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'''Spencer Hawken''' (born 6 May 1973) is a British director, writer, |
'''Spencer Hawken''' (born 6 May 1973) is a British film producer, director, writer, and former film critic. His work includes ''[[Death Walks]]'' and ''No Reasons''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressreleases/hawken-rhodes-confirms-next-three-movies-to-be-shot-in-essex-931994|title=Hawken Rhodes Confirms Next Three Movies To Be Shot in Essex|publisher=My News Desk|accessdate=2016-02-01}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 15:07, 10 November 2021
Spencer Hawken | |
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 Spencer on the set of No Reasons | |
| Born | 6 May 1973 Essex, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer, film critic |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Spencer Hawken (born 6 May 1973) is a British film producer, director, writer, and former film critic. His work includes Death Walks and No Reasons.[1]
Career
Hawken has worked as a retailer and fashion director at Debenhams, and has appeared on TV shows such as BBC's Would Like To Meet, The Big Breakfast, RI:SE and GMTV.
In 2013 he began working on Death Walks, a zero-budget horror movie that starred Francesca Ciardi, Lucinda Rhodes and Jessie Williams.[2] He later made the film No Reasons, for which Rhodes and Williams both returned.[3]
In August 2015 Hawken's production of Road Rage was forced to change direction when its lead actor George Cole died.[4]
No Reasons is a thriller film directed by Hawken. The film stars Marc Bannerman, Lucinda Rhodes, Daniel Peacock, Roland Manookian, and Stuart Manning.[5][6][7] It marks the return of Anna Karen to feature films after an eight-year break.[8]
Since 2017 Hawken has ran The Romford Film Festival. In 2020 the festival was the first physical festival in the UK post COVID-19 outbreak.[9]
In 2021 Hawken along with Marat Akhmedjanov, led the first ever UK film delegation to Uzbekistan for the Tashkent Film Festival, since the beginning of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's term, he has championed great change in the country and the invitation to the UK delegates was part of this change. [10]
Personal life
Hawken was born in Essex, United Kingdom, and now resides in London, United Kingdom.
Filmography
- Death Walks (2016) Director
- No Reasons (2016)[5][11] Director
- The Grey Room (2020) Associate Producer
- Mask Of The Devil (2021) Associate Producer
- And I (2021) Executive Producer
- Wanderland (2021) Executive Producer
- Mosaic (2022) Associate Producer
- Video Shop Tales Of Terror (2022) Co-Producer
- Tower Of Strength AKA Les gars surs (2022) Executive Producer
References
- ^ "Hawken Rhodes Confirms Next Three Movies To Be Shot in Essex". My News Desk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Death Walks Wraps – Bringing A horror Legend And Children's TV Star With It". HNN. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "No Reasons – A film by Spencer Hawken". Hornchuruchlife. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Pocklington, Rebecca (12 August 2015). "Legendary actor George Cole passes away at the age of 90". Mirror. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Spencer Hawken on the Sunday Lunch Show". Phoenix FM. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Greene, Andy. "Death Walks, the world's first zero budget horror movie, completed" Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, 16 January 2014. Retrieved on 1 February 2016.
- ^ Realm of Horror. "No Reasons Set Visit", 12 March 2014. Retrieved on 1 February 2016.
- ^ Webber, Richard. "Whatever happened to Olive from On the buses", Express, 9 October 2014. Retrieved on 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Romford Film Festival 'blazes a trail' as one of first physical events to go ahead". 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Romford Film Festivals are first UK delegates to attend Uzbekistan festival". 7 October 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Hayley (24 March 2014). "Havering plays the starring role in future blockbuster". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
External links
- Spencer Hawken at IMDb
- Spencer Hawken on X
