...it's complicated

One thing we’ve learnt from filming wars, famines, geopolitical upheavals & environmental collapse, is that our planet is a very complicated place. 

And often too complicated to be properly explained in the bite sized chunks of modern media.

So at Wildcat Films we specialise in making documentaries that explain complex stories from across our world, with journalistic rigour, powerful cinematography, and the time they deserve.

...and we're different

Wildcat Films pioneered independent news gathering from remote and hostile areas, for major networks in the UK and US, before moving into long-form documentary production.

Our exclusives over the years have included NASA’s discovery of the Arctic ozone hole,  heroin smuggling from Afghanistan, and we were the first documentary team to be given access to the Pentagon's secret biological defence programme.

We’ve told stories from the centre of Antarctica to the Himalayas, and from the South Pacific to the Sahara. And along the way we've successfully evaded the secret police in various authoritarian regimes, and grizzly bears in Alaska.

...so why Wildcat?

Our output remains based on our two founding principles of rigorous journalism and powerful cinematography. 

We usually operate as a one or two person team.  This means we are reactive to fast evolving stories, and can work economically in any setting with the minimum of disruption.

We own our own camera equipment, specialist systems such as stabilised gimbals, motion control and drones, as well as professional editing and sound mixing facilities.

Wildcat Films has Cyber Essentials certification and is registered with Bafta's Albert sustainable production commitment. Key personnel have certification in Mountain First Aid, Hostile Environment Training (HEFAT), Marine Safety (PST), UK Government clearance, and UK and EU commercial drone operating licences.

our services...

As well as our traditional broadcast output, we also provide award winning commercial communications services to the following markets:

Research institutions & Think Tanks

Think Tanks and other research bodies mainly deliver their work in written format. But for conferences and other online platforms a clear  documentary presentation can be additionally useful.

Wildcat looks forward to expanding this service and building on our regular contact with international think tanks.

Corporate communications 

Wildcat offers corporate media production for internal or online use. As with all our output, we only work to the highest standards of cinematography and direction.

Past clients include Norsk Hydro ASA, RVL Group Ltd, Shell plc, and the UK Health & Safety Executive, 

Non-governmental bodies

Wildcat has a long track record of meeting the online and broadcast media needs of various international non-governmental organisations and charities.

Past clients include the UNHCR, Oxfam, Save the Children, and Energy UK.

...our news

AUTUMN 2025

"Arming the Arctic", our documentary on the impact of climate change on the militarisation of the Arctic, has been awarded 'Best Environmental Film' at the Berlin Independent Film Festival.

And we have just completed an important commercial video for RVL Aviation which features their role in counter pollution work for the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency 

...and we do drama..

Wildcat occasionally ventures into scripted production. We've produced two dramas for ITV, one of which, "An Angel Passes By", featured James McAvoy and won a Best TV Drama award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The other, "Year of the Tiger" was a bilingual production set in Newcastle's Chinese community. 
We also have two fully developed feature scripts."Flight" is currently in the hands of our friends and experienced feature producers at Hurricane Films
"Flight" is set in Northern England during the Bosnian War, and is a powerful ensemble triangle of love, guilt,  and redemption. [Click image for pitch download]
"The Other Landscape" is a screen adaptation of the extraordinary magical realist novel by Neil Gunn. This is still seeking a producer. [Click image for pitch download]

People

David Baillie

David is a Bafta and Emmy awarded cinematographer and director. He has worked in some of the most challenging locations on the planet, from war zones to the Poles. [more at www.david-baillie.camera]

Hannah Brown

Hannah is a multi-skilled broadcast journalist, producer & director. She has regularly produced & presented business programmes for Euronews, and is fluent in French & Russian.