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John Battsek is a is a documentary film producer.

Biography
John Battsek is a prodigious UK documentary-maker, his most famous being One Day in September (1999), the Oscar-winning feature length documentary about the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. At the 2007 Sundance Film Festival he launched three new feature documentaries, My Kid Could Paint That, Crossing The Line, and In The Shadow of the Moon, securing distribution deals for more than $4M. He is also Head of Film at Passion Pictures.

His latest project is The Age of Stupid, a hard-hitting documentary about runaway climate change for Spanner Films.

Filmography
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)

One Day in September (1999) - Producer

The Game of Their Lives (2002) - Executive Producer

Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop (2003) - Producer

Peace One Day (2004) - Co-producer

Lila Says (Lila Dit Ca) (2004) - Co-producer

Black Sun (documentary) (2005) - Producer

A State of Mind (2005) - Producer

Once in a Lifetime (documentary) (2006) - Producer

In the Shadow of the Moon (2006) - Executive Producer

Crossing the Line (film) (2006) - Executive Producer

My Kid Could Paint That (2007) - Executive Producer

In Prison My Whole Life (2007) - Co-producer

Oh, Saigon (2007) - Co-Producer

The Age of Stupid (2008) - Executive Producer

Reviews & Interviews
"A Passion for the Truth" - Variety

John Battsek on Once in a Lifetime - BBC Film Network

Interview with John Battsek - Tiscali Film and TV

Live Forever Q&A - Contact Music