Elliot Hegarty
| Elliot Hegarty | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1971 (age 46–47) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Film director, television director |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Elliot Hegarty is a film and television director working in Britain and the United States.
His film and TV credits include Grandpa's Great Escape with Tom Courtenay and David Walliams, The Bad Education Movie, Lizzie and Sarah, Lovesick., Star Stories, The Kevin Bishop Show, FM, Moving Wallpaper, The Real O'Neals, Mr. Sunshine, The Middle, Suburgatory, Selfie, Trophy Wife, Family Tools, Mixology, Great Night Out, Black-ish and Jack Whitehall's TV series - Bad Education.
His first directing credit was the 2000 film County Kilburn starring Ciarán McMenamin, a film he solely wrote.[1]
Elliot also directs commercials. The first three ads he directed were for Club 18-30, for which he won eight awards, including a Silver and two Bronzes at the British Television Advertising awards and a Bronze Lion at Cannes.[2] He was nominated as Best New Director at the British Television Advertising Craft awards in 2000 and selected for the prestigious New Directors’ Showcase in Cannes 2001.[3] He has worked with such clients as Guinness, MFI, KFC, Toyota, Npower, Enterprise, Hyundai and the Daily Telegraph.
He was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2008[4] and won Best Comedy at the British Comedy Awards.[5]
References
- ↑ "Elliot Hegarty Movies & TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2000 Winners Archive". adforum.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ "25 Years, 25 Directors: Saatchi Marks A Quarter Century Of Its New Directors Showcase". Co.Create. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ "Television – Comedy Programme in 2008". bafta.org. London: British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "The British Comedy Awards - The British Comedy Awards". britishcomedyawards.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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