London
Documentary
Network
We are a non-profit organisation founded by a group of documentary enthusiasts, best known for our "Doc in a Day" 36-hour filmmaking competitions which have attracted over 500 participants, and helped facilitate the creation of over 120 short documentary films. London Documentary Network also organises other social meetings, screenings and events aimed at connecting, educating and supporting the documentary community in London.
Paul Hulligan
Managing Director | Founder
A professional filmmaker and entrepreneur. Paul aims to build LDN into the biggest and most accessible documentary film network. Paul plays a major role in building new relationships for LDN and is a regular host at our events. He is also co-founder and Producer/Director for the production company RIOT set up by some of the LDN organisers.
Top 3 Docs
Undefeated, Tickled, Midnight Family
Maria Evrenos
Director | Founder
Maria Evrenos is a documentary film director currently in production with "Poles Apart" - an alternative mental health journey following a pole dancing women's rights activist. By day she is a Creative Lead at a digital marketing agency.
Top 3 Docs
Tickled, Amy, Terror in Mumbai, Minding the Gap
Andrea Mattioli
Director | Founder
Andrea achieved a degree in Graphic Design from the London Metropolitan University and over the years has freelanced in both London and Italy. With a passion for branding, storytelling, positive and negative space and herbal tea, Andrea specialises in graphic design, motion graphic design, illustration and video editing. He has a background working in music and fashion.
Top 3 Docs
13th, Requiem for the American Dream, Cowspiracy
Karoline Pelikan
Event Manager | Organiser
Karoline is a German-Peruvian documentary filmmaker. After founding her production company Pelikan Pictures, the travel enthusiast began producing short documentaries capturing compelling stories from all over the world. Currently, she works on her first feature documentary Dije No (I Said No) about the extent and nature of gender violence in Peru.
Karoline's personal concern is to get more women involved in the medium of film to address important social issues. Therefore, she is organising a film workshop series for young women from less advantaged backgrounds in Peru.
After having participated in Doc in A Day, Karoline found a new "home" in London where she could meet people who share the same passion for documentaries and beautiful storytelling - The LDN Community.
Top 3 Docs
Cartel Land, Grizzly Man, The Act Of Killing
Joe Lee
Social Media Manager | Organiser
Joe is a documentary filmmaker enthusiast who took his first baby steps in filmmaking at the first Doc in a day. Since then, the filmmaking teams he has joined have gone on to winning the competition and he has won other filming competitions. He now helps out as a co-organiser to manage the social media and YouTube channel along with making short videos to help newcomers.
His guerrilla-style filmmaking has lead him to his own YouTube channel for further experiments (and fun!) on the subject of travel, music and stuff around London. This Way Up World.
Top 3 Docs
Exit Through the Gift Shop, Super Size Me, Michael Palin
Bethan Stacey
Event Manager
Bethan was recruited onto the team as an Event Manager after participating in LDN’s Doc in a Day competitions, where her enthusiasm, organisation and people skills were apparent.
Making a break into TV production, Bethan’s goal is to work as a documentary producer. She has an academic background in languages, anthropology and development, and it’s these interests - in different cultures and people, and a desire to work on projects with a positive social impact - that drive her towards the factual.
Top 3 Docs
Janis: Little Girl Blue, Twinsters, Louis Theroux docs