About Mosaic

What We Do
International Expertise
Mosaic Films' History
Mosaic Films merges with DFG Films
Award-Winning Team

What we do

* Mosaic Films has a proud track record in producing award-winning and compelling social documentaries in the UK and overseas;

* We have produced films for every major UK broadcaster, including the BAFTA and RTS award-winning Animated Minds ;

* We have particular expertise in pioneering innovative methods and subject matter in documentary filmmaking;

* Mosaic Films specialises in large international co-productions and in working with filmmakers native to the country in which a particular project is located and with international broadcasters across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa;

* We have also produced films for a wide range of organisations, including the Central Office of Information, Cow and Gate, National Blood Service, NHS, Wellcome Trust, Tate Media, Dignity In Dying and The Princes Trust, as well as agencies such as Bates, M&C Saatchi and Drum;

* We provide expertise and experience in transmedia storytelling, working across platforms and formats for a variety of clients, both broadcast and non-broadcast;

* Working in partnership with the Documentary Filmmakers Group, we are committed to promoting and supporting new and emerging talent; whilst continuing also to work with well-established and creative filmmakers, domestically and overseas.

International Expertise

Mosaic has a wealth of experience making films in some of the most challenging production environments in the world. The Mosaic producers have worked extensively in Russia, the Middle East, India the Far East and in Africa. We have had offices in both Moscow and Jerusalem and have made films in most parts of the world.

Mosaic Films' particular expertise lies in working with film-makers native to the country in which a particular project is located. Mosaic is proud to have worked with filmmakers from Russia, Pakistan, India, Israel, Palestine, Nigeria, Malaysia, and every country in the original European Union.

Mosaic Films has also facilitated production in London for feature film and documentary filmmakers from overseas.

Mosaic Films' History

Mosaic Films has been making pioneering and critically acclaimed documentaries since 1974. Mosaic Films was originally formed as a documentary production company by Colin Luke in 1974, under the name of Wobbly Pictures. It became Mosaic Pictures in 1989, and in 1991, Mosaic Pictures produced a 10 part adventure series for BBC1 called Classic Adventure, which anticipated the huge potential of camcorders in the hands of professional single filmmakers for observational documentaries. The company went on to produce single documentaries for strands such as BBC Forty Minutes and C4 Cutting Edge. Memorable credits include The Making of Them (BBC Forty Minutes), Will They Ring Tonight and A Change of Heart (a two parter for BBC Forty Minutes), Birth of a Salesman (C4 Cutting Edge) and the award winning Quality Time (BBC Modern Times).

Mosaic Films was established in 1995 when Colin Luke and Adam Alexander decided to use the combined resources of their two companies Mosaic Pictures and Lara Globus International to make Russian Wonderland, a 13 part series for BBC2, which was a great critical success and was nominated for a Grierson award.

As our filmography shows, Mosaic Films went on to produce many further award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries, including To Courtney With Love (Winner of the RTS best single documentary award), and The Tube Under Attack series.

Mosaic Films has also made a number of corporate films and TV commercials for high profile clients.

Mosaic Films merges with DFG Films

In May 2007, Mosaic Films embarked on an exciting new venture in the production of documentaries, when it merged with DFG Films. Established in 2003 by Andy Glynne, DFG Films was the sister production company to theDocumentary Filmmakers Group, the national organisation for documentary filmmakers (also the largest provider of documentary training in the UK).

DFG Films was one of the first companies to bring animated documentaries to the UK and produced the award-winning, Grierson-nominated series Animated Minds. Committed to giving talented emerging filmmakers the opportunities and support they need to get ahead in documentary filmmaking, DFG Films was responsible for international co-productions including Made in India - a series of documentaries for Channel 4, by eight Indian filmmakers. It also produced a variety of projects for Channel 4, Channel 5, and ITV, amongst others, including the Reel London series.

