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Film Maker '''John Walsh''' was born in London and is founder of film company |
Film Maker '''John Walsh''' was born in London and is founder of film company Walsh Bros Ltd.<ref>http://www.walshbros.co.uk/</ref> His film work on subjects such as social mobility and social justice have brought him many awards including two BAFTA nominations. His company Walsh Bros Ltd. was ranked in the Production 100, a ranking of the top 100 independent film companies in the UK, by Televisual in 2010, 2011 and 2012.<ref>http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/8/69/Indies-61-70.html</ref><ref>http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/12/113/Indies-61-70.html</ref><ref>http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/16/160/Indies-61---70.html</ref> |
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A film maker from a young age, John had his first super-8 camera by the age of ten. He was accepted to the [[London Film School]] in 1989 where his documentary work got him was noticed with his film on [[stop-motion animation]] filmmaker [[Ray Harryhausen]]. Today John Walsh is a Trustee of the [[Ray Harryhausen|Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation]].<ref>http://harryhausenfoundation.com/about/</ref> |
A film maker from a young age, John had his first super-8 camera by the age of ten. He was accepted to the [[London Film School]] in 1989 where his documentary work got him was noticed with his film on [[stop-motion animation]] filmmaker [[Ray Harryhausen]]. Today John Walsh is a Trustee of the [[Ray Harryhausen|Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation]].<ref>http://harryhausenfoundation.com/about/</ref> |
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John Walsh was made a Trustee [http://www.harryhausenfoundation.com/people/john-walsh/] of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation in 2014.<ref>http://harryhausenfoundation.com/people/john-walsh/</ref> He first met with [[Ray Harryhausen]] in 1988 as a film student of the [[London Film School]] and made documentary entitled ''Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life'' <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3332334/</ref> narrated by [[Doctor Who]] actor [[Tom Baker]]. |
John Walsh was made a Trustee [http://www.harryhausenfoundation.com/people/john-walsh/] of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation in 2014.<ref>http://harryhausenfoundation.com/people/john-walsh/</ref> He first met with [[Ray Harryhausen]] in 1988 as a film student of the [[London Film School]] and made documentary entitled ''Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life'' <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3332334/</ref> narrated by [[Doctor Who]] actor [[Tom Baker]]. |
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John Walsh filmed and recorded commentary tracks with Ray Harryhausen in his London home commencing 17 May 2012.<ref>http://www.rayharryhausen.com/news-events.php</ref> Since that date recordings were made for [[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of The Titans]], [[Mysterious Island (1961 film)|Mysterious Island]], [[The 3 Worlds of Gulliver]], [[First Men in the Moon (1964 film)|First Men in the Moon]] with [[Academy Awards]] winner [[Randy Cook]], [[The Valley of Gwangi]] with his daughter Vanessa Harryhausen, [[One Million Years B.C.]] with [[Martine Beswick]], [[The Golden Voyage of Sinbad]] with fellow Trustee [[Caroline Munro]], [[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]] with film director [[John Landis]] and [[Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger]] with SFX artist Colin Arthur. This last was recorded in January 2013. |
John Walsh filmed and recorded commentary tracks with Ray Harryhausen in his London home commencing 17 May 2012.<ref>http://www.rayharryhausen.com/news-events.php</ref> Since that date recordings were made for [[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of The Titans]], [[Mysterious Island (1961 film)|Mysterious Island]], [[The 3 Worlds of Gulliver]], [[First Men in the Moon (1964 film)|First Men in the Moon]] with [[Academy Awards]] winner [[Randy Cook]], [[The Valley of Gwangi]] with his daughter Vanessa Harryhausen, [[One Million Years B.C.]] with [[Martine Beswick]], [[The Golden Voyage of Sinbad]] with fellow Trustee [[Caroline Munro]], [[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]] with film director [[John Landis]] and [[Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger]] with SFX artist Colin Arthur. This last was recorded in January 2013. John Walsh donated the film and sound footage recorded entirely to the Ray Harryhausen Foundation and they contain many new revelations by Ray on how his films were created and produced. |
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== Filmography / Awards == |
== Filmography / Awards == |
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John Walsh | |
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| File:John @ BAFTA.jpg Walsh at BAFTA Film Awards | |
