Adrian Sturges
Adrian Sturges | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Lewisham, London , United Kingdom |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | Catherine Mahoney |
Children | Nancy Sturges Gilbert Sturges |
Adrian Sturges (born 17 October 1976) is a British-born film producer.
Early life
Sturges was born in London, England and grew up in Rochester, Kent
Education
Sturges was educated at
He studied Theology and Religious Studies and History of Art at King's College, Cambridge and graduated with First Class Honours in 1998. Whilst at Cambridge he was President of the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club and produced comedy for the Footlights.
Sturges studied producing at the National Film and Television School, taking their Industry Course and was selected for the inaugural Inside Pictures scheme.
Life and career
Sturges began his career working as assistant to producer
His first feature was The Baker, written and directed by Gareth Lewis. Subsequently, he produced The Escapist, the first film by Rupert Wyatt which was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and for which he won the British Independent Film Awards prize for Best Achievement in Production. He then produced The Disappearance of Alice Creed, written and directed by J Blakeson which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2011 he produced Albatross, the film debut of Niall MacCormick.
For television he has produced Whatever Happened to Harry Hill? for Channel 4 – a spoof documentary about the comedian.
Future projects include J Blakeson's Bad Blood and Trouble which he is producing with Michael De Luca.
Sturges was named a Producer to Watch by
Personal life
Sturges has a daughter, Nancy, born in 2010 and a son, Gilbert, born in 2011 with his partner Catherine Mahoney.
References
- ^ Dawtrey (9 September 2009). "Adrian Sturges – Producer to Watch". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Dobson, Patricia (12 July 2007). "Stars of Tomorrow". Screen International. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (28 April 2009). "2009 Producer on the Move – UK". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Adrian Sturges: Brit to Watch". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.