Mosaic Films and DFG Films joined forces in 2007 to build upon our shared expertise in producing high quality documentaries which chart new territories in content, vision and method. We are committed to nurturing the best new talent; whilst partnering also with top documentary filmmakers; in the UK and overseas.

Working together, as Mosaic Films LLP, our award-winning team look forwards to producing further innovative and high quality documentaries that address pressing domestic and international social issues and to continue to push the boundaries of documentary filmmaking.

Award-Winning Team

Andy Glynne

Prior to becoming Managing Director of Mosaic Films, Andy Glynne founded DFG Films, a production company which was among the first to bring the concept of animated documentaries to the UK. DFG Films also helped to nurture new and emerging documentary filmmakers in the UK, and around the world.

Originally trained as a clinical psychologist, Andy has made many films which explore health and mental health-related issues. He has produced and directed numerous creative documentaries for Channel 4, BBC, ITV, and Channel Five and other broadcasters, and was responsible for setting up dedicated TV strands for New Talent such as Reel London on ITV, Five Bites on Channel 5, and other schemes in the UK and India. In 2003, Andy's series 'Animated Minds' earnt him a nomination for 'Best Newcomer' at the prestigious Grierson Awards, amongst other accolades.

Andy is also Director of the Documentary Filmmakers Group, which is the national organisation working to promote documentary filmmaking talent and innovation. He is currently completing a book entitled Documentaries and How to Make Them published by Kamera Books.

Colin Luke

Colin Luke, the founder of Mosaic Films, is an award-winning producer/director. He has worked in television for over 30 years and has made numerous international and domestic series, single films and one-off specials, working with the BBC, ITV, Channel Four and various American stations.

Colin has lectured on digital production throughout Europe, has served as deputy Vice Chairman of BAFTA and is currently on the board of the Directors and Producers Rights Society. Colin was one of the pioneers of using the first camcorders in television documentaries. He was responsible for the hugely successful and reputed 'Mosaic Method' of creative documentary filmmaking in which scores of new and emerging filmmakers would film narratives overseas, guided by Mosaic Films, which Colin then directed in the cutting room.

In recent years Colin has directed seven documentary series using the innovative Mosaic method, including Adult Lives, Return to Wonderland and EUtopia, and produced many other films more conventionally with experienced directors. His series for ITV, The Tube, has won three Royal Television Society awards and the ITV Silver award.

Kerry McLeod

Kerry has worked with Mosaic Films since 2007, most recently producing London Recut: an interactive web project in partnership with Film London, the BFI National Archive and London's Screen Archives.

She also produced Britain Recut, in association with the BFI and Channel 4, while other credits include Life After Coma (Channel 4), Art Shorts for Tate Media and Why Poverty? UK Shorts (Joseph Rowntree Foundation for BBC Storyville). In 2009 she helped develop Mosaic Films' digital distribution strategy as part of the company's participation in the NESTA/ UK Film Council 'Take 12' programme, and also works with Mosaic's sister company, DFG, producing a range of industry events and initiatives.

Amanda Scott

Amanda is a Development Producer and Senior Researcher at Mosaic Films. With an academic background in anthropology and politics, Amanda has taken a lead in developing many of Mosaic's projects, often supporting the outreach strategy of numerous films, whilst also taking a central role in supporting much of Mosaic's production output.

Peter Firstbrook

Peter Firstbrook has over 25 years of experience in film production as a director, producer and executive producer. He has specialised in making overseas documentaries for the past 15 years, but his credits also include TV commercials, live outside broadcasts, 'event programming', drama, musical concerts and radio. He has extensive experience in running large budget productions and complex international projects.

Peter Firstbrook has also developed wide experience in international collaboration and coproduction. He was the BBC representative with the One World Group of Broadcasters for six years and represented the BBC in many major coproductions. His 1999 documentary Lost on Everest was BBC Worldwide's biggest grossing documentary and has won seven international awards. The Man Who Learnt to See, BBC2, recently won the 2002 RTS educational award for the best single documentary. His writing credits include three books and a wide range of magazine articles.