James Newton
Directors Name: James Newton
Country of Origin: UK
Biography:
James Newton studied for a Fine Art degree with a specialism in documentary photography but always felt that in a photograph you never really get a true impression of the subject - that perhaps the moment you caught wasn't honest. This led him to become interested in documentary, where he felt I could give a voice to the subject and thus enable the audience to draw their own conclusions. After graduating he went to live in Japan and curated several successful exhibitions of his photography. Upon his return
to the UK he embarked on a documentary about his family and gained a broader experience in filmmaking through working for Granada. This parallel experience led him to the documentary direction course at the NFTS, from where his graduation film HOMELESS ME went on to win numerous awards and screen at worldwide festivals including Sheffield Doc/Fest and Sapporo. Since then James has won a development deal with BBC Factual, for a film about the young boys in Premier League football academies, as well as directing two series of 3 Minute Wonders for Channel 4. Most recently James has completed THE SPACE YOU LEAVE for the Scottish Documentary Insititute's "Bridging the Gap" scheme and a short looking at the responsibility of documentary filmmakers ON THE RUN WITH ABDUL.
Links: The Space You Leave