Thrilling number of Stern & Wild filmmakers’ projects longlisted for the 2025 Griersons

We are delighted to announce that seven productions made by Stern & Wild clients have been longlisted for this year’s Grierson Awards. In total, nine Stern & Wild filmmakers were involved with the selected productions which are spread over six award categories.

The investigative tour de force UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT (Tigerlily Films / Marking Films Inc / HiddenLight / Doc Society – Channel 4) directed, filmed and produced by Havana Marking is longlisted for the Envy Best Single Documentary – Domestic award.

Two productions made by Stern & Wild clients are longlisted in the Best Arts and Music Documentary category. Firstly, the deeply moving IN MY OWN WORDS: ALISON LAPPER (Chalk Productions – BBC), a wonderful episode of the BBC series exploring the life and work of some of the UK’s leading cultural figures which was executive produced by Kira Phillips. Also on the longlist is the brilliant six-part series IN VOGUE: THE 90S (Raw TV / Vogue Studios – Disney+) which tells the ‘definitive story’ of the fashion industry in the decade when fashion and mainstream culture collided. Two Stern & Wild filmmakers were Directors on the series: Matt Hill and Jane Preston.

Along with Stern & Wild filmmaker Marion Milne, Matt Hill was also a Director of the fascinating retrospective six-part docuseries DAVID FROST vs… (Paradine Productions, White Horse Pictures, Sky Studios – Sky Docs) which is longlisted in the Netflix Best Documentary Series category. Matt directed the opening episode FROST vs THE BEATLES while Marion directed the finale FROST vs THE MIDDLE EAST.

Also on the longlist for Netflix Best Documentary Series is BIBAA & NICOLE: MURDER IN THE PARK (True Vision Productions – Sky Docs) which was directed by Stern & Wild’s Alex Thomas. The harrowing three-part docuseries investigates the shocking killings of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in 2020, and the police misconduct that followed. The series is one of 12 projects longlisted in two different categories. The first episode of the series is also longlisted in a new category for the awards – Best Crime and Justice Documentary.

The opening episode of the wonderful three-part series GAME OF THROWS: INSIDE DARTS (Dorothy St Pictures / Meadowlark Media – Sky Docs) is longlisted for the Best Sports Documentary award. Stern & Wild filmmaker Chris Wilson was Series Director on the show which centred on the 2024 PDC World Darts Championships and the sport’s leading players and supporters. Stern & Wild’s Toby Trackman was Consulting Director.

Our final longlisted hopeful is the first episode of the brilliant three-part series SURVIVING BLACK HAWK DOWN (RSA for Netflix – Netflix) which is listed in the Best History Documentary category. The gripping series explores the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia from the perspective of both sides of the conflict. Stern & Wild’s Sally Brindle was Series Producer.

Nominations will be announced on 22 September and winners will be announced at the awards ceremony which will be held on 18 November at the Roundhouse in Camden, London. Fingers crossed for everyone. For the complete longlist, click on the image below..