Ian
Barnes

Writer and Director for Film and Television


Ian Barnes is an Oscar nominated director and writer who has worked across drama and comedy for all of the major channels. His short film Wish143 was nominated for an Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards as well as winning at Palm Springs, Rushes Soho Shorts and The British Independent Film Festival.  

His most recent work has included three episodes of the hugely popular Channel 4 drama Skins for Company Pictures, the Tiger Aspect/SKY comedy Mount Pleasant which received an RTS nomination in 2014 and 2nd unit director on the feature Molly Moon for Amber Entertainment. 

Ian’s past work on Casualty has also been nominated for two television BAFTAs.

Ian is working on his debut feature Cherry as writer/director and he is also developing a half hour comedy called Prepper.


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Television

Director 

Death In Paradise: Series 7
Producer Sue Howells
Red Planet Pictures for BBC One
Mount Pleasant: Series 2-6
Producer Serena Cullen

Director of multiple episodes across five seasons of the Sky Living comedy drama series 

Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky Living
Skins
3 x 50'
Company Pictures for E4
Wild At Heart
2 x 60'
Company Pictures for ITV2
Hope Springs
2 x 60'
Shed for BBC One
Casualty
* BAFTA nominated episode 2010 ‘And Then There Were Three’ * BAFTA nominated episode 2009 ‘Sex And Death’
18 x 60
BBC for BBC One
The Men's Group
1 x 15'
BBC for BBC One
The Afternoon Play: ‘Real Deal’
1 x 60'
BBC for BBC One
The Afternoon Play
1 x 60'
BBC for BBC One
Grease Monkeys: Series 2
4 X 30'
BBC for BBC2, BBC3
Merseybeat
2 x 60'
BBC for BBC One
Holby City
2 x 60'
BBC for BBC One
Grease Monkeys: Series 1
4 x 30'
BBC for BBC3
Doctors
3 x 30'
BBC for BBC One

Director & Producer 

Alive
Follow ups series to the box office success ‘Touching The Void’
2 x 50'
Discovery USA for Channel 4
True Heroes
2 x 30'
Discovery USA for Channel 4

Film

Director & Producer 

Wish 143
* OSCAR NOMINATION 2011 Best short film British Independent Film Festival 2010, Best short film audience award Palm Springs Shortfest 2010, Best film long form award London Rushes Film Festival 2010, Best short film CannesVan d’or 2011. Official selection Encounters Film Festival Bristol, Foyle Ireland, New York United, Jerusalem
Short
Writer Tom Bidwell
BBC Film Network and Lighthouse
Swing
35mm Short Film
Matchhead
* Finalist Rushes Sohoshorts 2012, Official Selection Palm Springs FilmFest
Short
Writer Jason Sutton
Swing&Shift Films