Louis Holder
Head of Post
Louis Holder leads DISAUTHORITY’s post department. He is also responsible for the company’s output through quality control, data management, departmental R&D (research & development), maintenance and driving technical & workflow innovation to foster creativity the company is known for.
After pursuing a Masters in Editing & Post-Production at London South Bank University, Louis took on the role of Edit Assistant first, then Senior Edit Assistant, at BAFTA, Emmy & ProMax-awarded broadcast post-production facility Platform Post - remaining there for almost three years.
A BAFTA award-winning assistant editor and Royal Television Society award-winning filmmaker, Louis’s work has featured across national and international film festivals including: Sheffield DocFest, BFI Future Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, Raindance, Manchester IFF, Scout Film Festival and UCL Festival of the Moving Image. Work has screened at all major cinemas in London, and across sites in the regions. Also credited/featured work on broadcast channels - Channel 4, Channel 5, London Live, and ArtStreaming TV, and credited on productions acquired by Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+. Previous Work also shown on BFI Player, NOWNESS and featured work includes Vimeo Staff Pick of the Week. Louis has worked for acclaimed filmmakers such as: Nick Broomfield, Tom Barrow, Clare Beaven, Andy Mundy-Castle, Jane Preston, Lloyd Stanton & Paul Toogood to name but a few. His MA graduation film, the documentary - Cinema Now - explored the impact of the COVID lockdowns on London’s repertory cinema scene - and screened at over 200+ festivals worldwide, including a roadshow release on 35mm at select venues.
He has recently directed a multi-camera feature of an Edinburgh Fringe-selected play (currently touring festivals), and is in pre-production for multi-camera feature film of another critically-acclaimed play entitled Transit (W/T). He is also currently touring a 35-minute documentary he produced which explores the 1990s rave scene in Plymouth - W: A Return To Oz - which has so far featured at 30 festivals nationwide.
Louis is an advocate for increasing equality and accessibility for disabled workers in the creative industries, and was formally diagnosed with ADHD & ASD, from an early age. Louis is a member of BECTU (the broadcasting union) and BFE (British Film Editors - the UK editor’s guild).