Richard Bell (director)
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Richard Bell is a Canadian writer and director. For his first major feature, Eighteen, Richard assembled British actors Ian McKellen (as narrator) and Alan Cumming, and Canadian stars Brendan Fletcher, Carly Pope and Thea Gill. An encounter with Vancouver Symphony director Bramwell Tovey convinced the maestro to compose Eighteen’s soundtrack, and soon thereafter he and VSO president Jeff Alexander brought the entire symphony onboard. Eighteen is currently doing the film festival circuit and was released on DVD by TLAVideo.com on June 27th, 2006.
Richard’s passion for filmmaking and tenacity have been evident for many years. From 1998 to 2000, Richard wrote, filmed and directed Two Brothers, a movie he shot with a borrowed video camera for a paltry 545.00 dollars. The “little movie that could” garnered substantial media attention and critical acclaim – even a cult following.
Richard originally trained as an actor and playwright at Studio 58, the only conservatory-style theatre training program in Western Canada. As a screen-writer, Richard continues to be mentored by L.A. based scribe Donald Martin, a two time Genie Award winner.
Richard recently signed with prolific agent Perry Zimel at Oscars, Abrams and Zimel, in Toronto, Canada.
