BIGOLI PICTURES: ORIGIN STORY
Our journey began in Northern Italy, where founders Edward J. Bentley, Jerome Walter Gueguen, and David Phillips launched their first feature on a shoestring budget and a daring vision. Surviving almost entirely on Bigoli—a local pasta that became both fuel and metaphor—they built a film with passion, resourcefulness, and community support.
That film, String Theory, evolved into Bigoli Bang—a dystopian sci-fi story about time-traveling migrants disrupting the balance of our modern world. With a dedicated crew of 20, the three founders led a production that became a testament to what’s possible with creativity, hard work, and local generosity.
Now based in Barcelona, Bigoli Pictures continues to craft stories that challenge norms, provoke thought, and resonate on a deeply human level. The spirit of Bigoli—simple, unpretentious, and essential—guides everything we do.
We’re more than just a film company—we’re a growing community of filmmakers, actors, and dreamers pushing the boundaries of cinema. Every frame is a labor of love, and every project is a shared adventure.
Edward J. Bentley
Edward Joe Bentley is a British actor, writer and filmmaker with a background in music production, photography, art and design. After enjoying a lively DJ career around Europe, Edward settled in Barcelona and dedicated himself to filmmaking. Born in a pre digital 1980, Edwards childhood interest in filmmaking was spent obsessed with practical special effects, creature creation, horror and sci-fi movies. In his late teen years he spent as much time as possible on major film sets with his Father, a working industry actor. Edward has written and directed various short films, music videos and commercials as well as developing and consulting on other film projects. As an Actor he trained at the Actors space (Vic, Spain) focusing on acting for screen, directing performance and the art of comedy. Recent film credits include ‘Borrego’ with Lucy Hale (2021), ‘Paradise Hills’ with Emma Roberts (2019) and the hit TV series ‘Vampire Academy’ 2022 Edward has also played protagonist roles in several short films that include ‘Monologue’ (Venice film festival 2019) ‘Tamed Gods’ (Sao Paulo film festival 2020) ‘Rain Machine’ (2019) and the international award winning ‘Stains’ (2020).
Jérôme Walter Gueguen
Born in Paris, Jérôme Walter Gueguen is a writer, director and actor with a strong passion for nature and the outdoors, Jérôme has a preference for shooting outdoors in spectacular locations working primarily with natural light. He works with a mix of professional and first-time actors, often teaching and running workshops as part and parcel of his filmmaking process. His first independent feature film; God’s Chairs, was selected at the 2014 Milan International Film Festival. In 2019, Jerome was awarded a residency from the Veneto Region and the European Union to make a movie in a derelict, 19th-century factory, Fabricaltra in Schio. He is currently post-producing the film made there: Bigoli Bang. He works as an actor (La Unidad _ Dani de La Torre_2020), as a music video director and as a cinema teacher at Shanghai University.
David Phillips
David is a British-born photographer / DOP. He is also known to get in front of the camera too. And is somewhat of an all-rounder on set. After moving to Barcelona in 2007 to edit a magazine, David soon turned his focus toward the world of film. His passion for cinema was nurtured through a course in Digital Cinema at SAE Barcelona, where his script was selected for development by the students, inspiring him to fully dedicate himself to honing his craft. Since then, David has written and directed his own short films, including Burnt Youth (2018), The Lift (2019), and Red Menace (2020). He has also acted in a few projects, taking a lead role in Jacques Mady’s 9M2 and Ross McLure’s award-winning short, Influencers Anonymous. More recently, he has co-written two short films, El Camino and Never Answer to a Whistle, both currently in the pre-production stage.