VENI VIDI FILM
veni vidi (“I came”, “I saw”)
VENI VIDI FILM was launched in 2012 as a creative film company developing and producing work that engages audiences through imaginative storytelling from untold and diverse perspectives.
Founded by Nat Downs and Edward Dede, the company previously under VENI VIDI Theatre originally produced theatrical productions and site-specific events before forming VENI VIDI Film to primarily focus on film.
Drawing on a collective number of years of experience between them, working in the industry for film, theatre and broadcast companies such as LucasFilm, The BBC, Really Useful Theatres and The Sundance Institute, the company was formed out of our passion and desire to create and produce new work.
As an ethos, the company is dedicated to telling stories that challenge and explore the limitless possibilities of the cinematic art form, not only to entertain but highlight stories from a different perspective.
Since the company was first formed a growing body of work has been produced from an award-winning shorts, stage and audio drama productions, new writing labs and features in development.
NAT DOWNS
DIRECTOR
Nat is a director, writer and producer, having worked professionally as a theatre director before moving into filmmaking. She trained at the MET Film School in London and has worked in production for live shows for LucasFilm and Really Useful Theatre.
She has written and directed numerous short films including an award-winning 'Shakespeare on Film series and dance film ‘LIMBO’ a WWI centenary tribute nominated for the Prix Lumière Award at Cinédanse Ottawa and for Best Film at The San Francisco Dance Film Festival.
Her recent film 'HIDDEN' won Best Action Adventure at the 2023 GenreBlast Film Festival and she was also nominated for the Best Director at The Blackbird Festival in New York.
As a theatre director, her extensive credits include ‘Muddy Mundo Land-The Winters Tail’, ‘The Hound of The Baskervilles – The Radio Theatre’, ‘Othello’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’
EDWARD DEDE
PRODUCER
Edward is a London-based producer with a background in multidisciplinary creative work in film and photography. Selected for the Cannes Producers Workshop 2015, he is also an alumnus of the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival Talent Labs.
For 'Veni Vidi Film’, Edward has produced a range of film projects including 'Bucking Hell' starring David Schaal and the Prix Lumière Award Nominated dance film 'Limbo'.
His recent short 'Hidden', a period drama thriller written and directed by Nat Downs, picked up awards for Best Film and Best Drama at The Best Short Fest and Best Action at the international genre film festival GenreBlast in Winchester, Virginia.
Alongside developing a slate of film and photography projects, Edward also has extensive experience working in areas of broadcast media for companies including The BBC, Motion Gallery, and The Mill.