David Briggs

I am an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a proven track record of delivering high-end documentary series and singles for major broadcasters and streamers worldwide. My work spans diverse factual genres including Art, Current Affairs, Environment/Nature, History and Science, with programmes featured on BBC, Discovery, Channel 4, Bilibili, Netflix and Amazon.

I directed an episode of the acclaimed Chris Packham BBC/PBS series EARTH, which used cutting-edge CGI to chronicle the past 66 million years of our planet’s history, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the present day. The episode was shortlisted for the 2024 Grierson Award for Best Science Documentary.

As Series Director and Producer, I crafted the award-winning BBC Studios/Bilibili series RENDEZVOUS WITH THE FUTURE, exploring the science behind the international bestseller ‘3-Body Problem’ (now a major Netflix drama). It became Bilibili’s most successful Original science series, amassing over 88 million views and winning multiple accolades, including a Golden Kapok Award for Best Documentary Series.

I also directed the feature-length BBC/Discovery documentary HUBBLE: THIRTY YEARS OF DISCOVERY, which celebrated three decades of daring missions to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Featuring interviews with renowned astronauts such as Mike Massimino and Kathryn Thornton, the film was nominated for the WCSFP Buzzie Awards, BANFF Rockie Awards and Golden Kapok Awards.