Teddy Leifer

Teddy Leifer (Edward Leifer) founded Rise Films in 2006 and has since produced or executive produced all of its films and television programmes. A five-time Emmy winner, his credits include The Invisible War (Oscar® nominee, Emmy® winner, Peabody winner), The Interrupters (Emmy® winner), Icarus (Oscar® winner), Knuckle (Sundance world premiere), Dreamcatcher (Sundance winner), We Are Together (Tribeca winner), Rough Aunties (Sundance winner), The Human Factor (Telluride world premiere), Mayor (Emmy® winner, Peabody winner) and The Art of Political Murder (Emmy® nominee).[1]

Teddy was nominated for an Oscar in 2023 for his latest feature All That Breathes', directed by Shaunak Sen - the only film ever to have won both the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival – where it premiered in 2022.[2] The film also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Documentary.[3]

His other recent productions include George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-parter for HBO directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio which won the 2022 Emmy® for Outstanding Documentary and Once Upon A Time In Londongrad, a timely political thriller about 14 mysterious UK deaths with alleged Russia links for Sky Documentaries, Peacock and NBC Universal.

He recently produced a feature length finale of the multi award-winning Plebs, following its five season run as the most-watched comedy in ITV2’s history.

Teddy was listed in the "100 most innovative and influential people in British creative and media industries" by the Guardian newspaper. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, BAFTA and the Producers Guild of America.

Filmography
  • All That Breathes (2022) (producer)
  • Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (2022) (producer)
  • George Carlin's American Dream (2022) (executive producer)
  • Once Upon a Time in Londongrad (2022) (executive producer)
  • The Art of Political Murder (2020) (producer)
  • Mayor (2020) (executive producer)
  • The Human Factor (2019) (producer)
  • Plebs (TV Series) (2018) (producer)
  • Icarus (2017) (executive producer)
  • The Love Commandos (2016) (TV) (executive producer)
  • Chancers (2016) (executive producer)
  • Dreamcatcher (2015) (producer)
  • Who is Dayani Cristal? (2013) (executive producer)
  • The Invisible War (2012) (executive producer)
  • Too Fast to be a Woman?: The Story of Caster Semenya (2011) (TV) (executive producer)
  • The Interrupters (2011) (executive producer)
  • Knuckle (2011) (producer)
  • The Honeymoon Suite (2010) (short) (producer)
  • Road To Las Vegas (2010) (TV) (producer)
  • Cowboys in India (2009) (producer)
  • Brave Young Men (2009) (TV) (producer)
  • Muslim School (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
  • Rough Aunties (2008) (producer)
  • Project Kashmir (2008) (associate producer)
  • We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (2006) (producer)
  • The 10th Man (2006) (short) (producer)
  • The Unsteady Chough (2004) (producer)

References
  1. "Teddy Leifer". Rise Films. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ""All That Breathes" Wins Top Documentary Award at Cannes - sundance.org". 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. "2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Winners". www.bafta.org. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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