Nick Wickham
British film and television director

Nick Wickham

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British film and television director
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Television director
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Film, TV, Stage & Radio
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Nick Wickham is a British film and television Director specialising in live performance, beginning his career in music and fashion by shooting and directing shows and on air presentations at MTV Europe. In 1997 he moved on to establish boutique film production company Splinter Films with Producer Emer Patten, where he works as a multi camera director for live events on multiple platforms including cinema, TV, 3D, DVD and online digital streaming. He has worked extensively with some of the world's best-known musical artists, creating concert films for Madonna, Rihanna, G.E.M.鄧紫棋, Beyoncé, Metallica, Foo Fighters, The Cure, Katy Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as major Latin music artists such as Shakira, Carlos Santana, Alejandro Sanz and Ivete Sangalo.
Wickham is also a multi camera director for the National Theatre for the National Theatre Live series of live streams to cinema. Work includes A Streetcar Named Desire with Gillian Anderson, Ivo van Hove’s production of A View From The Bridge with Mark Strong, Theatre de Complicite’s A Disappearing Number and the original production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time from the Young Vic.
Also made for cinema, with BBC Music and BBC Learning, are the groundbreaking classical music films Ten Pieces & Ten Pieces II, that have helped to establish a music curriculum for British primary and secondary schools.
Wickham's long form work has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy, in addition to winning the award for Best Director (TV/DVD) at the 2006 CAD awards and best director at the TPi awards. In 2013, Katy Perry: Part of Me was awarded Best 3D Live Event at the 4th Annual Creative Arts Awards. Wickham's work for BBC Ten Pieces was also nominated for a 2015 British Academy Children's Award.

Recent directorial credits

Year Production Role
2015 UK Welcomes Modi - Live International Broadcast from Wembley Stadium Director
2015 National Theatre Live - A View From the Bridge Director
2015 National Theatre Live - Everyman Director
2014 & 2015 BBC - Ten Pieces & Ten Pieces Secondary Director
2014 Carlos Santana - Corazón: Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It Director
2014 Imagine Dragons – Transformers 4 Premiere - Hong Kong Director
2014 Alejandro Fernandez - Confidencias Reales Director
2014 National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (live cinema broadcast) Director
2014 Ivete Sangalo - Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo 20 Anos Director
2013 Joe Cocker: Fire It Up Live Director
2013 Alejandro Sanz - La Música No Se Toca Director
2012 National Theatre Live - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Director
2012 Rihanna - Loud Tour Live at the O2 Director
2012 Katy Perry - Part of Me Director

Notable earlier directorial credits

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle
  • Shakira Live From Paris
  • Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium
  • The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour
  • Beyoncé - I Am... Yours (Wynn Las Vegas)