Richard Max

mob. +44(0)78 08 47 71 32
e. richard@mrmax.co.uk

Writer - Producer - Director - Digital Content creator

COMPETENCES in factual content development - on location - through the edit

A creative and versatile factual producer, I’m constantly looking to bring bold ideas to life, transforming complex topics into compelling content. I’ve led projects across history, science, true crime, politics, archaeology and natural history - working with celebrity talent and contributors in over 20 countries, including extreme environments. Equally adept with £1 million+ productions or low budgets, I manage creative teams to craft stories with intelligence, wit, and humanity for maximum impact. Passionate about storytelling that inspires change, I thrive in collaborative teams, oversee development pipelines, and shape pitches, decks, and sizzles that sell. I want to leverage my deep experience across development, production and post, to liaise confidently with talent, indies, and commissioners to help shape content with global appeal. Recipient Screenskills Unscripted TV Bursary for Senior Development 2026.

My single films include The Plane Crash - Channel 4/Discovery (nominated BAFTA Best Specialist Factual, nominated RTS Best Science and Natural History, winner of the Televisual Awards Best Single Documentary and winner of the CINE Special Jury Award Best Science and Technology Production); Curiosity: How Will the World End? - Discovery (winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award 2013 Special Recognition for televised series); and Helicopter Wars - NatGeo/Smithsonian/Channel 5 (winner of the Special Jury Prize, Houston International Film Festival). I recently directed a 6-part Art History series China’s Greatest Treasures for the BBC and continue to direct Our Changing Planet for the BBC Natural History Unit.

I trained as a Producer at the BBC. I have a Licence from the University of Strasbourg, a Masters in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge and am a graduate of the European Documentary Campus Masterschool.

iVisa(to 2031) Emergency First Aid (certified to 2029) Advanced Mental Health First Aid (NFCE Level 2)

Industry Awards

The Plane Crash
NOMINATED BAFTA TV AWARDS - 2013 Best Specialist Factual Programme
NOMINATED ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS Best Science & Natural History
NOMINATED BROADCAST AWARDS Best Original programme, Best Documentary
WINNER BULLDOG AWARDS Best Single Documentary
WINNER CINE Special Jury Award Best Science and Technology Production

Curiosity
WINNER CINE Golden Eagle Award 2013 Special Recognition for televised series (I directed 3 films in this strand for Discovery)

Helicopter Wars: Taliban Gambit
WINNER the 44th Houston International Film Festival WorldFest 2011 Special Jury Prize for the Smithsonian Network

WINNER Promax UK
Gold - Best Use of Graphics in On air promo (Channel 4)
Silver - Best Corporate Marketing Film (Channel 4)
Bronze - Best News and Current Affairs on air promo (Channel 4)

WINNER Promax World Gold Awards Best adult entertainment promo(MTV)
NOMINATED Promax World Gold Awards Best Comedy Promo (MTV)
WINNER Bronze Promax Europe Best On Air Programme Campaign (MTV)
NOMINATED Promax Europe Best Comedy promo (MTV)
WINNER Bronze Promax Europe Best Reality Show Campaign (MTV)
NOMINATED Promax Europe Best Interactive Promotion (MTV)

FINALIST BBC Talent New Filmmakers' Award