| Vanessa Engle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
| Children | 2 |
Vanessa Engle (born c. 1962) is a British documentary filmmaker. After spending four years working for BBC2's late night arts magazine programme, The Late Show, she began to make her own documentaries. She is known for Lefties (2006) and the Arena film The $50 Million Art Swindle (2019).
Personal life
Engle was born c. 1962. She graduated with a first class degree from the University of Oxford, then took a masters in industrial relations. She taught at Manchester University then decided to work at the BBC and started to make films. She has two children.
Career
Between 1990 and 1994, Engle learnt film-making by working for BBC2's late night arts magazine programme, The Late Show. With the guidance of Anthony Wall as producer, she went on to make documentaries such as Lefties (2006) about the British radical left of the 1970s and 1980s and Jews (2008) about orthodox Jews in north London.
Engle is known for challenging people's values and belief systems, asking them direct questions. She made the Arena film The $50 Million Art Swindle in 2019, about the art dealer Michel Cohen.
Awards and recognition
In November 2015, Engle received an Outstanding Contribution to Documentary award at the Aldeburgh Documentary Festival. Jews (2008), and Women (2010), have both been nominated for the Grierson Awards.
Selected works
- Two Melons and a Stinking Fish (1996)
- Lefties A three-part series (2006)
- Jews A three-part series (2008)
- Money A three-part series (2011)
- Walking with Dogs (2012)
- Welcome to the World of Weight Loss (2013)
- Inside Harley Street A three-part series (2015)
- The $50 Million Art Swindle (2019)
References
- ^ Engle, Vanessa (14 May 2019). "Vanessa Engle on Louise Bourgeois: No Trespassing". Broadcast. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Saner, Emine (14 August 2013). "Vanessa Engle: Why a slimming documentary doesn't have to be heavy". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Billen, Andrew (2006-02-13). "Rising damp". New Statesman. Vol. 135, no. 4779. p. 47.
- ^ Carson, Sarah (23 September 2019). "Cohen's life is more absorbing and outrageous than any fictional heist". Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- Harvey, Chris (28 November 2011). "Vanessa Engle on 'Money', interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- "Fertile inspiration: how the humble egg has played an enduring role in women's art". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- Engle, Vanessa (15 October 2012). ""I'm amazed how honest people are about their lives"". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- Gentleman, Amelia (9 April 2015). "Vanessa Engle: the fearless film-maker getting under the skin of Harley Street". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2015.