Uli Kress Senior Production Manager
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About me: Many years’ experience in OB, studios, fact ent, ob docs, branded content, digital productions, children and cooking. I pride myself on delivering on budget and on schedule and believe the balance between great value and quality is one of the most important contributions I can make.

24 years experience.

Genre: Childrens, Commercials, Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Magazine Programmes, Multi camera Studio, Observational Documentary, Online Content, Outside Broadcasts, Sport

Additional skills: Archive, Covid Supervisor, File Based Formats, First Aid, Health And Safety

Other skills: UK & German citizenship, PMI, SAP, People HR, H&S, emergency first aider, mental health first aider, extensive language skills, flexible hours / days / location. Covid-19 Supervisor (First Option).

Overseas experience in: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Russian Federation, South Africa, United States of America.

Willing to be based in: Brighton / South, London / South East

Languages: Fluent English, Conversational French, Fluent German, Conversational Italian, Fluent Spanish

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Credits

Under NDA

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary.

Documentary under NDA


Intel Activation - Paris Olympics

Production company: ai.io; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Corporate.

Looking after the AI team at the Intel activation at the Stade de france during the Paris Olympic


Under NDA

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: under NDA.

Feature length documentary, history, science


Diriyah - City of Earth

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary.

3 x 1 hr documentary


Premiership Rugby

Production company: Sunset & Vine; On-screen credit: Technical Producer; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: BT Sport.

Sunset & Vine for BT Sport. Technical producer on site


Fifth Gear Recharged

Production company: North One TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager ; Programme type: Magazine Programmes; Broadcaster: Discovery.

8 x 60’ series on electric cars, shot in the UK and abroad


Kids in the Wild - pre-production

Production company: Love Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager ; Programme type: Childrens, Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: C4.

First series of a new kids’ programme, 6 x commercial hour, fixed rig. Cancelled by broadcaster 3 months into pro-production


Late Night Mash

Production company: Zeppotron; On-screen credit: Covid Supervisor; Programme type: Light Entertainment, Multi camera Studio; Broadcaster: Dave.

Satirical news show recorded at Elstree Studios


The NFL Show / NFL This Week

Production company: North One TV; On-screen credit: Production Manager ; Programme type: Multi camera Studio, Sport; Broadcaster: BBC1 and BBC2.

Weekly studio programmes featuring highlights of the NFL games and chats


Summer Olympics Tokyo

Production company: OBS; On-screen credit: Production Manager - VR; Programme type: Sport; Broadcaster: various.

Production manager for OBS’ VR team in Tokyo


Would I Lie To You

Production company: Zeppotron; On-screen credit: Covid Supervisor; Programme type: Light Entertainment, Multi camera Studio; Broadcaster: BBC.

Studio panel show, recorded at Pinewood Studio


The School for Good and Evil

Production company: Nile Productions Ltd; On-screen credit: Covid Manager; Programme type: Feature Films; Broadcaster: Netflix.

Pre-production for big budget movie produced by Netflix at Shepperton Studios and Belfast Harbour Studios


Unforgivable

Production company: Avalon; On-screen credit: Covid Supervisor; Programme type: Light Entertainment, Multi camera Studio; Broadcaster: Dave.

A new series with Mel Giedroyc for Dave.


An Extra Slice

Production company: Love Productions; On-screen credit: Covid Supervisor; Programme type: Light Entertainment, Multi camera Studio; Broadcaster: C4.

The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off - series 7 & 8


The Growing Green

Production company: Rook Films; On-screen credit: Covid Supervisor; Programme type: Drama, Feature Films.

First feature film shot entirely after the first lockdown.


Peloton (German language)

Production company: Peloton; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Sport; Broadcaster: Online.

Starting up the German language version of Peloton, the popular fitness brand.


World Championships Athletics 2019

Production company: ITN Sport; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: HB.

Working for ITN Sport, the HB of the World Championship Athletics in Doha


Step Up To The Plate

Production company: Lion TV Ltd; On-screen credit: Senior Production Manager; Programme type: Childrens; Broadcaster: CBBC.

15 x 30’ children’s competitive cooking programme for CBBC


The Secret Life of the Holiday Resort

Production company: Lion TV Ltd; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 5.

4 x 1 hr for C5, 9pm, a light-hearted look at how we Brits holiday. Filmed in an all-inclusive resort in Lloret de Mar, Spain.


Wimbledon Channel

Production company: IMG Media; On-screen credit: Floor Manager; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: www.wimbledon.com.

Working as FM on Wimbledon’s live programme from the Championship for their digital platform in 2017 & 2018 & 2019


Escape to the Chateau DIY

Production company: Kindling Media; On-screen credit: Senior Production Manager; Programme type: Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel4.

Working on the start of season 2 of Escape to the Chateau DIY. Setting up shoots, crews, kit, travel arrangements, contracts, cost report, post-production.


Winter Olympics Korea

Production company: Discovery/Eurosport; On-screen credit: Venue Planning Manager; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: Eurosport.

Venue Planning Manager for the Winter Olympics in Korea, looking after all the Eurosport markets


Channel4 Racing

Production company: IMG Media; On-screen credit: Senior Production Manager; Programme type: Multi camera Studio, Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: C4.

Weekly studio & outside broadcast programmes for C4.


Live@Wimbledon

Production company: IMG Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Multi camera Studio, Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: www.Wimbledon.com.

Studio programme live from Wimbledon for the AELTC’s digital platform.


GolfingWorld

Production company: IMG Media; On-screen credit: Senior Production Manager; Programme type: Magazine Programmes, Sport; Broadcaster: various broadcasters wworldwide.

Daily 1 hour digital magazine show


Hayeday

Production company: IMG Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: Dave.

David Haye’s comeback fight live from the O2


The Football League Show

Production company: IMG Media; On-screen credit: Senior Production Manager; Programme type: Multi camera Studio, Sport; Broadcaster: BBC1.

Live studio programme with all the goals from the football league


European Tour Productions

Production company: European Tour Productions / IMG Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager / Technical Coordinator; Programme type: Outside Broadcasts, Sport; Broadcaster: SKY, TGC, broadcasters worldwide .

Live coverage of the European Golf Tour for SKY, The Golf Channel and other worldwide broadcasters.


Our Sponsors

The PMA is sponsored by a variety of companies in the film and television industry. We have a long-standing relationship with many of them dating back to the PMA’s inception in 1991.

PMA members benefit from the information and services that our sponsors can provide, while sponsors gain access to the upper echelon of Production Managers in the UK who are major purchasers for the industry.

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Sponsors get the chance to meet our members several times a year, host parties, explain their services and write for our magazine The Bottom Line.

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