Ideas Roadshow is dedicated to using the power of film to take curious minds on a journey through the world of art, history and culture.
Since 2012 we’ve produced a large collection of original content across a wide range of subjects in the arts and sciences, including 7 feature-length documentaries, 66 short documentaries and 100 carefully-edited filmed conversations.
The Art of Beauty: From 2026 on our focus will be exclusively on the production of films about Italian Renaissance art plus a series of art conversations. We’re currently in pre-production research of an extensive range of art films that will be filmed on location in Italy, starting with Florence, Siena, Pisa, Padua and more.
All films are based on meticulous research and a strong narrative in combination with a wealth of beautiful images and filmed materials to provide viewers – from the armchair traveller to visitors to Italy to students and scholars – with a highly-informative and fully accessible, visual exploration of Italian Renaissance art.
Sofonisba’s Chess Game
At a time when women were typically regarded as objects or madonnas to be represented in art, not as artists themselves, Sofonisba Anguissola’s remarkable portraits were enthusiastically sought by many of the most powerful figures of the age.
This film offers an illuminating examination of Sofonisba’s masterpiece through an engaging narrative and a wealth of intriguing contextual details to bring the artist’s full oeuvre to life while painting a detailed picture of Sofonisba’s journey and the world she lived in to become one of the most accomplished female artists of her time
Visit our new blog, Ideas Roadshow Behind The Lens, to get a front-row seat into the creative process and on-going artistic explorations by filmmaker and writer Howard Burton.
In addition, subscribers to our blog are able to watch a selection of Ideas Roadshow films and conversations. We look forward to have you join our community on substack here!