| Born | London, England |
| Nationality | British, Irish |
| Education | London Film School |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Writer |
Film Maker John Walsh was born in London and is founder of film company Walsh Bros Ltd.[1] His film work on subjects such as social mobility and social justice have brought him many awards including two BAFTA nominations. His company Walsh Bros Ltd. was ranked in the Production 100, a ranking of the top 100 independent film companies in the UK, by Televisual in 2010, 2011 and 2012.[2][3][4]
A film maker from a young age, John had his first super-8 camera by the age of ten. He was accepted to the London Film School in 1989 where his documentary work got him was noticed with his film on stop-motion animation filmmaker Ray Harryhausen. Today John Walsh is a Trustee of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation.[5]
Film
In 2010 John Walsh stood as a Parliamentary candidate in the 2010 General Election and made the gonzo-style documentary feature film Tory Boy The Movie which was released in cinemas in 2011 and 2012. The film follows Walsh as he becomes a Conservative candidate after a lifetime of voting Labour. In the film, he claims that Sir Stuart Bell, the Labour Party's MP in Middlesbrough, is absent so often from Middlesbrough that he is an unsuitable candidate. According to Richard Moss, a BBC film critic, "some silliness aside, it is a thought-provoking insight into the way our political system works or doesn't work on the ground." [6] It was subsequently nominated for the Grieson Documentary award for "Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme".[7] The film received a re-release in cinemas in 2015 in the lead up to the 2015 UK General Election.[8][9]
In 2014 John Walsh's remastered version of the film Monarch was released.[10] The original negative for the film had been lost and was the subject of various newspaper reports. The film starred late Irish stage and screen actor T. P. McKenna and Jean Marsh.[11] This subsequently led to cinema showing starting at the Tricycle Cinema [12] in London.[13][14] He discussed the issues around finding the lost negatives for Monarch and other lost projects with BBC Radio 2 Janice Long [15]
Television
In 2010 Rose d'Or nominated Walsh's five part BBC series on childhood homeless Sofa Surfers [16] was nominated for the Social Award at the Rose d'Or Awards.[17]
The BAFTA nominated film My Life: Karate Kids [18] for the first time tackled issues of bullying among disabled children. It was narrated by Doctor Who actor David Tennant
The Monte Carlo TV Nominated BBC film Toy Soldiers presented the point of view of the bereaved children of UK service personnel. John discusses this on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme.[19] The film was praised by Dr Geraldine Walford for challenging perceptions around the topic of childhood grief. "good to see this sensitive and crucially important topic being opened up for people to learn from.".[20] Also nominated for Prix Jeunesse International Munich.[21]
John Walsh's three part Grierson Trusts Nominated BBC series Headhunting The Homeless [22] was part of the BBC’s 120 most treasured programmes in the corporation’s drive to convince its critics that the licence fee should not be abolished.[23]
The BAFTA nominated and New York Festival winning Channel 4 Series Don't Make Me Angry was television's first anger management series. This ran for two series.[24]
Walsh Bros Ltd.
John Walsh founded Walsh Bros Ltd. production company in April 1992 . Its film work on subjects such as social mobility and social justice have brought many awards including two BAFTA nominations. Walsh Bros Ltd. was ranked in the Production 100, a ranking of the top 100 independent film companies in the UK, by Televisual in 2010, 2011 and 2012.[25][26][27]
Ray Harryhausen Foundation
John Walsh was made a Trustee [1] of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation in 2014.[28] He first met with Ray Harryhausen in 1988 as a film student of the London Film School and made documentary entitled Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life [29] narrated by Doctor Who actor Tom Baker.
John Walsh filmed and recorded commentary tracks with Ray Harryhausen in his London home commencing 17 May 2012.[30] Since that date recordings were made for Clash of The Titans, Mysterious Island, The 3 Worlds of Gulliver, First Men in the Moon with Academy Awards winner Randy Cook, The Valley of Gwangi with his daughter Vanessa Harryhausen, One Million Years B.C. with Martine Beswick, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad with fellow Trustee Caroline Munro, Mighty Joe Young with film director John Landis and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger with SFX artist Colin Arthur. This last was recorded in January 2013. John Walsh donated the film and sound footage recorded entirely to the Ray Harryhausen Foundation and they contain many new revelations by Ray on how his films were created and produced.
