Directing

Ben Bevan-Pritchard

Sheffield, England

Ben has worked in broadcast television for over 10 years and won The Guild of Television Cameramen Award in 2012 for his work on 'The Great Climb' which also won a Scottish BAFTA. Ben's camerawork has contributed to films winning multiple awards including 'Best Climbing Film' at Kendal in 2000 for 'Blood Sweat and Bagels.' It went on to win over 10 international awards. In the same year he directed and shot 'Splinter' which won 'Best Short' also at Kendal. His film about John Gaskins in 'Stick It' won 'Best Climbing Sequence' at Kendal in 2001. Ben co-directed a film for CBBC about Ella Kirkpatrick climbing El Capitan in California. It was part of the 'My Life' series on CBBC and received a standing ovation at Kendal 2013. In 2012 Ben shot 'The Dragon's Back Race' which won 'Best Running Film' at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival and 'Best Film' at Graz along with four other international awards.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Stone Love poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Stone Love

2001

Stick It poster
10.0

The second release from the Slackjaw team, Stick It is an energetic romp around the UK bouldering scene. Accompanied by a quirky, exciting soundtrack, this film takes us on a breakneck tour of the UK’s top bouldering venues. Your guides: the country’s best climbers – Ben Moon, Malcolm Smith, Jerry Moffatt, Airlie Anderson, John Gaskins and British Champion Andy Earl. The problems: all the country’s stickiest. Infectious, fun stuff.

Stick It

2001

Kilimanjaro: Going For Broke poster
7.3

Paul Pritchard, David Limb, Jamie Andrew & Pete Steane - four disabled climbers tackle Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

Kilimanjaro: Going For Broke

2004

No artwork available
7.0

Ten short films that provide a rip roaring ride in to the heart and soul of the British climbing experience. Travelling far and wide across our magical isle we've searched out the best climbers on all types of rock in all sorts of peril. Whilst full of first ascents and hard core fear the films also offer a rich blend humour and touching observation. It's vintage Slackjaw.

Hard XS

2007

One Summer: Bouldering in the Peak poster
10.0

Follow Ben Moon as he ticks some of the Peak's most classic boulder problems, including Ben's Extension (f8A), Pinch 2 (f8A+), and Pump Up The Stamina (f8B+). Filmed and directed by Ben Pritchard with appearances from Jerry Moffat, One Summer has become a fly on the wall account of hard bouldering in the early 1990s.

One Summer: Bouldering in the Peak

1994

One Summer: Bouldering in the Peak poster
10.0

Follow Ben Moon as he ticks some of the Peak's most classic boulder problems, including Ben's Extension (f8A), Pinch 2 (f8A+), and Pump Up The Stamina (f8B+). Filmed and directed by Ben Pritchard with appearances from Jerry Moffat, One Summer has become a fly on the wall account of hard bouldering in the early 1990s.

One Summer: Bouldering in the Peak

1994