Wise Owl Films Appoints James Knight as Creative Director

Wise Owl Films has promoted James Knight to Creative Director, effective immediately.

BAFTA-nominated James brings 25 years of experience across factual television, with a career spanning documentary, current affairs and science programming. An award-winning producer, he has delivered content for a wide range of broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky, National Geographic, Discovery and The History Channel.

In his new role, James will continue to oversee Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids for More4, with the new series coming 19th January (tbc) while also spearheading Wise Owl Films’ slate in the premium factual space.

Mark Robinson, founder of Wise Owl Films, will continue to executive produce for Lime Pictures’ Leeds-based label and consult across a range of development projects, including music documentaries.

John Whittle, Managing Director of Lime Pictures and Wise Owl Films, said:
“James has been instrumental in the company’s success. His depth of production and editorial experience positions him perfectly to lead Wise Owl Films into its next chapter.”

James Knight added:
“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to guide Wise Owl Films into its next iteration. I’m determined to build on Mark’s brilliant legacy and look forward to working alongside our talented team to develop and deliver an exciting slate of future projects.”

Lime Pictures

Lime Pictures is part of All3Media and is based in Liverpool. It produces kids and family scripted programming, such as Emmy nominated fantasy animation Wolf King for Netflix; upcoming CBBC series Girl Troop vs Aliens; Zero Chill and double Daytime Emmy award-winning Free Rein for Netflix. Lime produces the award-winning continuing drama Hollyoaks, which has recently celebrated 30 years as Channel 4’s flagship soap. This was marked with a revival of Brookside for a historic crossover episode. With more than 30 years’ experience in producing content for global audiences, Lime produces for all platforms, both linear and VOD, and has played a pioneering role in using television as a way of on-screen storytelling, and as an off-screen platform, to communicate with a younger audience.

Wise Owl

Recent commissions include the music documentary strand When X Came to Britain, which has so far covered Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Nirvana, Motown, Tina Turner, Blondie and ABBA for BBC Two ,Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids and Amanda Owen’s Farming Lives (More4), Anita Rani – The Brontes: Sisters of Disruption for Sky Arts and BBC Two documentary The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain, Channel 4’s My Second Hand Home, and Channel 4.0’s Box Fresh.

Wise Owl Films is part of ALL3Media with MD John Whittle overseeing both Lime Pictures and Wise Owl Films.