Gareth Evans (Director)

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Gareth Evans, 2012.

Gareth Huw Evans (* 1980 in Hirwaun , Cynon Valley ) is a Welsh director, screenwriter, film editor and action choreographer. He became known through his films Merantau , The Raid and The Raid 2 , which brought the Indonesian martial arts variant Pencak Silat to the cinema.

Life

Evans was born and raised in Hirwaun , Cynon Valley . He graduated from the University of Glamorgan with a Masters of Arts in screenwriting and made a living helping people learn Welsh over the Internet.

After directing a low budget film called Footsteps , he was hired as a freelance director for a documentary about the Indonesian martial arts of Pencak Silat . He discovered the Indonesian martial artist Iko Uwais , who worked as a supplier for a telephone company. Evans cast Uwais for his 2009 film Merantau , which became a cult film . He planned to make a major action film , but instead made The Raid  (2011). After the success of The Raid , the way was paved for the sequel The Raid 2  (2014).

Evans lives in Jakarta with his wife Maya and daughter Sophie .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2003: Samurai Monogatari (short film)
  • 2006: Footsteps
  • 2009: Merantau
  • 2011: The Raid (Serbuan tolls)
  • 2013: S-VHS ( V / H / S / 2 , segment: Safe Haven )
  • 2014: Killers (executive producer)
  • 2014: The Raid 2 (The Raid 2: Berandal)
  • 2018: Apostle

Awards

In November 2011, The Raid won the Midnight Madness Award at the Toronto International Film Festival .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Brendan Hughes: Gareth comes home for his film premiere . walesonline.co.uk. May 24, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  2. ^ A b Todd Brown: Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais talk MERANTAU . In: Twitch Film , February 4, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012 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. . Retrieved September 22, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / twitchfilm.com 
  3. ↑ 'The Raid' directed by Glamorgan graduate Gareth Evans released today . University of Glamorgan . May 18, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. 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. Retrieved September 2, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / news.glam.ac.uk
  4. ↑ Gareth Ludkin: profile - Gareth Evans . In: Buzz . May 2012, p. 22.
  5. ↑ a b c Eddie Wrenn: From the valleys of Wales to the hills of Hollywood: Fledgling director Gareth Evans' meteoric rise to fame as critics praise The Raid. In: Daily Mail , February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012. 
  6. ↑  (September 8, 2011). Gareth Evans - The Raid Interview at TIFF 2011 . Tribute approx . October 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ Helen Barlow: Welsh director Gareth Evans' second 'Raid' movie is an all-action expansion of the first Indonesia-filmed hit . South China Morning Post. June 15, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ Director, Star of 'The Raid' Discuss the Movie . Jakarta Globe . April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 2, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thejakartaglobe.com
  9. ↑ Damon Wise: The Raid: How a Welsh director rocked the world of Asian action cinema . The Guardian. May 5, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  10. ^ Sony Pictures Classics Releasing The Raid . In: deadline.com . November 29, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Evans, Gareth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Evans, Gareth Huw (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh director, screenwriter, film editor and action choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Hirwaun , Cynon Valley