Francois Gandolfi,Series Director

Francois Gandolfi

Series Director, Series Producer

About Francois Gandolfi

For many years, I have worked as a Series Producer/Series Director. I have directed (with crew or self-shooting) and produced a huge variety of award winning programmes all around the world, including "The Great British Menu", "Seven Years Switch", "Embarrassing Bodies", "Interior Design Master", "Kirstie's Handmade Xmas", "The Gadget Show", "Relocation Relocation",

For many years, I have worked as a Series Producer/Series Director. I have directed (with crew or self-shooting) and produced a huge variety of award winning programmes all around the world, including "The Great British Menu", "Seven Years Switch", "Embarrassing Bodies", "Interior Design Master", "Kirstie's Handmade Xmas", "The Gadget Show", "Relocation Relocation", "Britain's Next Big Things" and quite a few "Hairy Bikers" among many others.

I've adapted quite a few foreign TV formats for the British Broadcaster and I've also built, working alongside Set Designer and DOP some great shooting studios.

I believe I have excellent people skills which enable me not only to lead a team, small or big, according to the production needs but to also to build strong relationships with contributors, as well as handling well-known presenters and celebrities.

I have also produced and directed many commercials and online projects for major brands.
I have a strong visual flair and sense of narrative and am equally adept at writing scripts and overseeing edits, with a proven track record in delivering quality shows to tight deadlines and budgets.

Media

Life at the Extreme

Broadcasted internationally by over 100 channels including NBC, Sky, Canal +, ESPN, etc...

Life at the Extreme

Broadcasted internationally by over 100 channels including NBC, Sky, Canal +, ESPN, etc...

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Life at the Extreme

Broadcasted internationally by over 100 channels including NBC, Sky, Canal +, ESPN, etc...

Videos

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Industries

Commercials, Corporate, Film, Music, TV

Programme Types

Business, Childrens, Commercial, Corporate, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Drama: Short Film, Dramatised Documentary, Education, Events, Food, Game Show, Health, Investigative, Leisure, Magazine, Motoring, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcast, Pre-School, Property, Reality TV, Science, Shopping, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Children's, Cinema/Film, Computer Gaming, Cookery, Corporate Films, Design, Digital Special Effects, Drama, Ecology, Education, Engineering, Ethnic, Final Cut Pro, Finance, Food, Health, High-Definition, Interior Design, Internet, Location Filming, Maths, Medicine, Middle East, Mountaineering, Paranormal, Parenting, Science, Social Issues, Technology, Tourism, Travel, USA, Wine, Youth Culture

Credits

The Great British Menu

(Aug 2023 - Jan 2024)

Optomen / BBC Two

Series Director

Hairy Bikers Go West

(Feb 2023 - Aug 2023)

South Shore / BBC Two

Series Producer/Director

Big Money Munch

(Sep 2022 - Jan 2023)

Afromic / Paramount+

Executive Producer

B&B by the Sea

(Feb 2022 - Aug 2022)

Afromic / BBC Two

Series Producer/Director

Hairy Bikers Go North

(Feb 2021 - Dec 2021)

South Shore / BBC Two

Series Producer/Director

Interior Design Masters

(Mar 2020 - July 2020)

DSP / BBC Two

Series Director

Kirstie's Handmade Xmas Craft Competition

(Aug 2019 - Oct 2019)

Raise the Roof / Channel 4

Series Director

Hairy Bikers' Route 66

(Feb 2019 - Oct 2019)

Two Four / BBC Two

Series Producer/Director

7 years Switch

(Dec 2017 - Mar 2018)

Seven Wonder / Channel 4

Series Director

Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure

(Mar 2017 - Oct 2017)

BBC Studios

Series Producer

Employment History

"Sun, Sea and A&E"
Producer / Director, 4 x 60" October Films for Virgin 1.
Prime time observational series following unfortunate British tourists going through Private or Public health system whilst on holiday abroad. Filmed using Sony Z1.

"A Place in the Sun - Home or Away"
Producer / Director, 4 x 60" Freeform Productions for Channel 4.
Prime time lifestyle series in which Jasmine Harman

"Sun, Sea and A&E"
Producer / Director, 4 x 60" October Films for Virgin 1.
Prime time observational series following unfortunate British tourists going through Private or Public health system whilst on holiday abroad. Filmed using Sony Z1.

