Adam Hamdy
| Adam Hamdy | |
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| Born | March 12, 1974 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Film producer, director, screenwriter, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 2004– |
| Notable work(s) | The Hunter, Starmaker Leviathan |
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Adam Hamdy (born March 12, 1974) is a British writer, film producer and director best known for his debut comic book limited series The Hunter.
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[edit] Biography
Hamdy was born and raised in London, United Kingdom.
Hamdy attended the University of Oxford, and graduated with a degree in law. He also holds a degree in philosophy from the University of London. After a number of low-level jobs in the media industry, Hamdy joined the consulting team at Lloyd's of London. From there, he went on to join a niche management consulting firm.
Using seed finance provided by the partners in his consulting firm, Hamdy founded a company that developed specialist online payment systems. He raised £7.5m in venture capital to launch the business. The business was later sold to one of the venture capital investors. Between 2000 and 2001, Hamdy co-wrote a weekly diary column for The Guardian on the ups and downs of being an Internet entrepreneur.[1]
Hamdy left the corporate world to focus on building a career as a writer. As a screenwriter, he has worked with film producers on both sides of the Atlantic.[2] He has also written for the video game industry. His debut comic The Hunter launched in December 2007. The first issue of Hamdy's second comic Starmaker: Leviathan was published online in 2009.[3] In late 2009 it was announced that Hunter had been optioned for a film by Scarlet Fire Entertainment, with Hamdy providing the script.[4] Hamdy will produce alongside Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl.[5]
Hamdy's debut feature film, Pulp, is scheduled for release in 2012.[6]
[edit] Filmography
- Pulp (2011) Director, Producer
[edit] References
- ^ ,Adam Hamdy, Guy Mallison (March 26, 2001). "Slaughter of New Dot Com Ventures". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2001/mar/26/newmedia.business. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ Geary, Joanna (November 25, 2007). "The Hunter goes global for comic man Adam". Birmingham Post. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/business/tm_headline=the-hunter-goes-global-for-comic-man-adam&method=full&objectid=20163219&siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
- ^ Bug, Ambush (December 2, 2009). "Ain't It Cool News Reviews Starmaker: Leviathan". Ain't It Cool News. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43325#11. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Brown, Graeme (December 7, 2009). "Midland Dare Comics founder inspires Hollywood movie". Birmingham Post. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/2009/12/07/midland-dare-comics-founder-inspires-hollywood-movie-65233-25340803/. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay (December 7, 2009). "Scarlet Fire Lights Up The Hunter". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i1bd3b784b7c9e255b82fcc4c6ba70a3e. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ Young, Graham (March 30, 2011). "Shooting has ended on a new Birmingham-based comic book lovers' movie called Pulp". Birmingham Post. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2011/03/30/shooting-has-ended-on-a-new-birmingham-based-comic-book-lovers-movie-called-pulp-97319-28425869/. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
