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Gareth James Edwards was born on June 1, 1975 in the English town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Growing up, he admired movies such as the 1977 classic "Star Wars", and went on to pursue a film career. He even cites George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as his biggest influences. Edwards studied BA (Hons) Film & Video at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham (formerly the Surrey Institute of Art & Design), graduating in 1996. In 2012, he received an honorary Master of Arts from UCA.
Edwards got his start in special visual effects, working on visual f/x for programs that aired on networks such as PBS, BBC and the Discovery Channel. In 2008 he entered (and won) the Sci-Fi-London 48-hour film challenge, where a movie had to be created from start-to-finish in just two days, within certain criteria. Edwards wrote and directed his first full-length feature, "Monsters", which was shot in only three weeks. Edwards personally created the film's special effects by using off-the-shelf equipment. Asides from the two main actors (real-life couple Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able), the crew consisted of just five people. The $500,000 thriller received a riotous reception at the South by Southwest festival, and was released by Veritgo Films to great success.
The success of "Monsters" resulted in Edwards getting offers from the major studios, especially Warner Bros., who tapped him to direct an English-language reboot of the 1954 Japanese classic "Gojira". Produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, "Godzilla" began development in 2011 with Edwards at the helm, and was released on May 16, 2014 to mixed reviews and tremendous box office success, grossing $529 million worldwide against a $160 million budget.
Following the success of "Godzilla", producer Kathleen Kennedy tapped Edwards to helm a spin-off of "Star Wars" for Lucasfilm Limited. In 2015, it was revealed that Edwards' "Star Wars" spin-off, written Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, would be titled "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", set for release on December 16, 2016. The film boasts an ensemble cast including Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Mad Mikkelsen and James Earl Jones among others.- Producer
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Duncan Jones was born on 30 May 1971 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Moon (2009), Source Code (2011) and Mute (2018). He has been married to Rodene Ronquillo since 6 November 2012. They have two children.- Director
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Phil Hawkins is an award-winning feature film and commercials director. He's directed countless high profile television campaigns around the world and made six indie feature films released by the likes of Sony, Netflix and Lionsgate. From adaptations of Greek tragedy and a YA novel, to comedy satire and psychological thrillers, Phil's work crosses many genres but retains a cinematic and emotional edge.
His first studio feature was "Prancer: A Christmas Tale", starring Oscar-nominated James Cromwell for Universal Pictures & Sky Studios.
His latest is his second movie for Sky Studios. "Robin And The Hoods" is a family action-adventure starring another Oscar-nominee Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie and a huge cast of young actors. Described as "The Goonies" meets "Game Of Thrones" it's due for release Summer 2024.
He also wrote & directed what is probably the most expensive fan film ever made. "Star Wars Origins" was a passion project shot on location in the Sahara Desert that took three years to make. It combines his love of the action-adventure genre, Star Wars and Indiana Jones in a unique re-telling of the beginnings of the saga. Highly praised by Mark Hamill himself, it's been critically acclaimed as an "epic masterpiece".- Director
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Isaac Madge was born on 6th July, 1996 in Bath, Somerset, England. He has spent his career working primarily in video for theatre productions. Theatre credits include 'The Lehman Trilogy' at the National Theatre and 'All About Eve' at The Noel Coward Theatre.
Isaac has also worked on a number of feature films, short films, documentaries and music videos but continues to work primarily in live performance.- Director
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Rob Savage is a multi-award winning writer/director and 2013 Screen International Star of Tomorrow, working in shorts, features and commercials. He wrote, directed, shot, co-produced and edited micro- budget feature film Strings at age 18, which has screened at a number of prestigious International Festivals, including Raindance for its UK premiere and the Rome Film Festival for its European. The film has been acquired for release by Vertigo Films and recently won a British Independent Film Award, following in the footsteps of acclaimed director Ben Wheatley, whose debut feature "Down Terrace" won the same award three years previously. Rob is a Berlinale Talent Campus alumnus and has won a number of awards for his short films, including the BFI Future Film Award for sci-fi short "Sit in Silence" in 2011. He is represented by Jack Thomas at Independent Talent as a Writer and Director and Outsider for commercials.- Director
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An entrepreneurial filmmaker from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK who's film making journey began in 2009 when he picked up a camera for the first time. Danny bypassed film school and developed his writing, producing and directing skills by hitting the books, Internet and just getting out there and making short-form films.
The unique aspect of Danny's journey is the way in which he's sharing his filmmaking journey online. In hope, it helps inspire other like-minded indie filmmakers.
Danny has written, produced and directed 5 short films to date with Angel of the Night (2009), Love Like Hers (2010), Host (2011), That Day (2012) and Spaceman (2016).
During 2014 to the present day, Danny has been spending most of his time running his content marketing business (Stada Video). However, there are big plans ahead for documentary, TV, and feature film projects with many concepts and scripts in development.