Charlie Fripp

Senior Lecturer, Television

Charlie is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Film and Television. Charlie is a former BBC journalist and producer and founder of Fieldgrazer Productions. Charlie has more than 20 years of film making and broadcasting experience. She has run a number of publicity campaigns, getting her clients coverage in the national and regional press and managed a major health project for the BBC World Service Trust in 2002. She has a strong interest in music and was Assistant Regional Co-ordinator for BBC Music Live in 2000, which involved 400 events across the South West.

Her feature documentary, "The Yukon Assignment" screened in cinemas across the UK and is available on both Netflix and Amazon. She first taught at Falmouth University in 2015

External Links

Contact details

Email Charlie.Fripp@falmouth.ac.uk

    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Year Qualification Awarding body
    1996 Postgraduate Diploma, Broadcast Journalism Cardiff University
    1994 BA (Hons) French Bristol University
    2017 PGCHE Falmouth University
    2018 Grade 1 Cornish Cornish Language Board
    2019 Grade 2 Cornish Cornish Language Board
    2022 Cornish Grade 3 Cornish Language Board
    2024 Cornish Grade 4 Cornish Language Board

    Research Interests

    Research interests and expertise

    Charlie has a strong interest in history, archives and Celtic Languages (Cornish in particular).

     

    Teaching

    Courses taught

    • Television & Film Production BA(Hons)

    Professional Engagement

    Independent professional practice

    External Examiner MA Documentary UAL

    Social, community and cultural engagement

    • 2022 Falling in love with a language: pedagogical lessons from learning Kernewek: Skians
    • 2019 Adventures in film making in Cornwall and Beyond: Passmore Edwards Talks
    • 2018 South West Outdoor Festival: Adventure film making workshop
    • 2018 Yeth byghan, hunrosow bras - Small language Big Dreams: Cornwall Film Festival

    Engagement with professional associations and societies

    • Member of Royal Television Society

    • Aurora Programme 2023 - Advance HE's leadership development initiative for women

    Professional esteem indicators

    Year Description
    2020

    Playing With String
    2019

    History Category Nominee - Celtic Media Festival
    2016

    Arts Category Nominee - Celtic Media Festival
    2024

    Judge - Celtic Media Festival