Benjamin Field
- CEO
- United Kingdom
Benjamin Field is an award-winning producer and director with two decades
experience in the development and execution of specialist factual and formats. He is
known for his work on The Girl Who’s Allergic to Herself for Sky TV, My Life: I’m
Leading the Dance for the BBC and is recognized as a technical pioneer for the
inventive use of ‘deep fake’ technology in screen media showcased by the recent
intimate ITV/Britbox feature doc Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted about the life of
the brilliant yet troubled creator of iconic TV show, Thunderbirds. Deep Fusion Films
recently produced a pioneering podcast series Virtually Parkinson hosted by an AI
replica of the late Sir Michael Parkinson launched early this year. This project has
galvanised the company’s position at the forefront of ethical creative applications of
AI. As one of the only UK producers to have successfully used the technology in
television, film and podcasting, he contributes to multiple industry trade bodies in the
UK & US to help develop the framework, legislation and policy on the inclusion of
Artificial Intelligence in broadcast content.
Benjamin is a champion of diversity in the media industry and frequently appears as
a guest on podcasts and BBC News as a trusted source for the latest thinking and
insights on the application, potential and ethics of Artificial Intelligence within
television and film. His company, Deep Fusion Films, is a full-scale independent
production company forged at the interface of technology, creativity and human
stories.
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