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Campbell Beaton
Born29 September
NationalityBritish
OccupationProducer

Campbell Beaton is a British producer.

About

Campbell Beaton is a producer and director. He began Fortune Films in 2005 over a £1 bet that ‘anyone’ could make films. He has made commercials for the likes of Mercedes, Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana for Mario Testino, and promos for artists ranging from Bjork, Professor Green and Unkle.[1] He now runs Black Cap Films as well as other companies.

Campbell’s real passion is film. He has produced the multi award winning shorts, Half Hearted by Max McGill,[2] The Karman Line by Oscar Sharp[3] and Sean De Sparengo’s Counting Backwards.[4] He has also produced the 2017 Cannes Lions Grand Prix award winning VR project "Not Get" for Bjork by directors Warren and Nick

Campbell finished the feature film Hot Property[5] with Myanna Buring which premiered by closing the London Comedy festival in 2017.[6]

VR Awards

Cannes Grand Prix winner 2017 for Bjork Not Get VR[7] directed by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones

Film awards

COWBOY BEN starring Shaun Dooley

  • Best short film – Promax 2014
  • Best short film – CPIFF 2014
  • Best Drama Short Film – MIFF 2015
  • Best Performance Award – Plymouth Film Festival 2015

THE KARMAN LINE Oscar Sharp DOP Robbie Ryan

Starring: Olivia Colman, Shaun Dooley, and Chelsea Corfield

  • Winner – BIFA Best Short Film
  • Nomination – BAFTA 2015 Best Short Film[8]
  • Winner - Aspen Shortsfest Best Comedy
  • Winner - Aspen Shortsfest Ellen Prize for Originality
  • Winner - Grand Prix Short - FIRST Film Festival, China
  • Winner - Best Fiction Short - Deadcenter festival Oklahoma
  • Winner - Best Short Film - Savannah Film Festival
  • Winner - Best Short Drama - New Hampshire Film Festival
  • Winner - Best Drama - San Jose Short Film Festival
  • Winner - Best Short - UK Film Festival

Counting Backwards - Director Sean De Sparengo, DOP Adam Suchzisky

Starring Hetti Bywater, Kate Ashfield, and Craig Conway

  • Winner – Great lakes IFF 2015
  • Official Selection – San Luis Obispo IFF 2015
  • Official Selection – Hamilton FF 2015
  • Official Selection – River Bend IFF
  • Official Selection – Bronx IFF

References

  1. ^ "Search results for 'campbell beaton' on Promonews". Promonewstv. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ Half Hearted, retrieved 20 May 2019
  3. ^ The Karman Line, retrieved 20 May 2019
  4. ^ Counting Backwards, retrieved 20 May 2019
  5. ^ Hot Property, retrieved 20 May 2019
  6. ^ "HOT PROPERTY". LOCO LONDON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ "UK's Analog and W&N Studio grab Cannes Digital Craft Grand Prix for Björk VR experience". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Film in 2015". bafta.org. Retrieved 6 October 2016.