Philip Ridley

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Philip Ridley (born December 29, 1964 in London ) is a British artist, photographer, director and author.

biography

Philip Ridley was born in the East End of London, where he still lives today. He studied painting at St. Martin's School of Art . His works have been exhibited in Europe and Japan. Ridley began his professional career as a performance artist and painter of a large number of paintings called The Epic of Oracle Foster .

Ridley wrote three books for adults: Crocodilia , In the Eyes of Mr. Fury (Eng. Who's Afraid of the Black Man? ) And Flamingoes in Orbit . He also wrote the critically acclaimed screenplay for the feature film The Krays and five adult stage plays: The Pitchfork Disney , The Fastest Clock in the Universe (multiple award winner), Ghost from a Perfect Place , Vincent River , the controversial play Mercury Fur and Leaves of Glass . Ridley also wrote plays for young adults / teenagers: Karamazoo , Fairytaleheart , Moonfleece , Sparkleshark and Brokenville .

Ridley also wrote books for children: Scibbleboy (nominated for the Carnegie Medal ), Kasper in the Glitter (nominated for the Whitbread Prize ), Mighty Fizz Chilla (listed for the Blue Peter Book of the Year), ZinderZunder , Vinegar Street and Krindlekrax (winner the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the WH Smith's Mind-Boggling Book Award ).

As a director and screenwriter, Ridley first made the short film The Universe of Dermot Finn in 1988 . In 1990 he made his first feature film Schrei in der Stille ( The Reflecting Skin , winner of eleven international prizes). His second film The Passion of Darkly Noon ( The Passion of Darkly Noon , 1995) won the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film Festival . In August 2009, his third feature film Heartless had its festival premiere .

In addition to his work as an author, painter and filmmaker, Ridley also works as a photographer.

List of works (selection)

  • Embracing Verdi (1986) (short story)
  • Leviathan (1987) (short story)
  • Crocodilia (1988) (novel)
  • In the Eyes of Mr. Fury (1989) (novel) (Eng. Who is afraid of the black man ?, 1991)
  • Mercedes Ice (1989) (children's novel)
  • The Krays (1990) (screenplay)
  • The Reflecting Skin (1990) (writer and director)
  • Flamingoes in Orbit (1990) (short stories)
  • Dakota Of The White Flats (1990) (Children's novel)
  • The Disney Killer (1991) (stage play)
  • Krindlekrax (1991) (children's novel)
  • The Fastest Clock In The Universe (1992) (Play)
  • Ghost From A Perfect Place (1994) (Play)
  • The Meteorite Spoon (1994) (children's novel)
  • The Hooligan's Shampoo (1995) (short story for children)
  • Kasper and the Glitter King (1995) (children's novel)
  • The Passion Of Darkly Noon (1996) (Writer and Director)
  • Fairytaleheart (1996) (play for young adults)
  • Sparkleshark (1997) (play for young adults)
  • Alien Heart (1996) (short story)
  • Scribbelboy, the craziest sprayer of all time (1997) (children's novel)
  • Brokenville (1998) (play for young adults)
  • Wonderful Insect (1998) (short story)
  • Vinegar Street (2000) (children's novel)
  • Vincent River (2000) (play)
  • Krindlekrax (2002) (play)
  • Mighty Fizz Chilla (2002) (children's novel)
  • Brokenville (2003) (piece for young adults)
  • Daffodil Scissors (2004) (short story for young adults)
  • Moonfleece (2004) (piece for young adults)
  • Karamazoo (2004) (piece for young adults)
  • Mercury Fur (2005) (stage play)
  • Zip's Apollo (2005) (children's novel)
  • Leaves of Glass (2007) (play)
  • Heartless (2009) (feature film)

Prizes won (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Philip Ridley. In: www.puffin.co.uk. Puffin Books, Penguin Books LTD, accessed December 9, 2008 .
personal data
SURNAME Ridley, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British artist, photographer, director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH London