Sam Branson is the founder of Sundog Pictures.
He is a social entrepreneur, adventurer and philanthropist. Sam has over six years experience in media, developing and producing stories from around the globe. Sam is passionate about the medium of film and the potential it has for positive impact on the planet.

Johnny has 16 years of broadcast experience, including Director of Programmes and MD of Virgin Media TV.

He has commissioned programmes and digital content across a suite of channels, including Living and Virgin 1.

Sam has been an executive producer at RDF Media, ITV Studios, Shine, Renegade Pictures and Nutopia; as well as working for three years at the BBC in factual commissioning.

Iris has over 15 years’ experience as a head of production and producer for TV, feature documentary and branded work.
She was formerly head of production at Ronachan Films and Yipp Films; and helped set up Minnow Films and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Claudia has a well-established track record in creating populist factual content across all channels. She was involved in the creation of Channel 4’s Four Rooms as well as World’s Best Diet,; and most recently has won a raft of commissions while in-house at the BBC.

Dov has over 15 years’ production experience as a director and producer across documentaries, drama docs and specialist factual television. Recent credits include: The Island with Bear Grylls (Channel 4), An Hour to Save Your Life (BBC2), The Last Nazis (BBC2), Young Soldiers (BBC3) and The Real Argo (National Geographic Channel).

Kate has worked in TV for over 15 years. Before specialising in development she directed on a number of high profile series for BBC and Channel 4. She also helped devise Stargazing Live and Wonders of Life for Professor Brian Cox. Prior to joining Sundog, Kate was Head of Development at Century Films.

Kerstin is an experienced production manager who worked on some high profile factual productions including the latest ‘Reggie Yates: Extreme UK’ series at Sundog.  She also worked as facilities manager in post-production and as production manager in corporate production.

Fabia has spent six years working across factual, comedy, and branded production for tv and online. She has worked with variety of clients including Nike, EA Games, and O2 to produce films for online, tv and internal comms.

Denise has spent her career as EA and events manager for several media companies. She has worked for Harvey Goldsmith, Virgin Media and Virgin Unite before joining Sundog Pictures in the summer of 2015 to help with the smooth-running of the company.

Ben is an experienced edit assistant, having worked at a busy post facility before joining Sundog. Ben also makes his own films and holds a MA in filmmaking from the Northern Film School