"[4] He attended Solihull College (1981–83) and Polytechnic of Central London (1983–86), graduating with honors with a BA in film, video, and photographic arts.
Venville began directing award winning commercials, most notably was the Volkswagen "Squares" project for the agency Arnolds.
This was followed with short documentary films; Remembering Sister Ruth (BBC 1997), that features Kathleen Byron discussing her role as Sister Ruth in Black Narcissus, and Remembering Miss Torso (2004) about Georgine Darcy, who played the ballet dancer "Miss Torso" in Rear Window (Therapy Films 2003).
Venville directed the short Zillions (Nowness 2013) featuring Karl Lagerfeld which won best documentary at The International Fashion Film Festival.
This show was executive produced by Doris Kearns Goodwin and based on her book, Leadership In Turbulent Times.