Lisa Fairbank

Lisa Fairbank

Executive Producer/ Co-FounderBrighton, United Kingdom
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Lisa Fairbank

Lisa Fairbank

Executive Producer/ Co-FounderBrighton, United Kingdom
About me
Lisa Fairbank is an Executive Producer and Series Producer and the co-founder of Brighton-based Factory Films - www.factoryfilms.tv. She has worked in independent production since 1996. She started her TV career researching and producing documentaries for Channel 4’s flagship “Cutting Edge” strand, including the controversial “Girls Alone”. Since then Lisa has directed documentary films and factual series for Channel 4, BBC2, BBC Learning, FIVE and Teachers’ TV, including A-Z of Your Head which won a Mental Health Media Award and the BAFTA nominated drama-documentary, Love Hurts. Lisa co-hosts the Is TV for Me? podcast with her business partner, and Factory's co-founder Julie Heathcote.
Projects
  • Is TV for Me?
    Is TV for Me?If you’ve ever wondered how to get a job in the world of UK Factual TV then look no further! Lisa Fairbank and Julie Heathcote have worked for all the UK broadcasters for 20+ years and together they run www.factoryfilms.tv in Brighton. Now they’re using their incredible network of colleagues and friends to tell you all you need to know about getting a break/interview/promotion - or exploring which of the myriad jobs in TV might be just right for you!
  • Four Ways to Wear
    Four Ways to WearFour Ways to Wear with Louise Roe - was a production created and devised by Factory Films for Yahoo! Mindshare and Unilever's Comfort Brand
  • Trulia - Home to Great Talent
    Trulia - Home to Great TalentTo create a mini-documentary for online-real estate giant, Trulia - based around their hack-week in their San Francisco HQ
  • Make Women Matter
    Make Women MatterDirected and produced these campaigning films in Bangladesh and Uganda. Bwindis Babies
  • The Dog Hotel
    The Dog HotelExecutive Producer – The Dog Hotel A 10×24? series in association with Zodiak Rights –The Dog Hotel is a brand new formatted-fact-ent series that will have you howling with laughter!
  • Gay Sex, Apps & Me for 4oD
    Gay Sex, Apps & Me for 4oDExecutive Producer – Gay Sex, Apps & Me for 4oD Harry Hitchens is 19, single and gay, watch him as he explores the world of gay dating apps – for 4oD
Work history
    Co-founder & Managing Director
    Factory Films is a Brighton - based indie creating factual and fact-ent content for broadcasters and distributors in the UK and internationally.
    Producer
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    Produced CUTTING EDGE: GIRLS ALONE for C4
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Skills
  • Film
  • TV
  • Multi-platform Content
  • Editing
  • Film Production
  • Production Management
Education
    MA Modern Languages, French and German
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Awards
    BAFTA
    BAFTA nominations for Love Hurts, BBC Learning - and A-Z of Drugs, Channel 4