Chris Shepherd
Chris Shepherd (born December 4, 1966 in Liverpool ) is a British director , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Shepherd studied from 1985 at the Polytechnic in Liverpool and then worked as an editor . Between 1989 and 1992 he studied animation at the West Surrey College of Art and Design . He made the six-minute short film A Load of Balls back in 1992 , but his breakthrough as a director and screenwriter was not until 1997 with the animated short film The Broken Jaw produced by Channel 4 . In the same year he worked for the BBC on the comedy show Big Train . His other work for Channel 4 included the series People's Britain and School Disco , which he realized with his production company Slinky Pictures, founded in 2000. In 2003 he produced the animated short film Dad's Dead , which received a total of 25 awards, including best short film at the British Independent Film Awards . The film was also nominated for a BAFTA Award . My insane neighbor was on the 2006 London Film Festival with the TCM Classic Shorts Award excellent.
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 1992: A Load of Balls
- 1997: The Broken Jaw
- 2000: Pop Skool (TV series)
- 2001: People's Britain (TV)
- 2002: Dad's Dead (TV)
- 2005: Who I Am and What I Want
- 2006: my insane neighbor
- 2010: Bad Night for the Blues
As a screenwriter
- 1992: A Load of Balls
- 1997: The Broken Jaw
- 2000: Backward Writing
- 2001: People's Britain (TV)
- 2002: Dad's Dead (TV)
- 2005: Who I Am and What I Want
- 2006: my insane neighbor
- 2010: Bad Night for the Blues
Awards (selection)
- 2002: British Animation Award for People's Britain
- 2002: BAFTA nomination for The World of Interiors
- 2004: BAFTA nomination for Dad's Dead
- 2004: Two British Animation Awards for Dad's Dead
- 2006: British Animation Award for Who I Am and What I Want
- 2006: Prize for the funniest film at the Stuttgart Animated Film Festival for Who I Am and What I Want
- 2006: London Film Festival TCM Prize for My Mad Neighbor
- 2011: International Canal + Award Clermont Ferrand for Bad Night for the Blues
Web links
- Chris Shepherd in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chris Sheperd's Myspace page
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait of Chris Sheperd ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 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. on arte.tv
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shepherd, Chris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director, screenwriter and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |