Greg Hall (film-maker)

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Greg Hall
Born Gregory Hall
30 June 1980 (1980-06-30) (age 31)
London, England
Occupation Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer
Years active 2003–present
Awards Katrina Cartldge Award for The Plague (2006)
Website
http://www.prodigalproductionsltd.com

Greg Hall (born 30 June 1980 in London, England) is a British film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter.

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[edit] Career

The Plague (2004) — made when he was a 22-year-old with a budget of just £3,500[1][2] — was Hall's feature feature debut, winning him the inaugural Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award at the 10th Sarajevo Film Festival.[3] He went on to collaborate with composer Steve Martland on follow-up feature Kapital (2007).[4] Hall also wrote the screenplays for both of these films and was cinematographer for the short film "The Housewife" (2005), which starred Alison Steadman. He is currently working on Same Shit, Different Day,[1] and has plans to adapt Ian Bone's autobiographical Bash The Rich.[1]

[edit] Filmography

  • Bash the Rich — planned project[1]
  • Same Shit, Different Day … Writer and Director — post-production, yet to be released[1]
  • Kapital (2007) … Writer, Director and Co-Producer[4][5]
  • The Plague (2004) … Writer, Director and Producer[2]
  • "The Housewife" (2004) … Cinematographer
  • "Cages" (2003) … Writer and Director
  • "Front" (2003) … Writer

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Blogger: Greg Hall" Blogger.com (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
  2. ^ a b Hall, Greg; "It was focused anarchy" BBC.co.uk, 5 October 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
  3. ^ Hastings, Chris; Jones, Beth; "Mike Leigh gives award to director of his son's film" Telegraph.co.uk, 27 August 2006 (Retrieved 24 July 2009)
  4. ^ a b Bourke, Kevin; "Greg's horror Existence" ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk, 15 September 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
  5. ^ Hall, Greg; "How to make guerrilla fairy tales in Manchester" Guardian.co.uk, 2 July 2007 (Retrieved: 24 July 2009)

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