Louis Holder
Head of Post / Post Producer
Louis Holder leads DISAUTHORITY’s post department department as Post Producer across the company’s entire slate of productions. He is also responsible for the company’s output through quality control, workflow management, departmental R&D and of course managing the team - which includes Senior Colourist Zain Haris and Creative VFX Lead Raiyan Chinoy - in addition to working alongside external stakeholders, freelancers and links in other post facilities.
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 and Amazon Prime. Previous Work also shown on BFI Player, NOWNESS and featured work includes Vimeo Staff Pick of the Week.
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.
Complementing his position at DISAUTHORITY, Louis continues to work as an artist-filmmaker and educator at his Hertfordshire-based studio - Studio Holder.
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).