Mike Higgins
1st AD

1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - UNIT and LOCATION MANAGER

Health & Safety
Bases: London, West Country, Wales, Malta
Languages: Basic Italian, French, Maltese
Feature Film experience worldwide.

Devised & taught Short Courses & Workshops in Assistant Direction & Location Management
for N.S.C.T.P at the National Film & Television School
Features
SHOOT ON SIGHT Shoot On Sight Ltd
1st AD
Directed by Jag Mundhra
and Produced by Aron Govil - 16mm
IN YOUR DREAMS Magnet Films
1st AD
Directed by Gary Sinyor
and Produced by Gary Sinyor
&Jonathan Weissler

Romantic comedy
Shot in London & Home Countries
HALIM GN4 Studios
ASAP Films

1st AD
UK Production Manager
Directed by Sherif Arafa
and Produced by Amin El Masri
Major Egyptian Feature Film
with London locations.
LIFE TRANSLATED Visionary Films
of Shanghai

1st AD
Directed by Agan
Chinese Feature Film shot in U.K
LONDON Vijayta Films
International

1st AD
Directed by Gurinda Chadha
Bollywood feature shot in London - 35mm
FOOD OF LOVE Intrinsica Films
Film 4

1st AD
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff
and Produced by Karin Bamborough
Shot in London & Chilterns - 35mm
SPELLBREAKER:
LEGEND OF THE
LEPRECHAUNS
Full Moon
Paramount

1st AD
2nd Unit Director
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
and Produced by Albert Band
Shot in Romania
LEAPIN LEPRECHAUNS Full Moon
Paramount

1st AD
2nd Unit Director
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
and Produced by Charles Band
Leprechaun fantasy feature
Shot in Romania
1st of 2 children's fantasy stories
DRAGONWORLD Full Moon
Entertainment
Paramount

1st AD
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
and Produced by Albert Band
- 35mm
BANDIT QUEEN Film 4
B.V Video Graphics

1st AD
Directed by Shekhar Kapur
and Produced by S.S. Bedi
Shot in India with locations in
Rajasthan & Delhi
Based on the true story
of the dacoit Phoolan Devi - 35mm
THE FINAL FRAME Kinesis Films
for Film 4

1st AD
Directed by Paul Oremland
and Produced by Deanne Edwards
Off beat thriller shot in the North of England
SUPERMAN IV London Cannon
Films

1st AD
Directed by Sidney J. Furie
& David Lane
and Produced by Merahem Golan
& Yoram Globus
Fantasy Adventure Film
(1st AD on the 2nd unit and flying units)
QUEEN OF
SHEBA'S PEARLS
Sheba Films
Aka Films

Location Manager
Directed by Colin Nutley
Swedish Feature shot in S.W. England
HERO OF THE
GLADIATORS
German TV
Location Manager
Directed by Jorgo Pappavassiliou
German TV film
LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY
GENTLEMEN
20th Century Fox
Location Manager
Directed by Stephen Norrington
Fantasy adventure feature
Malta Locations
MIKE BASSETT -
ENGLAND MANAGER
Hallmark Ltd
Location Manager
Directed by Steve Baron
and Produced by Neil Peplow
Comedy about football - 35mm
THE EMPEROR’S
NEW CLOTHES
Boneparte Films Ltd
Location Manager
Directed by Alan Taylor
and Produced by Uberto Pasolini
Historical comedy drama about Napoleon
Malta Locations
ON N’A Q’UNE VIE Fuga D’Amore
Location Manager
Directed by Jacques Deray
and Produced by Paola Piria
French-Italian co-production shot in Malta
GLADIATOR Dreamworks
DW Productions
(UK) Ltd

Location Manager
Directed by Ridley Scott
Epic Historical Feature shot in Malta - 35mm
CHRISTOPHER
COLOMBUS:
THE DISCOVERY

Location Manager
Directed by John Glen
and Produced by Ilya Salkind
Historical adventure to mark the 500th
Anniversary of the Colombus voyage to America.
HOWARDS END Merchant Ivory
Location Manager
Directed by James Ivory
and Produced by Ishmail Merchant
Screen version of E.M. Forster novel-
took over and ran locations in Oxford,
Shropshire and the Severn Valley. - 35mm
ERIK THE VIKING Prominent Viking Ltd
Location Manager
Directed by Terry Jones
and Produced by John Goldstone
Fantasy comedy - adventure feature
Shot in Malta - 35mm
THE TWO MRS
GRENVILLES
NBC
Location Manager
Directed by John Erman
and Produced by Preston Fischer
Featuring Ann Margret, Sian Phillips,
Stephen Collins & Claudette Colbert
Feature for TV - Shot in London
THREE BLIND MICE Une Souris Verte Ltd
Kcraft