"A Place in the Sun - Home or Away"
Producer / Director, 4 x 60" Freeform Productions for Channel 4.
Prime time lifestyle series in which Jasmine Harman and Jonnie Irwin are dealing with people who want to enjoy a whole new existence, in the UK or abroad. Filmed in HD using Crew (Multicamera shoot - 2 cameras).

"Relocation Relocation"
Producer / Director, 5 x 60" IWC Media for Channel 4.
Prime time property series in which Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are set life changing challenges by people who want to enjoy a whole new existence, which involves not buying one, but two new homes. Filmed using Crew.

"Mean Machines"
Producer / Director, 5 x 30" IWC Media for DISCOVERY HD Europe/North America.
Prime time series featuring the biggest and the meanest machines including Drag-trucks, Fire-engines, QuadBikes and more going head to head in a Trans-Atlantic challenge. Filmed using Crew. (Multicamera shoot - 5 cameras)

"Inferno 999"
Producer / Director, 8 x 30" Vgood Films for FIVE.
Primetime observational series following the Manchester Fire Brigade on duty. Filmed from the fire fighter POV dealing with life and death matters. Filmed using Sony Z1 and mini-cameras.

"Living in the Sun" Series 2&3
Producer / Director, 20 x 60" Ricochet for BBC1.
Series reflecting the increasing trend of Brits relocating to Spain and escaping life in the UK. Series 2, presented by Nadia Sawalha. Series 3, presented by Kristian Digby Filmed using Sony DSR 570 and Crew.

"The WOW Factor"
Producer / Director, 2 x 60" IWC Media for UKTV.
Series featuring the challenges faced by Interior Designer Tara Bernerd to create the perfect environment for 10 different families presented by Tara Bernerd. Filmed using Sony Z1 and Crew. (Presenter sequences were multicamera shoot - 2 cameras)

"How to live longer"
Producer / Director, 5 x 45" Maverick TV for BBC1.
Scientific series based on 'how our bodies age' and 'how to slow down the process'. A mix of observational documentary and studio-based tests and consultations. Presented by Amanda Hamilton and Ian Philp. Filmed using Sony DSR 570 and Crew. (Presenters Links were multicamera shoot - 2 cameras)

"Mirrors, Signal, Manoeuvre"
Producer / Director, 10 x 60" Ricochet for BBC1.
Observational series documenting people from different walks of life learning how to drive. Presented by Nadia Sawalha. Filmed using Sony DSR 570 and mini-cams.

"10 Years younger Celebrities"
Additional Director, 1 x 60" Maverick TV for Channel 4.
Prime time one-off documentary following Sherrie Hewson who has agreed, with the help of an expert panel, to change her appearance over a set period with styling and surgery. Filmed using Sony DSR 500 and PDX10.

"Home from Home"
Producer / Director, 6 x 30" Maverick TV for Channel 4.
Prime time observational series following families who exchanged their homes and or business for a period of time. Culture clash and holiday stress are the main content of this series. Filmed using Sony DSR 500.

"Up your street"
Producer / Director, 20 x 30" Maverick TV for Channel 4.
Factual series following the presenter, Simon O'Brian noseying around properties in the same street; the aim being, whether the renovating/decorating has increased or decreased the propertie's value. Filmed with Sony DSR 570. (Whole series was cross-shot using 2 cameras)

"The secret of year Six"
Producer / Director, 11" Maverick Film Productions for British Film Council.

"The S Bends"
Producer / Director, 1 x 10" Hi8Us for ITV/Carlton.

OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE:
"Embarrassing Illnesses" series 1,2&3 for C4
"Floyd Uncorked" for Five
"Children Behaving Badly" for C4
"Trade Secrets Xmas" for BBC2
"Alien Diaries" for Five
"An Englishman's Home" for C4
"The New Entrepreneur" for C4

And many more. Please fell free to contact me for more information.

Additional Information

Industries

Commercials, Corporate, Film, Music, TV

Programme Types

Business, Childrens, Commercial, Corporate, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Drama: Short Film, Dramatised Documentary, Education, Events, Food, Game Show, Health, Investigative, Leisure, Magazine, Motoring, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcast, Pre-School, Property, Reality TV, Science, Shopping, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Children's, Cinema/Film, Computer Gaming, Cookery, Corporate Films, Design, Digital Special Effects, Drama, Ecology, Education, Engineering, Ethnic, Final Cut Pro, Finance, Food, Health, High-Definition, Interior Design, Internet, Location Filming, Maths, Medicine, Middle East, Mountaineering, Paranormal, Parenting, Science, Social Issues, Technology, Tourism, Travel, USA, Wine, Youth Culture