Philip John
Philip John (born in
River Ebbw, which, in the 1960s, was one of the most polluted waterways in Europe
.
Early life and education
John played bass with
DIY punk band called Reptile Ranch. Along with Spike Reptile, Simon Smith and Andrew Tucker, he founded Z-Block Records, a non profit-making collective releasing records by fellow Cardiff-based DIY bands, including the Young Marble Giants. John also ran a musicians collective at the seminal Grassroots Cafe on Charles Street in Cardiff. John left the music business "following an ill-fated busking-trip to Paris with nine-piece kazoo band performing Motown numbers."[1][2]
He graduated of Newport Film School (formerly part of the University of Wales, Newport, now the University of South Wales).[3]
Film
On leaving film school, John made a further three short films under various schemes. Sixteen Ounces was made as part of an in-house
BBC Wales scheme. BBC Wales and Sgrin Cymru collaborated on Welsh Rarebits, which produced John's controversial and BAFTA-nominated short film Suckerfish. John's final post graduation short Sister Lulu was made under the Channel 4/Sgrin Cymru's Screen Gems. Both Suckerfish and Sister Lulu went on to win international festival prizes, including selection by NEW DIRECTIONS Y2K who sponsored a trip to New York and Los Angeles for the 'best new UK directors'.[4]
In 2023, he is working on
Television
John's television drama work includes
Being Human,[6] for which he gained a BAFTA nomination as Best Director, Ashes To Ashes and Downton Abbey.[7][8][9]
Philip's recent credits include Crossing Lines, Spotless and four episodes of the Starz/Sony series Outlander.
References
- ^ "Home". philipjohn.net.
- ^ "Philip John - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "History | documentary newport". Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Award Nominee Masterclass: Philip John on Directing". bafta.org. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (24 January 2024). "Shruti Haasan to Headline BFI-Backed Indo-U.K. Co-Production 'Chennai Story' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Gant2016-06-19T09:54:00+01:00, Charles. "'Moon Dogs': Edinburgh Review". Screen. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ashes To Ashes presspack". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Shruti Haasan to star in Downton Abbey creator Philip John's Chennai Story". filmfare.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Robin Friday movie to be directed by Philip John". BBC News. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2024.