Ian Ferguson (producer)

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Ian Ferguson (* 20th century ) is / was a British film producer , screenwriter and filmmaker.

biography

Ferguson first appeared in film in 1947 as a production assistant in the documentary short Children Growing Up with Other People . He produced his first film in 1953, the short film West Country Journey . In the short film Fully Fitted Freight from 1957, Ralph Keene and Ferguson thematized a freight transport that was en route from Bristol to Leeds via the Midlands . Ferguson worked with Keene several times.

With his film Journey Into Spring , a short documentary, Ferguson was nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Short Film” in 1959 and was able to take home the BAFTA Film Award . With the documentary short film Between the Tides produced by him in 1959, Ferguson was also nominated for an Oscar the following year. The film shows how animals and plants cope with the living conditions on the British west coast.

The 1961 short documentary Wild Highlands was directed by Ferguson. The film shows the flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, but also photos of ospreys and deer in Argyle. Between 1973 and 1975 Ian Ferguson wrote the scripts for three short documentaries.

Filmography (selection)

- as a producer, unless otherwise stated -

  • 1947: Children Growing Up with Other People (documentary short film; production assistant)
  • 1953: West Country Journey (short film)
  • 1953: More Power to Your Elbow (short documentary film)
  • 1953: Highland Journey (documentary short film)
  • 1954: The Lake District (short documentary film)
  • 1954: The Heart of England (short documentary film)
  • 1955: Capital Visit (short film)
  • 1956: Round the Island (documentary short film)
  • 1956: North to Wales (documentary short film)
  • 1956: Any Man's Kingdom (short documentary film)
  • 1957: The England of Elizabeth (short film)
  • 1957: Overhaul (documentary short film)
  • 1957: Lancashire Coast (documentary short)
  • 1957: Holiday (documentary short film)
  • 1957: Fully Fitted Freight (short film)
  • 1958: The Trave Game (documentary short film)
  • 1958: Scotland for Sport (documentary short film)
  • 1958: Journey Into Spring (documentary short film)
  • 1959: Between the Tides (documentary short film)
  • 1960: Off the Beaten Track (documentary short film)
  • 1961: Wild Highlands (documentary short film; director)
  • 1973: Over the Sea and fast Away (documentary short film; author)
  • 1974: Midland Country (short documentary film; writer)
  • 1975: Age of Invention (documentary short film; author)

Awards

BAFTA Film Award

  • 1958: Winner of the BAFTA Film Awards in the category "Best Documentary Short Film"

Oscar nominations in the categories "Best Short Film" and "Best Documentary Short Film"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 31st Academy Awards | 1959 , sS oscars.org (English)
  2. ↑ The 32nd Academy Awards | 1960 sS oscars.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ferguson, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British producer, screenwriter and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century