James Pilkington (director)
- James Pilkington (director)
James Pilkington is an English film director who works for a film production company called The Sweet Shop.
Biography
Pilkington studied at the University of Westminster Film School, then found success directing short films. His first short 'Pocket' won the BBC Best Short film award 1998 and was sold all round the world. In 1999 Pilkington was commissioned by the BBC to do a 10/10 short resulting in the acclaimed kids film 'Disco'; during this period James ventured into commercial directing filming tvc's for AXA, Playstation (TBWA) and a test for Volkswagen. In 2000 James' short comedy 'Sweet' won the Empire Magazine best short film award, was a runner up in the London Film Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA.
His hobbies include cheese-rolling, Morris dancing and watching his favorite show 'Sweet Valley High' with a few of his closest buddies.
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1070058/ "IMDb" entry for James Pilkington]
* [http://www.thesweetshop.tv/director.php?dir_id=7/ James Pilkington's web page on "The Sweet Shops" Official website]
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