Writer / Director
Viv Fongenie
Writer / Producer / Director
After graduating in Philosophy, Viv Fongenie started as a journalist on the NME where he ran a page reviewing fiction, film and theatre. Having won national awards for his stage plays, he went on to study film and made his first, prize winning short, Taking The Bump before his feature debut, LET’S STICK TOGETHER. The micro budget feature won several prizes, including Best Film, at international film festivals. In 2006 he was invited to Canada by the British Council as an emerging UK director. He has developed original feature scripts with Film 4, the BBC and the UK Film Council and currently has 2 features in development, one with L.A. based company Darko Entertainments, producers of the cult classic, DONNIE DARKO.
Outside of film, Viv’s extensive work in the world of mental health includes the publication of reports for the Home Office as well as several other articles and booklets. In 2004 he made TROUBLED MINDS, a documentary focusing on psychiatric services and the Black community.