Mike Downey (producer)

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Mike Downey
Born (1959-10-01) 1 October 1959 (age 64)
Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom
Alma mater
OccupationFilm producer

Mike Downey (born 1 October 1959) is a British film producer. He is the co-founder and CEO of Film and Music Entertainment and currently deputy Chairman of the European Film Academy.

Life and career

After gaining a BA in French with Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick,[1] Downey went on to continue post-graduate studies at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle, and Paris X Nanterre.

In 2000 Mike joined forces with fellow producer Sam Taylor, to create the Film and Music Entertainment, UK-based independent production house Film and Music Entertainment as part of a public offering on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt.[2]

In 2002 he wrote and edited The Film Finance Handbook, published by Wallflower Press, which acts as a guide for anyone planning to set out as a producer of films.[3]

In 2004 Mike joined the EFA Board[4] and was elected deputy chairman in 2014.[5]

Mike has served two terms as a BAFTA Council member and in 2008 he was a member of the BAFTA Film Committee.[6][7]

In 2014 he received Producer of the Decade Award from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival presented by Stephen Daldry.[8]

Mike is founder and President of the Motovun Film Festival in Croatia,[9] artistic advisor to the Zagreb Film Festival,[10] artistic director to the Antalya Film Festival[11] and former artistic board member of the Pula Film Festival.[12] He has been a trustee of the White Ribbon Alliance since 2010.[13] As well as being on the International board of trustees of The Isango Ensemble.[14]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Mike Downey – film producer". University of Warwick.
  2. ^ "Producers pair up for Fame U.K." Variety. 7 February 2001.
  3. ^ Downey, Mike; Media Business School (1 January 1999). "The film finance handbook". Media Business School – via Open WorldCat. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Staff and Structure". European Film Academy.
  5. ^ Holdsworth, Nick. "Mike Downey, deputy chairman of the European Film Academy, calls the late 'City of God' producer, who died Monday, a "benign defender of artists."". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Review of the Year 2008/2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
  7. ^ Barraclough, Leo (18 March 2015). "Prague's Febiofest to Fete British Producer Mike Downey". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. ^ Pablos, Emiliano De (9 October 2014). "Fort Lauderdale Fest To Honor Mike Downey". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. ^ Holman, Jordyn (5 August 2014). "'The Tribe' Wins Motovun Film Festival's Top Honor". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Who is Who". Zagreb Film Festival.
  11. ^ "Antalya Film Festival Names Mike Downey as Artistic Director". Variety. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. ^ Grater, Tom. "Pula festival unveils 2016 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Mike Downey". White Ribbon Alliance.
  14. ^ "South African Theatre Company " Ambassadors". Isango Ensemble. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. ^ Hopewell, John (1 October 2014). "F&ME Completes Production on 'Breathe – Umphefumlo'". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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