the Arts Council of Wales for the 53rd Venice Biennale; Paul Emmanuel and the Arts Council of Wales Creative Arts Award; The Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University; Ergin Çavuşoğlu; Nick Franglen and the Make Music New York Festival and The Mayor's Thames Festival; Hamish Fulton and Turner Contemporary Margate; Ori Gersht and the Museum of Fine Art Boston and Ron Arad’s Curtain Call; Graham Gussin and Henry Moore Contemporary Projects for the 50th Venice Biennale; Tom Hunter and the Serpentine Gallery; Shona Illingworth and the Wellcome Trust; Melanie Manchot and MAC VAL, Paris and Nuit Blanche Paris; Sue and Alexander Maris; Rai Italia and the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics; Michael Sheen’s Port Talbot Passion and the BBC; Unity House and Sky Arts.

festivals, SCREENINGs and PLATFORMS

Bevis has had films shown at:

25 Frames at the ICA, London; Arts à Bord, France; Arts Moves Festival, London; Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada; Cannes Lions Festival, France; Caught by the River arts blog; Cecil Sharp House, London; Climate Justice Summit, Museum of Natural History, Oxford; Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London; Exeter Phoenix; Hinterlands Film Festival, England; Kendal Mountain Film Festival, England; International Festival of Ornithological Film of Menigoute, France; The Mayor's Thames Festival, London; MONA FOMA Festival, Hobart, Tasmania; The inaugural Nature Festival, Oxford; New Networks for Nature, England; PhotoMonth Photography Festival, London; Presteigne Festival | Gŵyl Llanandras, Wales; 50th and 53rd Venice Biennale, Italy.

CONTACT

Thank you for visiting my website.

If you have a project that you would like to discuss please do contact me at:

bevisbowdenfilms@gmail.com