Anthony Fabian is a BritishSound On Sight 3 November 2009: ''Interview with Director Anthony Fabian''
Retrieved 2011-10-09 producer, writer and director of feature films, shorts, documentaries, and classical music programmes made through his company, Elysian Films. He is the director of '' Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'' starring

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and

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, released in the US by

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in July 2022 and by

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in the rest of the world later in the year. His first feature film, ''

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'', won 22 international awards. His feature documentary, ''Good Hope'', about the past, present and potential future of South Africa, was released in 2020. He has also worked as

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on a number of feature films, including '' Restoration'', ''

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'', ''Schubert'' and ''

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''.

Career

2020 saw the release of Fabian's feature-length documentary ''Good Hope'', exploring the current socio-political landscape of South Africa through the eyes of the post-

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generation. His next feature film, based on

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's '' Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'', went into production in October 2020 and was released by Focus Features in 2022. It stars

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, Lucas Bravo, Alba Baptista, Ellen Thomas and Rose Williams. Fabian, together with Keith Thompson, Carroll Cartwright and Olivia Hetreed, won best feature adaptation for their work on ''Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'' at the 2022

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. In 2023,

was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical,

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was nominated for a BAFTA and Oscar for Best Costume Design and won the Best Costume Design BIFA for the film.

Personal life

Fabian grew up in Mexico City, Paris, Los Angeles and the UK, before settling in London. Fabian was the

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until shortly before Hogwood died in 2014. He is of Hungarian origin on his mother's side and also holds Hungarian citizenship.

Filmography

Short film Feature film Documentary works

References

External links

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Anthony Fabian biography at the Elysian Films website
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