Cambridge Film & TV
Cambridge Film & Television Productions was set up by award winning ex BBC Producer Lester Milbank in 1999. It is a leading regional Independentproduction company specialising in observational documentary programming with a strong personal narrative.
Clients include Meridian, BBC, CH4 and National Geographic with subjects including homelessness, mental health issues, adventure travel and ballroom dancing! CFTP employs seven staff and has 5 final cut pro suites.
Phone: 01353 653 260
Email: contact@cftp.co.uk
Web: www.cftp.co.uk
IN PRODUCTION
In Search of Khan - 4x50mins or 8x30mins
Two months filming across Outer Mongolia following eccentric British explorer Mike Brown on the trail of one of Asia’s most infamous sons - Genghis Khan. From the great man's impossibly remote birthplace on the steppes of the Siberian border to an audacious expedition to reveal his lost tomb!
Blow-torched marmots for breakfast, fermented mares milk for lunch and wrestling vodka-fuelled locals before dinner, this series explores a modern Outer Mongolia with one foot firmly planted in a medieval past!!
The Rambling Man - 6x50mins
Last seen in National Geographic's "The Ride Alaska to Patagonia” Jeff “Van Man” Condon is on the road again this time pitting himself against some of the most extreme environments on the planet!
Aussie Adventurer and explorer Jeff (Van Man) Condon is on a quest to rediscover a world away from the Big Smoke and climb back into bed with mother nature!
This explosive, funny and hair-raising series follows Jeff and a varying band of crazed cohorts as they head into the wilds and pit themselves against some of the worlds most challenging environments.
But will Jeff's quick charm, rugged persona and razor sharp backwoodsman instincts be enough to keep him alive on the fat of the land as he embarks upon the path of The Rambling Man?
THE TEAM
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Lester Milbank – Executive Producer
Lester is the MD of CFTP. As an award winning Director/ Cameraman in his own he has worked in many genres - documentary, drama, radio and live events dealing with subjects as diverse as homelessness to ballroom dancing, mental health issues to sticky toffee pudding!
It was he who put The Ride Team together and financed the project prior to National Geographic involvement.
Richard Millen – Series Producer, Writer & Editor
Making Sense of over 300 hours of tape spanning half the globe and over 5 months filming was always going to be a challenge. Meet Richard – series producer, writer and editor.
A seasoned film maker and traveller, Rich is passionate about storytelling and occasionally even gets to leave the edit suit for the open road himself – his most recent filming challenge has taken him across Outer Mongolia with Director/Cameraman Adam Giles.
Adam Giles – Director/Cameraman
Adam is renowned for adventure travel filmmaking. His work has taken him across the globe from the Australian outback to Outer Mongolia via Bavaria and of course from Alaska to Patagonia on the Trans American Highway. If there’s a piece of the action, then Adam's in the thick of it - camera rolling! A non-biker before The Ride, Adam has since taken to two wheels himself.
As well as the National Geographic Channel, Adam has also shot and directed films for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Paul Swinhoe – Assistant Editor
The back up! Hailing from the mean streets of Derby, Paul is a true video aficionado. An independent film festival award winner he has worked on a wide range of projects from TV commercials to documentaries. When the going gets tough Paul gets going!
Zoe Korstner – Production Manager
Zoe has over 8 years experience in television production, having worked on a variety of factual and entertainment programmes, including observational and formatted documentaries, live and pre-recorded studio programmes, hidden camera and location shoots.
She has production managed programmes for terrestrial and cable & satellite broadcasters, and enjoyed helping to see 'The Ride - Alaska to Patagonia' through post production.
Angie Dean - Production Assistant
Angie was the production assistant on The Ride, managing the kit and stock throughout the shoot, monitoring the Riders' diaries and assisting with the early stages of the logging.
