Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis | |
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Carlisle, Cumberland , England | |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, composer |
Years active | 1984–present |
Children | 2 |
Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer.[1] He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People.
Early life
Figgis was born in
Career
Figgis's early interest was in music. He played trumpet and guitar in The People Band and is audible in their first record (produced by Charlie Watts) in 1968. He also played keyboards for Bryan Ferry's first band, The Gas Board. In 1983 he directed a theatre play, produced in Theatre Gerard-Philipe (Saint-Denis, Paris). This play performed with great success at Festival de Grenada and in Theater der Welt (Munich).
After working in theatre (he was a musician and performer in the experimental group
In 2007, Figgis shot Love Live Long set between Istanbul and Bratislava on the infamous Gumball 3000 Rally, starring Sophie Winkleman and Daniel Lapaine. In 2008, he was called upon by Transport for London to help shoot a public information film entitled A Little Thought From Each of Us, A Big Difference For Everyone, encouraging more considerate behaviour on London's public transport systems, which was then shown in London cinemas. The ad comprised the screen split into four sections, each section showing one of four scenarios all on the same double-decker bus. At the end of the ad, the friction-creating scenarios were resolved and the ad ended on "A little thought from each of us. A big difference for everyone."
Digital video
Forays into
At one of the Shooting People events in 2005 he said that filmmaking with a small digital camera made the experience more like painting or novel writing than the movie industry. His fascination with camera technology has also led him to create a camera stabilisation rig for smaller video cameras, called the
To promote a new camera phone,
Educational career
Figgis, since 2008, has been professor of film studies at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts intensive summer seminars.[1]
Figgis was made an Honorary Associate of London Film School.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Composer | Notes |
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1988 | Stormy Monday | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
1990 | Internal Affairs | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
1991 | Liebestraum | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
1993 | Mr. Jones | Yes | No | No | No | |
1994 | The Browning Version | Yes | No | No | No | |
1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
1997 | One Night Stand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1999 | The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Miss Julie | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2000 | Timecode
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2001 | Hotel | Yes | Story | Yes | Yes | |
2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
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Yes | Yes | No | No | Segment About Time 2 |
2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
2008 | Love Live Long | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer |
2012 | Suspension of Disbelief | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Also cinematographer and editor |
Documentary film
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Flamenco Women | |
2001 | The Battle of Orgreave | |
2004 | Co/Ma | Also executive producer, cinematographer and editor |
2017 | The Battle of Hastings | |
2019 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | |
TBA | Megalopolis making-of film |
Television
TV movies
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Composer | Notes |
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1984 | The House | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
1991 | Women & Men 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Segment Mara |
TV series
Year | Title | Notes |
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2003 | The Blues
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Episode "Red, White, And Blues" |
2004 | The Sopranos | Episode "Cold Cuts" |
2008 | Canterbury's Law | Episode "Pilot"; Also executive producer |
2018 | The Affair | Episode "401" |
Bibliography
- Mike Figgis: Collected Screenplays 1 – Stormy Monday, Liebestraum, Leaving Las Vegas (2002)
- Digital Filmmaking (2007)
- The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations (2017): 978-057130504-9
References
- ^ a b c "Mike Figgis Faculty Page at European Graduate School (Biography, bibliography and video lectures)". European Graduate School. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "Mike Figgis - Professor of Film - Biography". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "Hollywood director Mike Figgis visits Kenton School". Newcastle Chronicle. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Mike Figgis: Music". mikefiggis.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Manfrotto Group. Archived from the originalon 8 February 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "Life Captured. Sony Ericsson (Sony Ericsson Launch Short Film Competition)". Seenit.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
External links
- Wellcome Trust oral-history interview from July 2009
- Mike Figgis Faculty page at European Graduate School (Includes biography, filmography, photos and video lectures)
- Mike Figgis at IMDb
- Mike Figgis at the TCM Movie Database
- Mike Figgis biography and credits at the BFI's Screenonline
- Digital Filmmaking book
- A short film for Agent Provocateur
- Interview
- Mike Figgis judged the Film of the Month competition in January 2009 on the independent filmmakers networking site Shooting People.