Born in Finland of British parents, John Webster has been directing and producing documentary films for over 30 years. His films are visually creative social issue stories with strong central characters, told with humour and empathy. He is the recipient of two Finnish Jussi awards and Docpoint's Lifetime Achievement Award. John has extensive experience in documentary consulting and mentoring, and he produces and co-produces creative documentary films through his production company JW Documentaries.
His parents are English teachers, who have moved to Finland.
He is trilingual (English, Swedish and Finnish).
Living at Espoo Finland. Finished filming his next
documentary film in October. This film about climate change with
working title "Katastrofin ainekset" is scheduled to be released in
spring 2008.