Series Director, Producer/Director & Edit Produce

Marina Warsama

Overview and Experience

Marina is a highly experienced Director and Producer who works in observational and factual entertainment. She specialises in telling compelling stories and has worked for all major UK broadcasters and directed on some of the UK’s biggest hit formats like “ Wife Swap “ , ” A Place in the Sun“, “Come Dine With Me” and “ Secret Millionaire”.

Marina spent several years Producing in New York for NBA Basketball , where she also studied film at New York Tisch school. Also a skilled edit director she has worked extensively for major US Broadcasters like National Geographic “ Mygrations” and Discovery’s “ Gold Rush”.

Highly experienced in archive she has directed music films like the BBC’s “ Janet Jackson Taking Control” and Sir Lenny Henry’s three part authored series ” Race Through Comedy” . Her feature length BBC documentary “ Roots Remembered” brought together the original cast member of Alex Hayley 1970’s smash hit mini series “Roots” including LeVar Burton , Leslie Uggams and Lou Gossett Junior won a Screen Nation award.

Recent documentary credits include SKY Arts “ Landscape Artist of the Year” winners film and Channel 5’ documentary “ Johnny Depp – Dark Star”.

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