ABOUT

BIG DEAL FILMS

A BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated, diverse-led production company with a passions for innovation and inclusive storytelling.

ABOUT

Big Deal Films is a BAFTA, Broadcast and Emmy nominated production company from London that produces content for leading UK broadcasters.

Founded by Dhanny Joshi and Thomas Stogdon in 2014, Big Deal Films is an Edinburgh TV Festival, Small Indie of the Year nominee, with a mission to create bold content and platform compelling stories. Big Deal Films are one of the UK’s leading diverse production companies committed to championing inclusive talent and breaking barriers in TV. The company also has a first look distribution deal with BBC Studios.

OUR CLIENTS

Big Deal Has Worked With

DIVERSITY

We are passionate about the role we play in bringing diverse content to mainstream audiences.

We understand the importance of representation on and off screen and strive to make sure we give opportunities and create spaces for a diverse cross section of voices and perspectives. We take pride in the work we have already done that puts minority groups at the forefront of our storytelling and are driven by representing the underrepresented. Big Deal’s work in this area has been recognised with a MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Award, Lesbian Lives and National Diversity Award nomination.

We’re led by a team who constantly questions, tinkers, and challenges to unlock great creativity around every turn.

Thomas Stogdon

Creative Director

Dhanny Joshi

Managing Director

Sandie von Brockdorff

Researcher

Mustapha Kseibati

Scripted Development Producer

Bal Samra

Executive Chairman

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Awards

Dreaming Whilst Black

/01

BAFTA Awards

Nominee, BAFTA TV Award, Scripted Comedy

/02

Film Independent Spirit Awards

Nominee, Best New Scripted Series

/03

International Emmy Awards

Nominee, Best Comedy

/04

Royal Television Society, UK

Winner, Breakthrough Award

/05

Televisual Bulldog Awards, UK

Nominee, Best Comedy Series

/06

Broadcast Awards, UK

Nominee, Best Comedy Programme

/07

Broadcast Awards, UK

Nominee, Best Comedy Programme

/08

Broadcast Awards, UK

Winner, International Programme Sales

/09

BAFTA TV Craft Awards

Winner, Emerging Talent: Fiction

/10

National Film Awards, UK

Nominee, Best TV Drama Series

/11

Broadcast Digital Awards, UK

Nominee, Best Comedy Programme

/12

BANFF World Media Festival / Rockie Awards

Nominee, Scripted: Comedy Series – English Language

/13

MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards

Winner, Representation of Race and Ethnicity

/14

Nominee, Primary Division

/03

SIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth)

Winner, International Competition – Short/Doc

/04

Independent Shorts Awards

Winner, Best Children Short

/05

Dance Camera West

Winner, Jury Award, Dance Documentary Short

/06

San Francisco Dance Film Festival

Winner, Best Short Film

Child of the Wild

/01

Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival

Winner, Best Documentary

/02

Cinemaking International Film Festival

Winner, Best Documentary Short

Goated

/01

Broadcast Digital Awards, UK

Nominee, Best Entertainment Programme

/02

Broadcast Digital Awards, UK

Nominee, Best Short Form Comedy

/03

RTS North West Awards

Nominee, Best Entertainment Programme

Sparks (Sparklers)

/01

Broadcast Digital Awards, UK

Winner, Best Short Form Drama

Holier Than Thou

/01

RTS North West Awards

Nominee, Best Comedy Programme

Coconut

/01

New Voice Awards

Nominee, Debut Writer

Other / Company Recognition

/01

New Voice Awards

Winner, Best Production Company for New Talent (Big Deal Films – Thomas Stogdon, Dhanny Joshi)