Chris Shepherd

Chris Shepherd
Chris Shepherd
Born 11 December 1967 (1967-12-11) (age 43)
England Liverpool, England, UK
Occupation director, writer, producer
Awards Winner of a British Independent Film Award and five British Animation Awards
Website
http://www.chrisshepherdfilms.com

Chris Shepherd is a BAFTA nominated television/film writer and director. Born in Anfield, Liverpool in 1967. He is mainly known for combining live action with animation. His work fuses comedy with commentary on the darker side of human nature.

His writer and directorial debut came with a Channel 4 film called The Broken Jaw. The animated short, made in 1997, illustrated the plight of a public house after its been transformed into a fun pub. During the same year he animated the world stare-out championship for BBC comedy sketch show Big Train.

He directed and co-wrote a spoof general election series with Peter Holmes called People's Britain for Channel 4 in 2001. As producer he worked with Cramp Twins creator, Brian Wood, on his Channel 4 film School Disco.

His 2003 animate! commission, Dad's Dead, featured Ian Hart as its narrator. This was the first collaboration of many with producer and Slinky Pictures co-founder Maria Manton.The film ground breakingly combined animation with live action in a unique style which led the film to win 25 international awards including Best Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards and BAFTA nomination.

Other credits include animation on Channel 4 sit com Nathan Barley and Channel 4 documentary Bollocks To Cancer. 2005 saw him co-write and co-direct with artist David Shrigley on a second animate! commission called Who I Am And What I Want. The year after Silence Is Golden won the TCM Classic Shorts Award at the 2006 London Film Festival.

According to the United Agents website he is currently in development on several feature films. Up In Heaven. Directed by Chris Shepherd. Produced by Nira Park and Maria Manton for Film4, Big Talk Productions, 50% Off Directed by Chris Shepherd from an idea by Chris and David Shrigley for Warp Films and Mr Phillips with 55 Films.

His latest film, Bad Night For The Blues, won the International Canal+ Award at Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival and was transmitted on BBC HD on the 27th February 2011. He's followed this up with a pop promo, Falling Into Pieces, for Black Casino and the Ghost.

He's also mentioned on his blog that he's started work on a short for 12foot6 series Get Well Soon as well as being involved in a documentary project with Tim Brunsden called Home Sweet Home.

Filmography

Year Title Notes
???? Mr Phillips (in development) director and writer, based on the novel by John Lanchester
???? Up In Heaven (in development) director and co-writer with Jim Mummery
???? 50% Off (in development) director and writer with from an idea by Chris Shepherd and David Shrigley
???? The Ringer (in development) director and writer
2012 Home Sweet Home (documentary) producer (directed by Tim Brunsden)
2011 Get Well Soon - A 2:30 at the dentist (short) (in production) director and writer
2011 Black Casino and the Ghost - Falling Into Pieces (pop promo) director and writer
2010 Bad Night For The Blues director and writer
2010 Count Arthur Strong's Entertainment Game (TV pilot) animation
2010 The Klang Show animation
2007 Granny director and writer
2006 Silence Is Golden director and writer
2005 Who I Am And What I Want co-director and co-writer with David Shrigley
2005 Nathan Barley animation and graphics
2005 Only Human: Bollocks to Cancer animation
2003 Dad's Dead director and writer
2001 People's Britain director and co-writer with Peter Holmes
2001 The World Of Interiors producer
2000 Pop Skool director
2000 Angry Kid Episode: "Backward Writing" co-writer with Darren Walsh
1999 School Disco producer
1998 Big Train (Series 1) animation
1997 The Broken Jaw director and writer
1995 Abductees production manager
1992 A Load Of Balls director and writer
1989 Safari director and writer

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