ABOUT

Launched in 2016, Touchdown Films is a truly independent production company, dedicated to making outstanding factual and sports programming for UK, US and international markets.

We are renowned for telling unforgettable stories and creating unmissable content with unique access and unseen archive.

Our recent clients include the BBC, Discovery, Sky, A+E Networks, Science Channel, Ovation, BritBox and National Geographic.

Touchdown founder John Osborne is an acclaimed filmmaker and producer who has spent over two decades making hugely successful, primetime television in the UK and US. As a director, John’s first film, One Night in May for Sky, won a Banff World Television Award nomination for Best Sports Documentary. His second film, Hillsborough Remembered for HISTORY, became the channel’s highest-rating documentary ever. John’s SHOWTIME feature documentary, Rock ‘N’ Roll Exposed, was hailed “one of the hottest films at SXSW” by Rolling Stone. He has produced a string of films for the BBC, including The Story of Skinhead, described as “a thoughtful, troubling film” by Radio Times and “fascinating” by The Guardian. John started his career as part of the development team behind two BAFTA-shortlisted films: the RTS-nominated Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World and Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps, which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.