OLIVIA HANSEN
Documentary Producer/ Director
Dedicated and driven documentary Producer, with experience across history, science, current affairs and travel, for all the major broadcasters and streamers.
I have a proven track record of securing sensitive access to locations and contributors, ranging from survivors of the Deepwater Horizon disaster to celebrity talent to world-leading archaeologists and historians. Detail-oriented with a keen editorial eye for story producing and overseeing edits, I love a challenge and consistently remain calm under pressure on location and in the edit. Always across budgets and commissioner expectations, I have experience liaising directly with funders from development to final delivery. A confident self-shooter, I am familiar with Sony, Canon, and Arri systems, and have a good understanding of various lighting setups, sound recording, and enjoy taking press & BTS stills. I love travelling and have worked on shoots all over Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and around the UK.
CREDITS
Edit Producer Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece | National GeographicAug. 2025 - Oct. 2025
Assistant Producer (Self-shooting) Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece | National Geographic Jun. 2025 - Jul. 2025
Producer/Director (Self-Shooting)Springboard Charity | Social MediaApril 2025
Producer Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World Series 3 and 4 | Channel 4 and BBC WNJan. 2023 - Apr. 2025
Producer Lost Worlds with Bettany Hughes: The Nabataeans | International ChannelsOct. 2023 - May. 2024
Producer Turkiye's Culture Treasures | Google Arts & CultureJun. 2023 - Sep. 2023
Producer Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World Series 2 | Channel 4 and BBC WN Jan. 2022 - Sep 2023
Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)Cracking the Code for Curiosity Stream Jul. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Assistant Producer10 Steps to Disaster: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster | Smithsonian Channel Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021
Shooting Producer/ DirectorTooting 24 (WT) 2019 - 2022
Camera Operator An evening with Vanessa Redgrave and Terry Waite Live Event at Bury St Edmunds Sept. 2020
Camera Operator An evening with Vanessa Redgrave and Ralph Fiennes Live Event at Freud Museum Nov. 2020
Series Researcher Treasures Decoded 7 | Smithsonian Channel, Channel 5Aug. 2020 - Feb. 2021
Assistant Producer (Self shooting)Mystic Britain 2 | Smithsonian Channel UK Aug. 2019 - Jun. 2020
Additional Camera Operator & Production Secretary Fred & Rose West: The Untold Story with Sir Trevor McDonald | ITVDec. 2018 - Feb. 2019
2nd Assistant Camera Smile by Fraught Productions Nov. 2016
1st Assistant CameraTreble Clef by Fraught Productions Oct. 2016