Pete Travis
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| Pete Travis | |
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| Born | Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Television and film director |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
Pete Travis is a Manchester-born television and film director. Before becoming a director he was a social worker. After taking a post-graduate course in film-making he bought the film rights to Nick Hornby's Faith for £12,000. A producer invested the same amount in the film and Faith premiered at the London Film Festival in 1997. Travis became interested in film-making late in life, inspired by Alan Clarke and Costa Gavras.[1] Faith lead to direction work on the ITV series The Bill, Cold Feet and The Jury.
In 2003 Paul Greengrass sent Travis the script to Omagh—a dramatisation of the Omagh bombing that he co-wrote with Guy Hibbert—after seeing his work on The Jury and Henry VIII.[1] The Channel 4/RTÉ television film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2004, where it won the Discovery Award.[2] The next year it won the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama, which Travis shared with the producers.[3] He was also nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Film Director.[4]
His first studio film, Vantage Point, opened in the United States in February 2008 to the number one box office spot.[5] Another film, Endgame, about the end of apartheid in South Africa, is in production.[1]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Awards and other notes |
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| 1996 | Faith | Short subject |
| 1997 | The Bill | 1 episode ("Rift") |
| 1999 | Cold Feet | 2 episodes ("Series 2, Episode 5" and "Series 2, Episode 6") |
| 2000 | Other People's Children | |
| 2002 | The Jury | |
| 2003 | Henry VIII | |
| 2004 | Omagh | Won, British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama Nominated, Irish Film and Television Award for Best Film Director |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | First studio film |
| Endgame | In production | |
| Le Choc | Announced[6] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Carnevale, Rob. "Vantage Point - Pete Travis interview", Indie London, 2008-03-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Omagh Film Wins Festival Honour. Northern Ireland Screen (2004-09-24). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Television Nominations 2004. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ The Irish Film & Television Awards 2004. Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon. "'Vantage Point' leads US box office", Digital Spy, 2008-02-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam. "Optimum to remake 'Brighton Rock'", Variety (magazine), 2008-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
