Alex Bescoby

Alex Bescoby is an English documentary film maker and author.[1][2][3][4]

Alex Bescoby
Born
England
AwardsFellow Royal Geographic Society

Early life and career

Bescoby attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Greater Manchester from 1999 to 2006. He graduated from Cambridge University. In 2013, he went to Myanmar to work with the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, and to research his book. One episode that gripped his imagination was the last few days of the reign of King Thibaw, the last King of Burma, whose rule was ended in 1885 by the British annexation of Burma.[5] He's an independent advisor to the international development and private sector organisations on navigating political and social issues in fragile environments.[6] He has completed the films The Last Overland (2019), Forgotten Allies (2018), We Were Kings (2017), and Who Stole Burma's Royal Ruby?[7][8][9]

Bescoby won the Whicker's World Foundation Award 2016 from the Whicker's World Foundation for his film We Were Kings.[10][11][12]

References
  1. Thaitrakulpanich, Asaree; Reporter, Staff (2 September 2019). "10% There: Singapore–London Last Overland Journey Makes Pitstop in Bangkok". Khaosod. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "Hale man who "only picked up a camera two years ago" wins £80,000 documentary prize". Altrincham Today. 15 June 2016.
  3. Alex, Michael (8 December 2018). "Asian Odyssey: We Were Kings Scottish film premiere to take place at DCA following 'amazing' adventure". The Courier.
  4. "Meet The Adventurous Historian Searching For Hidden Stories". Wolsey. 8 February 2019.
  5. "Alex Bescoby: Burma's lost royals". Prospect Burma.
  6. Bescoby, Alex (14 February 2020). "Retracing an epic 1955 road trip from London to Singapore". The Telegraph.
  7. "Who stole Burma's royal ruby?". BBC News. 2 November 2017.
  8. "We Were Kings: Burma's lost royal family". The Myanmar Times. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. "What's On in Yangon!". The Myanmar Times. 26 August 2019.
  10. Slow, Oliver (17 June 2016). "Filmmaker wins award for Myanmar royalty documentary". Frontier Myanmar.
  11. "Documentary About Forgotten Myanmar Royalty Premieres in Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. 6 November 2017.
  12. "Myanmar's living royals reclaim their past". Nikkei Asian Review. 2 December 2017.


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