Martin Brown

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Martin Brown (* 20th century ) is a film producer and art director .

Career

Martin Brown's career in the film business began as art director in the 1992 drama Strictly Ballroom . This activity he followed in the films Mary and Billy's Holiday before he worked as a film producer. On William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet with Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet, Brown still worked as a co-producer, who was honored with four awards at the British Academy Film Awards in 1998 , including Baz Luhrmann in the category “ Best Director ". This was the second collaboration with Luhrmann. They then made the film Moulin Rouge , for which both received a nomination in the “ Best Film ” category at the 2002 Academy Awards . Brown was also nominated at the BAFTA Awards and received a PGA Award from the Producers Guild of America . After differences among themselves, this was the last joint project. As a film producer, Brown was also responsible for the two television films Mermaids - Landgang with Episodes and 1% One Percenters: Search for a Screenplay, as well as for the documentary A Sister's Love .

He founded his own film production company, Martin Brown Films , in 2001.

Filmography

film producer

  • 1996: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
  • 2001: Moulin Rouge
  • 2003: Mermaids - shore leave with consequences ( Mermaids , TV movie)
  • 2005: 1% One Percenters: Search for a Screenplay (TV movie)
  • 2007: A Sister's Love (documentary)
  • 2008: The View from Greenhaven

Art director

  • 1992: Strictly Ballroom - Those who dance against all rules (Strictly Ballroom)
  • 1994: Mary (documentary)
  • 1995: Billy's Holiday

Awards

  • 2002 : Oscar nomination in the category "Best Picture" for Moulin Rouge
  • 2002 : BAFTA Award nomination in the “Best Film” category for Moulin Rouge
  • 2002: PGA Award in the “Best Motion Picture” category for Moulin Rouge

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 74th Academy Awards - 2002. Oscars.org, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Martin Brown. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
  3. ^ Adrien Gombeaud: Producer Martin Brown parts ways with Baz Luhrmann. screendaily, May 15, 2001, accessed February 6, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Brown, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Film producer and art director
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century