SHOWREELS
Recent industry projects as hired producer
As a company…
Satellite Pictures is a video content producing company set up in 2007 by David Hewitt to specialise in creating budgeted short films for either fiction, social, promotional or commercial purposes.
...or an individual
He either works through the company or as a hired Producer/Director on larger industry projects.
David has a huge and varied background from Film, Television Drama & Documentary, Music Video, Commercials, Digital and Web content.
He has an approach which is conscientious, friendly, inspirational and economical to the most creative solution to any problem.
His work has won many prestigious awards, and have been screened at many film festivals worldwide.
These include BAFTA, London Film Festival, TCM, TriBeCa Film Festival, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, New York Film Festival, Brief Encounters, SXSW, Marbella International Film Festival and many more.
Please browse through each section of the website to see some examples of the films.
I'm Here
WINNER: Best Director, Rob Knox Film Festival 2017
NOMINATED: Best Film, High Peak Film Festival 2017
FINALIST: Best Film, Visionara International Film Festival 2016
SEMI-FINALIST: Best Short Film, FilmsShort Online Film Festival 2017
BEST SHORTS Selection: Shorts On Tap 2017
Official Selection - BELIFF 2016
Official Selection - Phenicien International Film Festival 2017
Official Selection - Balham Film Festival 2017
Official Selection - San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2017
Official Selection - Norfolk Film Festival 2017
Official Selection - Four Seasons Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - Kinofilm ‘14th International Short Film Festival 2017
FICTION
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Trunks
WINNER: Best Short Film - Northern Nights Film Festival 2011
WINNER: Best Experimental Film - Limelight Awards 2012
WINNER: Best Screenplay, Van d’Or Independent Film Awards, 2012
WINNER: 2nd place, Best Film Audience Vote, Wimbledon Film Festival 2012
NOMINATED: Best Film Grand Prix, Van d’Or Independent Film Awards, 2012
NOMINATED: Best Drama, Van d’Or Independent Film Awards, 2012
NOMINATED: Best Cinematography, Van d’Or Independent Film Awards, 2012
FINALIST: Best Short Film, The Smalls Short Film Festival 2011
FINALIST: Best Short Film - Edge of the City Film Festival 2012
Official Selection - Cork International Festival 2011
Official Selection - Waterford International Film Festival 2011
Official Selection - Gfest Film Festival 2011
Official Selection - Queer Fruits International Film Festival 2011
Official Selection - Lago International Film Festival 2011
Official Selection - Queer as Film International Festival 2011
Official Selection - Go Short International Film Festival 2012
Official Selection - Fringe International Film Festival 2012
Official Selection - East End Film Festival 2012
Official Selection - IckleFilm Festival 2012
Official Selection - Yellow Fever Film Festival, Belfast 2012
Belly Button
WINNER - Best Short Film - Raindance East Film Festival 2005
WINNER - Best Short Film - Filmstock International Film Festival 2005
WINNER - Best Short Film - DVuser Magazine 2005
FINALIST - TCM Classic Shorts 2004
FINALIST - Kodak/Bafta Showcase 2005
FINALIST - The Big Issue Film Festival 2005
FINALIST - VX Auteur Short Film Competition 2005
FINALIST - Rough Cut Film Festival 2005
Official Selection - Brief Encounters 2005
Official Selection - 18th Seagate Foyle Film Festival 2005
Official Selection - 19th Leeds International Film Festival 2005
Official Selection - New York Short Film Festival 2005
Official Selection - London Film Festival 2004
Official Selection - Leicester International Film Festival 2005
Official Selection - Sefton Short Film Festival 2005
Official Selection - Kinofilm 2006
Official Selection - Britspotting 2006
Official Selection - Eurostar London Coming Film Festival 2007
Official Selection - Tinklai International Film Festival 2007
Hoodie Monologue
WINNER: Best Short Film - Rob Knox Film Festival 2012
WINNER: 3rd Place Kilburn Film Festival 2012
NOMINATED: Best Short Film - Limelight Awards 2012
Official Selection - London Short Film Festival 2012
The Confession Experiment
WINNER - Meniscus Short Film Festival 2010
Best Short film - Judge’s vote
Best Short film - Audience vote
Tomorrow's Forecast
WINNER - Best Short Film - Seften Short Film Festival 2008
WINNER - Best Short Film - I Will Tell Film Festival 2008
WINNER - Best Short Film - Stamford Film Festival 2008
WINNER - Best Editing - Rob Knox Film Festival 2009
Official Selection - Marbella International Film Festival, Spain 2008
Official Selection - Lantern Media Festival 2008
Official Selection - Waterford Film Festival 2008
Official Selection - ‘Best of the Festival’ – Sefton Short Film Festival 2008
Official Selection - Babelgum Online Film Festival 2009
Official Selection - Feile na Bealtaine Film Festival 2009
COMMERCIAL
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Tata Communications - ‘Derek’s Thoughts’
WINNER - First Place MOFILM 2012
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2012
PlayStation 4 - ‘Revolution’
WINNER - Third Place MOFILM 2013
Barcelona Mobile Festival 2013
Coca-Cola - ‘Happy Happiness Day’
WINNER - Fourth Place MOFILM 2012
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2012
Nokia - ‘First Impression’
WINNER - First Place MOFILM 2010
TriBeCa Film Festival, New York 2010
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2010
Santander - ‘Alex Johnson meets Alex Johnson’
WINNER - First Place MOFILM 2012
SXSW Film Festival, Texas 2012
Pepsi - ‘Saturday’s Game’
WINNER - Second Place MOFILM 2011
Katmandu Film Festival 2011
Coca-Cola - ‘The Forgotten Can’
WINNER - Fourth Place MOFILM 2012
Cape Town Festival 2012
Vasoline - ‘The Golden Touch’
WINNER - Fourth Place MOFILM 2010
London Film Festival 2010
Logitech - ‘Looking Good in HD’
WINNER - Fourth Place MOFILM 2010
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2010