Paul Black (director)
Paul Black (born 15 July 1967 in London, England) is a British award-winning film director, writer, producer, and creative visionary. He immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1975 from the UK. Black studied Economics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada.[1] In the 1990s he lived in Barcelona and then returned to London. In the 2000s he lived in New York City and Los Angeles. Black currently lives in Berlin, Germany, with his wife and daughter.
Awards and nominations
Won
- 1999 Official Selection – L.A. Film Festival for Please!
- 2000 Jury Award, Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes – Palm Springs International Short Film Festival for Please!
- 2000 Official Selection – Edinburgh Film Festival for Please!
- 2000 Official Selection – Melbourne Film Festival for Please!
- 2000 Short Listed – British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) for Please!
- 2001 Audience Award – Brooklyn International Film Festival for Please!
- 2004 Golden Zenith Award,Best Film from the Section Cinema and Sport, – Montréal Film Festival[2] for America Brown[3]
Nominations
- 2007 Nominee – Best Narrative Tribeca Film Festival for America Brown
- 2007 Nominee – Best Film SXSW Film Festival for America Brown[4]
References
- ^ IMDB.com. "Biography for Paul Black". IMDB.com. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ IMDB.com. "Montreal World Film Festival – Best Film from the Section Cinema and Sport". Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Nytimes.com. "NEW YORK ARTS; 'America Brown': Williamsburg Cowboy". Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie. "America Brown". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
External links
- Paul Black at IMDb