Mike Downey (producer)

Mike Downey (born 1 October 1959) is a British film producer. He is the co-founder and CEO of Film and Music Entertainment and currently deputy Chairman of the European Film Academy.

Mike Downey
Born (1959-10-01) 1 October 1959
Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom
Alma mater
OccupationFilm producer

Life and career

After gaining a BA in French with Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick,[1] Downey went on to continue post-graduate studies at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle, and Paris X Nanterre.

In 2000 Mike joined forces with fellow producer Sam Taylor, to create the Film and Music Entertainment, UK-based independent production house Film and Music Entertainment as part of a public offering on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt.[2]

In 2002 he wrote and edited The Film Finance Handbook, published by Wallflower Press, which acts as a guide for anyone planning to set out as a producer of films.[3]

In 2004 Mike joined the EFA Board[4] and was elected deputy chairman in 2014.[5]

Mike has served two terms as a BAFTA Council member and in 2008 he was a member of the BAFTA Film Committee.[6][7]

In 2014 he received Producer of the Decade Award from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival presented by Stephen Daldry.[8]

Mike is founder and President of the Motovun Film Festival in Croatia,[9] artistic advisor to the Zagreb Film Festival,[10] artistic director to the Antalya Film Festival[11] and former artistic board member of the Pula Film Festival.[12] He has been a trustee of the White Ribbon Alliance since 2010.[13] As well as being on the International board of trustees of The Isango Ensemble.[14]

Filmography

References
  1. "Mike Downey – film producer". University of Warwick.
  2. "Producers pair up for Fame U.K." Variety. 7 February 2001.
  3. Downey, Mike; Media Business School (1 January 1999). "The film finance handbook". Media Business School – via Open WorldCat.
  4. "Staff and Structure". European Film Academy.
  5. Holdsworth, Nick. "Mike Downey, deputy chairman of the European Film Academy, calls the late 'City of God' producer, who died Monday, a "benign defender of artists."". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. "Review of the Year 2008/2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
  7. Barraclough, Leo (18 March 2015). "Prague's Febiofest to Fete British Producer Mike Downey". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. Pablos, Emiliano De (9 October 2014). "Fort Lauderdale Fest To Honor Mike Downey". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. Holman, Jordyn (5 August 2014). "'The Tribe' Wins Motovun Film Festival's Top Honor". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. "Who is Who". Zagreb Film Festival.
  11. "Antalya Film Festival Names Mike Downey as Artistic Director". Variety. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. Grater, Tom. "Pula festival unveils 2016 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. "Mike Downey". White Ribbon Alliance.
  14. "South African Theatre Company " Ambassadors". Isango Ensemble. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. Hopewell, John (1 October 2014). "F&ME Completes Production on 'Breathe – Umphefumlo'". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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