Stampede is the director-friendly documentary company.
In Britain, we have produced films or series for BBC2, BBC4, Channel 4, ITV1 and Five.

For our sins we take on one-off international co-productions. We’re currently working with Arte (French/German cultural TV channel), TV2 in denmark, YLE in Finland and SBS in Australia, BBC and Screeneast on Fierce People, a feature documetnary directed by Brasilian Jose Padilha - who, by the way, has just won the Golden Bear at Berlinale for Elite Squad (’Tropa de Elite’). Well done that man!

Our recent documentary Inside Hamas was the first exploration of this organisation to really go in deep. It received loads of ‘Picks Of The Day’ here in the UK, where it showed in February. And, as a bonus, we got on the front page of The Spectator and articles in that organ and The Times, Film & Festivals Magazine and The Guardian.

Stampede founder and the main Producer (and, at the moment, the compiler of this website!) is Mike Chamberlain. He (I) has Produced or Series Produced over 120 one-off documentaries.

For us, the films are the most important thing - whether it is brand new directing or producing talent or experienced directors like Marilyn Gaunt, Rodrigo Vazquez, Andy Lee, Dom Rotheroe or Jose Padilha.

Stampede has a reputation as a progressive, friendly place where creativity thrives.

Just as an example, a contributor to our comedy-drama-documentary Being Bonkers commented:

“The two shooting days resembled a combination of being wrapped in a big blanket of friendly conversations, a curious nervousness, a polite eagerness, but most of all, a calm and jovial family picnic atmosphere.”

It’s not always like that of course, but on our best days…