Gerard Groves

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Role

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth

12/09/1996

Place of birth

Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK

Gerard Groves

Biography

Gerard Groves (born 9 December 1996) is a digital producer and filmmaker. In early 2007, Gerard began publishing digital short films to YouTube as a child, and has ever since been producing online content. Since 2015, he has been working for the BBC on digital teams in BBC News and BBC Three - specializing in short-form social content. Notable works include 'Autistic Journeys': a heartwarming and emotional short film he produced, presented, and directed for the BBC with Christopher Eccleston. It was funded by BBC Raw, a project championed by television legend Danny Cohen. His experience ranges from managing the BBC YouTube channel to self-shooting video across the country. More recently Gerard has been working on longer online-first documentaries for BBC Three in the BBC's Original Journalism Unit. Focusing on filming, editing and GFX.

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