Iain Canning

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Iain Canning (2016)

Iain Canning (born July 23, 1979 in Bristol , England ) is a British film producer . For the film The King's Speech , he won an Oscar in the category Best Picture in 2011 .

Life

Canning studied at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies .

Canning was executive producer in the two award-winning films Control and Hunger . The latter won u. a. the Golden Camera at the Cannes International Film Festival . In 2008 he founded the production company See-Saw Films together with Emile Sherman , with which they have since made numerous films, including The King's Speech with Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush and Oranges and Sunshine with Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving .

For The King's Speech , Canning won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2011 Academy Awards, along with Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin . The film also won the British Academy Film Award and was nominated for numerous other awards. Shame , like Hunger, a film by British artist Steve McQueen that Canning produced in 2011, has also been nominated for numerous awards. Due to their success with See-Saw Films , Canning and Sherman were included in the 2011 MediaGuardian 100 list of the British daily The Guardian .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Place 90: Iain Canning and Emile Sherman entry in GuardianMedia 100 from July 24, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Canning, Iain
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Bristol , England