Vanessa Engle

Vanessa Engle (born ) is a British documentary filmmaker. After spending four years working for BBC2's late night arts magazine programme, The Late Show, she began to make her own documentaries. She is known for Lefties and the Arena film The $50 Million Art Swindle (2019).

Personal life Engle was born . She graduated with a first class degree from the University of Oxford, then took a masters in industrial relations. She taught at Manchester University then decided to work at the BBC and started to make films. She has two children.

Engle is known for challenging people's values and belief systems, asking them direct questions.

Awards and recognition In November 2015, Engle received an Outstanding Contribution to Documentary award at the Aldeburgh Documentary Festival. Jews (2008), and Women (2010), have both been nominated for the Grierson Awards.

Selected works Two Melons and a Stinking Fish (1996) Lefties A three-part series (2006) Welcome to the World of Weight Loss (2013) The $50 Million Art Swindle (2019)