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Ben Wheatley (born 1972 in Billericay , Essex , United Kingdom ) is an English film director and screenwriter .
Life
After Wheatley devoted himself to television at the beginning of his career, in recent years he has mainly worked as a director of films, most of which describe his English homeland. His films Down Terrace (2009), Kill List (2011) and A Field in England (2013) have been shown at international film festivals and Wheatley has received multiple directorships. Wheatley directed fourteen episodes of the television series Ideal , which aired between 2009 and 2010, and two episodes of the British television series Doctor Who , which aired in 2014.
Wheatley is married to screenwriter Amy Jump , with whom he worked on the film projects Kill List , A Field in England , High-Rise and Free Fire .
Filmography
Feature films (selection)
- 2009: Down Terrace
- 2011: Kill List
- 2012: Sightseers
- 2012: The ABCs of Death ("U Is for Unearthed")
- 2013: A Field in England
- 2015: high rise
- 2016: Free Fire
- 2018: Happy New Year, Colin Burstead.
TV formats (selection)
- 2006: Time Trumpet (screenplay)
- 2007: Comedy: Shuffle (Director)
- 2008: Modern Toss (Director)
- 2008: The Wrong Door (Director / Screenplay)
- 2009–2010: Ideal (director)
- 2014: Doctor Who (Director)
Awards
- 2009: Austin Fantastic Fest, Next Wave Award - Best Picture (Down Terrace)
- 2009: Raindance Film Festival, Jury Prize
- 2011: Evening Standard British Film Award , Most Promising Young Talent
- 2013: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , Special Jury Prize - A Field in England
- 2013: Evening Standard British Film Award , Peter Sellers Prize
- 2013: Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Best of Puchon
- 2015: Toronto International Film Festival , nomination Platform Prize - High-Rise
- 2016: British Independent Film Awards , nomination in the category Best Director ( Free Fire )
- 2016: Toronto International Film Festival , People's Choice Award - Midnight Madness (Free Fire)
- 2017: International Film Festival Rotterdam , nomination for the MovieZone Award (Free Fire)
Web links
- Ben Wheatley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Gritten: Ben Wheatley: 'I'm looking for a happier ending' In: telegraph.co.uk, November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Platform Line-Up Just Announced ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: tiff.net, August 13, 2015.
- ↑ Nominations In: bifa.film. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ MovieZone Award In: iffr.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wheatley, Ben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Billericay , Essex , United Kingdom |