Production Manager
Directed by Mathias Ledoux
and Produced by Guillaume Godard
Cyber Thriller with London &
Hertfordshire locations
SUCH A LONG
JOURNEY
Filmworks (Canada)
UTV (India)
AMY Int (UK)

Unit Manager
Produced by Simon McCorkindale
& Paul Stephens

Feature shot in Bombay - 35mm
CUT THROAT ISLAND QM Productions
Carolco

Unit Manager
Directed & Produced by Renny Harlin
Pirate Adventure Feature - 35mm
TV
EMERALD ON
THE ROOFTOP
Eastern Film Company
Ltd (Hong Kong)

1st AD
Directed by Chui Wei Hong
and Produced by Ming Wong
Chinese TV serial with 7 episodes
in London & Scotland
BOMBAY BLUE Fabulous Fruits Ltd
Film 4

1st AD
Directed by Roger Tucker
& Indra Bhose

6 part drama series
Shot in India - Digi Beta
ATLANTIS - IN SEARCH
OF A LOST CONTINENT
NBC Discovery
Blackhawk TV

1st AD
Location Manager & 2nd Unit Director
Directed by Imre Horvath
Drama documentary
SHE WOLF
OF LONDON
Universal
& HTV

1st AD
Directed by Roger Cheveley,
Gerry Mill & Brian Grant
and Produced by David Roessell
American TV Series with Bristol
& West Country locations
THE TRIAL OF
TONY BLAIR
Mentorn
for Channel 4

Location Manager
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
and Produced by Hal Vogel
"A future fantasy" with London
and Surrey locations
10 DAYS TO
VICTORY
3BM TV
National
Geographic

Location Manager
Directed by Tim Conrad
Line Producer: Simon Mills
Documentary drama shot in Devon
MILE HIGH Hewland
International

Location Manager
Directed by various
TV series about Aircrew for Sky One
FOOTSTEPS OF THE
HOLY FAMILY
Associated TV
Location Manager
Directed by David McKenzie
Line Producer: Christian Moore
Drama.documentary hosted by Roger Moore
THE STREETS
OF BERLIN
Novafilm
for Pro7 TV

Location Manager
Directed by Wener Masten
"The Last Cruise of the Ashanti Star"
Episode 6 - UK - S16mm
FACING THE BOOK Goldwyn Associates
for BBC

Location Manager
Directed by Sarah Pitt
and Produced by Edward Goldwyn
Set up Cumbria locations
"Everyman" Series
A FINE ROMANCE -
TICKET TO RIDE
Westwood Atriun TV
for LWT

Location Manager
Directed by Reza Bayidh & Gene Reynolds
and Produced by Kevin Inch
An American & British TV Series with
European locations - 2 episodes
PARADISE POSTPONED Euston Films
Location Manager
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
and Produced by Jacqueline Davis
Featuring Paul Shelley, Peter Egan,
David Threlfall & Zoë Wanamaker
THE STREETS
OF BERLIN
Novafilm
for Pro7 TV

Production Manager
Directed by Wener Masten
Episode 12 "End Station"
Malta
CINDERELLA Glass Slipper
IOM Ltd
for Channel 4

Unit Manager
Directed by Beeban Kidron
and Produced by Simon Johnson
& Trevor Eve

Line Producer: Ed Harper
Feature film for TV - 35mm
Other Credits
WELCOME /Production Manager
Directed by Laurie Castelli-Gair
and Produced by Sandra Yarwood
A promotional film for the Malta Tourism Authority
SHORT FILMS
SEPTEMBER 1st AD
Met Film Production
***BAFTA Winning Short Film***
Produced by Stewart Le Marechal
Directed by Esther May Campbell
STRING 1st AD & Location Manager
Father Films Ltd
Directed by Naomi Wright
and Produced by Ginita Jimenez
Allegorical short with London & Wiltshire locations