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This article is about the British producer. For the American basketball player, see Damian Jones (basketball). For orher people with a similar name, see Damon Jones (disambiguation).

Damian Jones
Born (1964-09-30) 30 September 1964 (age 60)
London, England, UK
Years active1989 – present

Damian Jones (born 30 September 1964) is a British film producer.

His career spans over 40 feature films that include top directing and acting talent to critical and commercial success. His films include the Oscar®-winning The Iron Lady, The Lady in the Van, The History Boys, Belle, Welcome to Sarajevo, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Millions, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Powder Room, Dad's Army and Noel Clarke's trilogy Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood.

Jones’ current projects include Michael Winterbottom's GREED for Sony Pictures International Productions and Film4 and Argyris Papadimitropoulos's MONDAY starring Sebastian Stan. The start of 2019 saw him recently wrap production on Rapman's feature-length adaptation of YouTube phenomenon BLUE STORY, BBC Films developed and co-financed the feature whilst Paramount Pictures has worldwide distribution rights.[1] In 2016, the company signed a first look deal with Fox Searchlight.[2]

Announced projects include upcoming films with Alice Lowe, John Morton, Tim Firth, Björn Runge and Sophia Al Maria. He has a first Look deal with Fox Searchlight with projects that include SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, a reimagining of the original film with writer/director Nia DaCosta; ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS with Oli Refson, Richard Bean, and Nicholas Hytner executive producing; PRESIDENT’S ASTROLOGER with Samantha Strauss and John Madden, the story of Joan Quigley, the astrologer to the Reagans – focusing on her relationship with Nancy Reagan; UNTITLED MURDER MYSTERY (working title) by Mark Chappell, and additional projects with Simon Farnaby and Roisin Conaty.[3]

He is the founder of DJ Films Ltd and was co-founder of Dragon Pictures and Mission Pictures.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ https://www.screendaily.com/news/paramount-picks-up-world-rights-to-uk-feature-by-creator-of-youtube-sensation-shiros-story-exclusive-/5137282.article
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (23 March 2016). "Fox Searchlight Signs First-Look Deal with 'Absolutely Fabulous' Producer Damian Jones". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ https://deadline.com/2019/02/sleeping-enemy-reboot-one-man-two-guvnors-fox-searchlight-james-corden-julia-roberts-1202565083/
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