Biography

Biography
Roger Keen attended Bournemouth & Poole College of Art Film School in the late seventies, and has since worked in film and television production in various capacities. In the eighties he was involved in programmes such as The World About Us and Wildlife On One for the BBC, and drama series such as Robin of Sherwood for ITV. In more recent times he has concentrated on children's programmes, light entertainment and documentaries, several of which have won awards, such as the Wincott Foundation Broadcasting Award for Best Business Programme of the Year, Royal Television Society Awards, and Gold Awards in the 36th Worldfest-Houston International Film & Video festival.
	Roger Keen, second from right, directing a college movie in Loxley Grange, Bournemouth. (Photo: Gary Loy)
He has also written extensively, independently of his film and television career. Articles, interviews and reviews on the subjects of film and literature have appeared in various magazines, including Critical Wave, Writer's Monthly, The Third Alternative, Dementia 13 and Prism. He also wrote short stories in the nineties, several of which appeared in magazines of that era, such as Psychotrope, Threads, Sierra Heaven, Flickers 'n' Frames and Saccade. Currently he does review and feature work for several webzines, including DVD Times, The Zone, The Alien Online, Video Vista and Infinityplus.