Sunday, 3 October 2010

Shane Meadows

Shane Meadows born in the UK on 26th December 1972 is regarded as a self-taught British film maker. 1994 saw his first steps into the film making industry and escalated shortly after as he began making a selection of short videos. Shane’s growing catalogue of films and his frustration of not being able to screen them at any festivals led to his creation of “Six of the best”, a screening opportunity for short film makers to display their films. After growing in popularity this developed into an international video festival called “Flip Side”.
Shane’s popularity increased over the years with more examples of heartfelt films that continued to attract a collection of fans. His popularity however was not being reflected in the Box- Office among most cinema goers; many not being able to appreciate his style i.e. creating a black and white feature in his film Twenty-four Seven; his lack of film prints available and his budget. This however was halted by the release of his success film  “This Is England” a story set in 1983 which documents the life changing events that can take place during the school summer holidays. “This is England” grossed over £ 1 Million in the box office showing in over 150 cinemas, competing with blockbusters such as Spiderman 3 this Independent film won Best British Independent Film at the BIFA awards and a BAFTA film award in 2008.

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