Lauren Clifford-Holmes
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Editorial Department
Following a successful decade as a video and photojournalist in news and advocacy sectors, Lauren found her home in documentary filmmaking in 2015. She has since delivered on award-winning independent and commissioned documentary features, docuseries and shorts with notable production houses, and as an independent producer.
Her roles have spanned the filmmaking value chain. Starting as a production manager she soon grew into leading roles as head of production, managing crews around Africa and the globe, commissioning content for series contracts, and has become an established line producer, series producer and post producer. Clients have ranged from government to international NGOs, major broadcasters such as CGTN and streaming giants like Netflix.
She is actively committed to development and transformation within the local film industry, volunteering for several years with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA) as co-facilitator of the docLOVE screening programme, and as a docSHARE mentor to young filmmakers. She serves as Company Secretary of the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO), where she also Chairs the Communication Subcommittee and Deputy Chairs the Transformation, Capacity Building and Diversity Subcommittee.
Her journalism and advocacy routes remain a solid foundation to her ethos as a filmmaker, motivating her to prioritise message-driven content that creates debate, challenges norms and breaks new ground. Her ambition is to deliver productions of an exceptional standard that captures and inspires global audiences, while ensuring new ideas and voices are realised from within a robust and relevant local film industry.
Her roles have spanned the filmmaking value chain. Starting as a production manager she soon grew into leading roles as head of production, managing crews around Africa and the globe, commissioning content for series contracts, and has become an established line producer, series producer and post producer. Clients have ranged from government to international NGOs, major broadcasters such as CGTN and streaming giants like Netflix.
She is actively committed to development and transformation within the local film industry, volunteering for several years with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA) as co-facilitator of the docLOVE screening programme, and as a docSHARE mentor to young filmmakers. She serves as Company Secretary of the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO), where she also Chairs the Communication Subcommittee and Deputy Chairs the Transformation, Capacity Building and Diversity Subcommittee.
Her journalism and advocacy routes remain a solid foundation to her ethos as a filmmaker, motivating her to prioritise message-driven content that creates debate, challenges norms and breaks new ground. Her ambition is to deliver productions of an exceptional standard that captures and inspires global audiences, while ensuring new ideas and voices are realised from within a robust and relevant local film industry.
