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'', for which he won an
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category ...
. He is also the co-founder and CEO of
Bedlam Productions.
Life and career
Growing up in
Slough
Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...
, Berkshire, Unwin attended
Herschel Grammar School. He worked part-time at
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London.
The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to te ...
. After graduating from
Ravensbourne College
Ravensbourne University London (formerly Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication) is a digital media and design university, with vocational courses in fashion, television and broadcasting, interactive product design, architecture an ...
, 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, ''
Exam'' (2009), earned a nomination at the
63rd British Academy Film Awards. Following that, Gareth produced ''The King's Speech'' alongside
Iain Canning and
Emile Sherman, picking up the Audience Award at
Toronto International Film Festival, a
Producers Guild of America 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
Eran Riklis, 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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British film producers
Living people
1972 births
Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award
Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award