John Walsh is a renowned filmmaker, best-selling author, and founder of Walsh Bros Ltd, a top 100 production company in the UK. His illustrious career began when he met Ray Harryhausen, a legendary filmmaker, as a film student, and created a documentary about his life and work. Today, John serves as a Trustee of the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation and founded the Harryhausen Awards in 2021.
John's literary works include "Harryhausen The Lost Movies" and the acclaimed non-fiction "Official Story of the Film" series, which features titles on "Flash Gordon", "Escape From New York", and "Dr Who & The Daleks". These books received Rondo Award nominations for "Book of the Year". In 2023, John published "Conan The Barbarian" and "The Wicker Man", and in 2024, he released "The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film" to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the classic film.
John's filmography includes the historical feature film "Monarch", which he restored and remastered after tracking down the original 35mm camera negative. The film's story was featured in a BBC News article about lost films and is now available on Prime Video.
John's documentary work has garnered numerous accolades, including a Grierson Award nomination for "Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme" for "ToryBoy The Movie". The film was a groundbreaking success, making politics accessible to a broad audience and becoming Britain's most successful political documentary feature film. It is now available on Prime Video.
John's Grierson-nominated homeless series "Headhunting The Homeless" for BBC2 shed light on the corporate world and the lives of vulnerable adults. "Sofa Surfers" for the BBC was the first homeless series for children and received a Rose d'Or nomination. His BAFTA-nominated documentary "Don't Make Me Angry" brought clinical psychology into the home environment for the first time. All of John's programs are available to view in full on the Walsh Bros YouTube Channel.