Filmography / Awards
| Year | Title | Role | Film / Television | Award / Nomination* |
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| 2015 | ToryBoy The Movie (re-release) | Director, Writer, Producer | Feature Film | Grierson Awards Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme* |
| 2014 | Monarch (re-release) | Director, Writer, Producer, Editor | Feature Film | Mill Valley Film Festival |
| 2011 | ToryBoy The Movie | Director, Writer, Producer | Feature Film | Grierson Awards Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme* |
| 2010 | Toy Soldiers [31] | Director, Writer, Producer | BBC Documentary | Monte-Carlo Television Festival* & Prix Jeunesse Munich* [32] |
| 2009 | Prime Ministers Global Fellowship [33] | Director, Writer, Producer | Documentary British Council | |
| 2009 | My Life: Karate Kids [34] | Director, Writer, Producer | BBC Documentary | BAFTA* |
| 2008 | Sofa Surfers [35][36] | Director, Writer, Producer | BBC Documentary | Rose d'Or* |
| 2007 | Don't Make Me Angry - series 2 [37] | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 4 Documentary | New York Festival Winner |
| 2006 | Don't Make Me Angry - series 1 [38] | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 4 Documentary | BAFTA* |
| 2003 | Headhunting The Homeless [39][40][41] | Director, Writer, Producer | BBC Documentary | Grierson Trust* |
| 2001 | Nu Model Armi | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 4 Documentary | |
| 2001 | TREX2 | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 5 Documentary | |
| 2000 | TREX | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 5 Documentary | |
| 2000 | Monarch | Director, Writer, Producer, Editor | Feature Film | Mill Valley Film Festival |
| 1999 | Cowboyz & Cowgirlz | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 5 Documentary | |
| 1998 | Boyz & Girlz | Director, Writer, Producer | Channel 5 Documentary | |
| 1991 | Masque of Draperie | Director, Writer, Producer | Documentary | |
| 1989 | Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life | Director, Writer, Producer | Documentary |
References
- ^ http://www.walshbros.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/8/69/Indies-61-70.html
- ^ http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/12/113/Indies-61-70.html
- ^ http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/16/160/Indies-61---70.html
- ^ http://harryhausenfoundation.com/about/
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-13960870
- ^ http://www.griersontrust.org/past-awards/grierson-2011/shortlist.html
- ^ http://www.irishpost.co.uk/entertainment/documentary-that-exposed-labour-scandal-back-in-theatres-ahead-of-election
- ^ http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11807584.BAFTA_nominated_Greenwich_filmmaker_s_controversial_ToryBoy_returns_to_cinemas_before_election/
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26420152
- ^ http://www.wharf.co.uk/2014/06/tudor-whodunnit-filmed-in-gree.html
- ^ http://www.tricycle.co.uk/current-programme-pages/cinema-program/cinema/monarch/
- ^ http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/leisure/oldcinema/movies_news_reviews/11441818.Critically_acclaimed_movie_shot_in_Charlton_set_for_high_definition_re_release/?ref=mac
- ^ http://www.irishpost.co.uk/entertainment/london-irish-director-reveals-archive-henry-viii-film-tapes-almost-lost#comment-364005
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01xn3p1
- ^ http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0ba0e265dd6749a5b2e05732a0cf68bd
- ^ http://realscreen.com/2010/06/10/rosedornoms-20100610/
- ^ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dwyn/my-life--series-4---1-my-life-the-big-climb
- ^ https://audioboom.com/boos/2017122-father-s-death-took-a-chunk-out-of-my-heart
- ^ https://www.drmortons.co.uk/blog/toy-soldiers-childhood-bereavement-armed-forces/
- ^ http://www.prixjeunesse.de/themen/festival/2012/catalog/catalog_2012_web.pdf
- ^ http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/666fd460ee9144ffb3a60e728f837d27
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/sep/19/broadcasting.bbc
- ^ http://www.channel4learning.com/support/programmenotes/micro/dmma/
- ^ http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/8/69/Indies-61-70.html
- ^ http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/12/113/Indies-61-70.html
- ^ http://www.televisual.com/read-reports-surveys/16/160/Indies-61---70.html
- ^ http://harryhausenfoundation.com/people/john-walsh/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3332334/
- ^ http://www.rayharryhausen.com/news-events.php
- ^ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cjmrm/my-life--series-2---1-my-life-toy-soldiers
- ^ http://www.prixjeunesse.de/themen/festival/2012/catalog/catalog_2012_web.pdf
- ^ https://vimeo.com/10358007
- ^ http://www.david-tennant-news.com/my-life-karate-kids/
- ^ http://news.lfs.org.uk/2010_06_01_archive.html
- ^ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/s564/sofa-surfers--series-1---3-sagal
- ^ http://www.channel4learning.com/support/programmenotes/micro/dmma/
- ^ http://www.channel4learning.com/support/programmenotes/micro/dmma/
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/04_april/17/headhunting_homeless.shtml
- ^ http://www.ovguide.com/video/headhunting-the-homeless-bbc-documentary-series-922ca39ce10036ba0e115de22ba45801#
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/sep/19/broadcasting.bbc
External links
- Walsh Bros Ltd. official site
- Monarch film. official site
- ToryBoy The Movie. official site
- John Walsh official biog
- John Walsh at IMDb