Pip Piper

In 2006 Blue Hippo Media ltd (BHM) emerged as the new business platform for Pip after several years running a media charity working with young people. BHM has developed an excellent reputation both nationally and internationally for its diverse media work. Filming work has taken the company to Europe, the Middle East, USA, NZ and South Korea. In 2008 BHM won its first major film award for its international documentary about world class alpinist and artist Andy Parkin. The film won the special jury prize at the Kendal mountain film festival, one of the world's foremost festival's for this genre. It also went on to win best film at the Sheffield adventure film festival In 2009 BHM made their first feature film, a UK/NZ co production with Lord of the Rings producer Tim Sanders: "The Insatiable Moon" was released theatrically in NZ and the UK and has gone onto win best film at the Moondance Festival USA and Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the NZ film and TV Awards. "Last shop standing" a feature documentary about UK indie record shops shot in 2011/12 was screened in over 100 cinemas in the UK and internationally and won critical acclaim and was Record Store Day film of 2013 globally. Since then Pip has directed 4 more feature docs and Exec Produced 2 others. Pip teaches part time on an MA in film distribution and marketing which he helped develop and also on an MA in feature film development. He is also now back running the media charity OSBD.