Eric Styles(I)

In 1991, after studying at the National Film and Television School, Styles started directing film documentaries for the BBC in Cardiff. He continued his relationship with BBC Cardiff for whom he produced and directed a string of high profile film dramas and documentary series including Last Days at Fforchwen and The Dream, for which he received a nomination for a BAFTA Cymru Best Director Award in 1995. In 1996, he received further nominations, this time for the television feature All Mixed Up, which went on to win a host of awards, including Best TV Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Award for Best Original Score at The Royal Television Society, a Writers Guild Award and three BAFTA Cymru Awards. His 1997 short film Birdbrain won the Kodak Award for Cinematography at the British Short Film Festival and has been screened at festivals including Toronto, Denmark, Clement Ferrond and Edinburgh. In 1997 Styles made four single film dramas for the BBC including Love In The House Of The Lord by Catherine Linstrum and Washed Up by Steve Gould. Washed Up went on to win the Best Drama Award at the BAFTA Cyrmu Awards. Relative Values is Stlyes' second feature in association with Christopher Milburn after his debut Dreaming Of Joseph Lees which was released to great critical acclaim in the Autumn of 1999 by Fox Searchlight.