Vadim Jean

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Vadim Jean (born Bristol, December 9, 1963)[1] is an award-winning English film director, producer, and executive producer.

After graduating with a degree in History from Warwick University, he found work on Mike Figgis' Stormy Monday, before establishing his own production company in 1989 covering a wide variety of subjects, from sport to corporate videos.[2]

He first came to public attention as a director when Leon the Pig Farmer, won him the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival, the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[1][3]

He repeated his critical success in 1999 when One More Kiss won the Audience Award at the Atlantic Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Film at the Emden International Film Festival.[1][3]

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role
2008 The Colour of Magic (TV) Director, writer
2007 Oliviero Rising Writer
2006 Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (TV) Director, writer
2006 Internal Executive producer
2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature Executive producer
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Director
2004 Working the Thames (TV) Director
2003 The Virgin of Liverpool Producer
1999 One More Kiss Producer, director
1999 Just Desserts (TV) Director
1998 The Real Howard Spitz Director
1995 Clockwork Mice Director
1993 Leon the Pig Farmer Producer, director
1993 Beyond Bedlam Director, writer

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Zip up your Rhino suit", Global Ideas Bank
  2. ^ "Vadim Jean", Mob film
  3. ^ a b Vadim Jean - Awards, IMDb

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