Graham Neil Broadbent is a British film and television producer.

Career

Co-founder of Mission Pictures with Andrew Hauptman and Damien Jones, Graham Broadbent produced ''

Thunderpants ''Thunderpants'' is a 2002 family comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, whose previous work included '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and ' ...

'' (2002) by Peter Hewitt and ''Piccadilly Jim'' (2004) by John McKay. More recently, he produced '' Millions'' by

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

, winner of the

British Independent Film Award The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...

2005 for Best Screenplay. He previously created and directed with Damien Jones the production company Dragon Pictures, for which he produced '' Welcome to Sarajevo'' (1996) by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and ''24 Hour Party People''—h ...

, shown in the

Festival de Cannes The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

1997, and cited by ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...

'' magazine as one of the ten best films of the year, as well as ''

Dancing at the Blue Iguana ''Dancing at the Blue Iguana'' is a 2000 American erotic drama film, released September 14, 2000, directed by Michael Radford about the lives of strippers at a gentlemen's club. The film was based on an improvisational workshop involving the lea ...

'' (2000) by

Michael Radford Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an English film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features in the early 1980s. His best-known credits ...

, '' Some Voices'' by

Simon Cellan Jones Simon Cellan Jones (born January 1963) is a British television director and film director. Career Simon Cellan Jones began his career as a production assistant in the mid-1980s, working on series such as ''Edge of Darkness''. By the late 1980s he ...

, '' Very Annie Mary'' (2001) by

Sara Sugarman Sara Sugarman (born 13 October 1962) is a Welsh actress and filmmaker whose work includes Disney's '' Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' (2004) and '' Very Annie Mary'' (2001). She has also appeared in films including '' Dealers'' (1989) and ...

, '' Splendor'' (1999) by Gregg Araki, ''A Texas Funeral'' by

William Blake Herron William Blake Herron is an American screenwriter, director and actor, best known for contributing to the screenplay for '' The Bourne Identity''. Early life Born in Texas, Herron grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and later Faribault, Minnesota. His ...

and '' The Debt Collector''. In 2004 Broadbent, wit
Peter John Joseph "Pete" Czernin (born January 1966)
, founded the production company Blueprint Pictures. His first two productions were released in 2007: ''

Becoming Jane ''Becoming Jane'' is a 2007 biographical romantic drama film directed by Julian Jarrold. It depicts the early life of the British author Jane Austen and her lasting love for Thomas Langlois Lefroy. American actress Anne Hathaway stars as the ...

'' (2007) by

Julian Jarrold Julian Edward Peter Jarrold (born 15 May 1960 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director. Early life Jarrold was born into the family which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823. He was educated at Gresha ...

, with

Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2 ...

and

James McAvoy James McAvoy (; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in '' The Near Room'' (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes ...

, and '' Wind Chill'' (2006) by Gregory Jacobs, with Emily Blunt, which was co-produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh and ''

In Bruges ''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as the ...

'' (2007).Biography
Cinemotions.com; accessed 5 March 2018. Along with Czernin, he has confirmed that he will produce a movie based on the ''

Skulduggery Pleasant ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain, her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allie ...

'' series.

Filmography

* ''

The Banshees of Inisherin ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' is a 2022 black tragicomedy film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. The film follows two lifelong friends ( Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their ...

'' (2022) (producer) * ''

A Boy Called Christmas ''A Boy Called Christmas'' is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan, based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig. The film was released on 26 November 2021 in the United ...

'' (2021) (producer) * ''

The Last Letter from Your Lover ''The Last Letter from Your Lover'' is a 2021 British romantic drama film directed by Augustine Frizzell and written by Nick Payne and Esta Spalding, based on Jojo Moyes' 2012 novel of the same name. It stars Felicity Jones, Callum Turner, Joe Al ...

'' (2021) (producer) * '' Emma.'' (2020) (producer) *'' The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'' (2018) (producer) *'' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017) (producer) *'' The Mercy'' (2016) (producer) *'' The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015) (producer) *'' The Riot Club'' (2014) (producer) *'' Seven Psychopaths'' (2012) (producer) *''

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden. The screenplay, written by Ol Parker, is based on the 2004 novel ''These Foolish Things'' by novelist Deborah Moggach, and features an ensemble ...

'' (2011) (producer) *''

'' (2008) (producer) *'' Wind Chill'' (2007) (producer) *''

'' (2007) (producer) *'' Millions'' (2004) (producer) *'' Gladiatress'' (2004) (producer) *'' Piccadilly Jim'' (2004) (producer) *''

'' (2002) (producer) *'' Very Annie Mary'' (''Annie-Mary à la folie!'' in France) (2001) (TV) (producer) *''

'' (2000) (producer) *'' Some Voices'' (2000) (producer) *'' A Texas Funeral'' (1999) (producer) *'' The Debt Collector'' (1999) (producer) *'' Splendor'' (1999) (producer) *'' Welcome to Sarajevo'' (1997) (producer)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadbent, Graham 1965 births Living people British film producers Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award Golden Globe Award-winning producers Place of birth missing (living people)