Gareth Ellis-Unwin (born Gareth Unwin, 20 February 1972) is a British film producer best known for producing the 2010 film ''

The King's Speech ''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language ...

'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is also the co-founder and CEO of

Bedlam Productions Bedlam Productions is an independent film and television production company based in Soho, London and has been in operation since 2009. Bedlam was founded by Simon Egan and Gareth Unwin; the two met while studying film at Ravensbourne College. C ...

Life and career

Growing up in Slough, Berkshire, Unwin attended

Herschel Grammar School Herschel Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school with academy status, located in Slough, Berkshire, England. The headteacher is Mrs Joanne Rockall. The school has around 900 pupils, 250 of whom are in the sixth form. History The ...

. He worked part-time at Pinewood Studios. After graduating from Ravensbourne College, Gareth rose quickly through the ranks to be assistant director and production manager for a number of drama and documentary projects. His first feature film as producer, ''

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'' (2009), earned a nomination at the

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. Following that, Gareth produced ''The King's Speech'' alongside

Iain Canning Iain Canning is an English film and television producer best known for producing the film ''The King's Speech'' (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA award for Best Film and Best British Film, and for execut ...

and

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, picking up the Audience Award at

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, a

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award, seven BAFTAs, including both Outstanding British Film and Best Film, and four Academy Awards, including Best Film. Gareth also produced ''Zaytoun'' with Far Films, directed by

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, which was a runner-up for the Audience Award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and will next be producing ''The Lady Who Went Too Far'', which sees him re-unite with ''King's Speech'' writer David Seidler for a tale of female heroism in the early 19th century.

References

External links

Bedlam Productions Website
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