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Vadim Jean

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Vadim Jean (born Bristol, 9 December 1963) is an award-winning English film director, producer, and executive producer.

After graduating with a degree in History from Warwick University, he found work on Mike Figgis' Stormy Monday, before establishing his own production company in 1989 covering a wide variety of subjects, from sport to corporate videos.

He first came to public attention as a director when Leon the Pig Farmer, won him the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival, the Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, the Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

He repeated his critical success in 1999 when One More Kiss won the Audience Award at the Atlantic Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Film at the Emden International Film Festival.

His Hollywood debut was Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Glick in Lalawood starring Martin Short as his celebrity interviewing alter-ego, produced by Gold Circle films. The film also features Steve Martin and Kurt Russell as themselves. It was selected as the closing gala at the 2004 Toronto film festival.

Most recently he directed In the Land of the Free... a feature documentary narrated by Samuel L Jackson. It tells the story of three men known as the Angola 3 who between them have spent over a Century in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State penitentiary. It was nominated best documentary at the 2011 London Evening Standard British Film Awards. (London Evening Standard 5th January 2011).

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Known for

Directing
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2021 Final Scene Directing Director N/A
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2021 Dr Saviour Directing Director N/A
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2017 Cruel and Unusual Directing Director 59
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2016 Breaking the Bank Directing Director 58
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2010 In the Land of the Free... Directing Director N/A
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2008 The Color of Magic Directing Director N/A
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2008 The Color Of Magic Directing Director N/A
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2007 Hogfather Directing Director 61
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2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Directing Director 58
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1999 One More Kiss Directing Director 58
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1998 The Real Howard Spitz Directing Director 58
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1995 Clockwork Mice Directing Director 58
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1994 Beyond Bedlam Directing Director 58
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1993 Leon The Pig Farmer Directing Director 58
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Writing
2016 Breaking the Bank Writing Writer 58
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2009 Oliviero Rising Writing Writer N/A
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2008 The Color Of Magic Writing Screenstory N/A
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2008 The Color of Magic Writing Screenstory N/A
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2007 Hogfather Writing Screenplay 61
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1994 Beyond Bedlam Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
2024 Daley Production Producer N/A
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2023 White Widow Production Executive Producer 58
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2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Production Producer 64
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2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature Production Executive Producer 58
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2003 The Virgin of Liverpool Production Producer 58
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1999 One More Kiss Production Producer 58
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