Borderpoint Films
Borderpoint Films
Borderpoint Films is a film and television production company based in Ashford, with a focus on producing specialist factual genre content, honing in on science, history and true crime documentaries. The company is diversifying into new areas of storytelling, in particular the use of immersive technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality.
Dominic Rees-Roberts, Co-founder of Borderpoint Films relocating the business to Ashford from London. For Dominic it meant transitioning from freelancing on group projects to overseeing my own commissions exposed a gap in creative industry connections. He began attending local industry events, to get a taste of what others in the industry were thinking and looking for. I came away from these events feeling really motivated.
“We’ve moved to a dedicated office space, which has enabled a hybrid work model for our team. This alleviated personal pressure and enhanced my work life balance; the new workspace also fosters collaborative idea sharing, which has hugely benefitted us.”
Dominic Rees-Roberts, Co-founder, Borderpoint Films
Dominic further explains: “We’ve grown our team by hiring a researcher and offering work experience to University of Kent students, harnessing the strong skill set coming out of the local area and providing the local students with valuable industry experience.
At a time where a lot of companies are tightening their belts, they are not necessarily looking for content creators. This has changed our approach to think less into selling but more about trying to foster creative and strategic partnerships.
Dominic Rees-Roberts, Co-founder of Borderpoint Films joined the ScaleUp Ashford programme to sustain their growth trajectory. The business tools that were given to us as part of ScaleUp programme offered structure to our plans, making them pragmatic and achievable; completing each step added further positive momentum.
“We are honoured to have been selected for the ScaleUp Ashford programme, it has been a great resource for us. Ashford should be noted for its proactive business centre and I am grateful to be part of a town where so much is invested in seeing businesses succeed.”
Dominic Rees-Roberts, Co-founder, Borderpoint Films
