Jamie Thraves

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Jamie Thraves
Born
James Thraves

(1969-06-02) 2 June 1969 (age 54)
Romford, London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Film writer and director
Years active1989–present

Jamie Thraves (born James Thraves, 2 June 1969 in Romford, London) is a British film writer and director.[1]

Biography

Thraves began making early short experimental films in 1989 at the

University of Humberside, having previously studied illustration. His graduation film Scratch (1991) and The Take-Out (1993), a short film made under the BFI New Directors scheme, both went on to win awards at film festivals worldwide. He joined the Royal College of Art in 1993 where he made another award-winning film, The Hackney Downs (1995).[2]

Career

After leaving the Royal College of Art he joined Oil Factory, a music video company, making his breakthrough video in 1995 for

Breakthrough Video
.

Thraves directed the short film I Just Want To Kiss You in 1997, starring Martin Freeman which won the Fox Searchlight Award for Best Short Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1998.

Thraves made his first feature,

Film 4. It starred Aidan Gillen, Kate Ashfield, Tobias Menzies, Dean Lennox Kelly, Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. The film was named among the "neglected masterpieces" of film history by The Observer in its rundown of 50 Lost Movie Classics.[3]

His second feature,

BBC Films, starred Paddy Considine and Julia Stiles. It was based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith
.

His third feature film,

Time Out said of Treacle Jr. "Funny, touching and gritty, this coolly rendered observation on need and rejection really is a Brit drama to shout about".[4]

Thraves' fourth feature film, Pickups (2017), is the third to star long-term collaborator Aidan Gillen.[5]

Music videos

1995
1996
1997
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2017
2020

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Ryan Gilbey. "Jamie Thraves: Life is bittersweet | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ "The Hackney Downs (1995)". BFI. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ "50 Lost Movie Classics | Film | The Observer". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Treacle Jr &#124". Time Out. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. TheGuardian.com
    .
  6. ^ "Twin Atlantic 'Hold On' by Jamie Thraves on Promo News". Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. YouTube
  8. YouTube
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (13 April 2015). "Villagers - 'Everything I Am Is Yours'". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. YouTube

External links

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