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Kevin MacDonald

  • Kevin MacDonald
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Film director, Producer, Screenwriter
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Scottish Filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.

Born in Glasgow (Scotland), the UK on October 28, 1967, the filmmaker, producer and screenwriter has made numerous award-winning documentaries including "One Day in September" (1999 Oscar for Best Documentary); "Touching the Void" (2003 BAFTA for Best British Film of the Year); "Life in a Day" (2011 Panorama) as well as various artist biographies including "Marley" (BAFTA-nominated in 2013). His most successful feature films include "The Last King of Scotland" (winner of a BAFTA and a Best Actor Oscar for Forrest Whitaker), the political thriller "State of Play" and "Black Sea".

"Filmography"
1995 "The Making of an Englishman"; TV documentary
1996 "Chaplin's Goliath"; Documentary
1997 "The Moving World of George Rickey"; Documentary · "Howard Hawks: American Artist"; TV documentary
1998 "Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance"; Documentary
1999 "One Day in September (Ein Tag im September)"; Documentary
2000 "A Brief History of Errol Morris"; Dokumentarfilm · "Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain"; Documentary
2001 "Being Mick"; TV documentary
2003 "Touching the Void (Sturz ins Leere)"; Documentary
2004 "Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande"; Short documentary
2006 "The Last King of Scotland (Der letzte König von Schottland - In den Fängen der Macht)"
2007 "My Enemy's Enemy"; Documentary
2013 "State of Play (State of Play - Stand der Dinge)" · "Christmas in a Day"; Documentary
2011 "Life in a Day (Life in a Day - Ein Tag auf der Erde)"; Documentary, Berlinale Panorama 2011 · "Marley"; Dokumentarfilm, Berlinale Special 2012 · "The Eagle (Der Adler der Neunten Legion)"
2014 "How I Live Now"
2016 "Black Sea" · "Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Quiang"; Documentary
2017 "Oasis"; TV-Film
2018 "Whitney"; Documentary · "Return to Podor"; Documentary
2020 "Life in a Day 2020"; Documentary
2021 "The Mauritanian", Berlinale Special Gala 2021

Source: Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021 (01-05/03/2021 & 09-20/06/2021)
www.berlinale.de/en/programme/202111897.html

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Schottische Regisseur, Produzent und Drehbuchautor.

Der 1967 in Glasgow, Schottland, geborene Filmemacher, Produzent und Drehbuchautor realisierte zahlreiche preisgekrönte Dokumentarfilme, darunter "Ein Tag im September" (Oscar für den besten Dokumentarfilm 1999), "Sturz ins Leere" (BAFTA für den besten britischen Film des Jahres 2003), "Life in a Day - Ein Tag auf der Erde" (Panorama 2011) sowie verschiedene Künstlerbiografien, darunter "Marley" (BAFTA-nominiert). Zu Macdonalds erfolgreichsten Spielfilmen gehören "Der letzte König von Schottland" (BAFTA-Gewinner und Oscar für den besten Schauspieler, Forrest Whitaker), der Politthriller "State of Play - Stand der Dinge" und "Black Sea".

"Filmografie"
1995 "The Making of an Englishman"; TV-Dokumentation
1996 "Chaplin's Goliath"; Dokumentarfilm
1997 "The Moving World of George Rickey"; Dokumentarfilm · "Howard Hawks: American Artist"; TV-Dokumentation
1998 "Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance"; Dokumentarfilm
1999 "One Day in September (Ein Tag im September)"; Dokumentarfilm
2000 "A Brief History of Errol Morris"; Dokumentarfilm · "Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain"; Dokumentarfilm
2001 "Being Mick"; TV-Dokumentation
2003 "Touching the Void (Sturz ins Leere)"; Dokumentarfilm
2004 "Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande"; Kurz-Dokumentarfilm
2006 "The Last King of Scotland (Der letzte König von Schottland - In den Fängen der Macht)"
2007 "My Enemy's Enemy"; Dokumentarfilm
2013 "State of Play (State of Play - Stand der Dinge)" · "Christmas in a Day"; Dokumentarfilm
2011 "Life in a Day (Life in a Day - Ein Tag auf der Erde)"; Dokumentarfilm, Berlinale Panorama 2011 · "Marley"; Dokumentarfilm, Berlinale Special 2012 · "The Eagle (Der Adler der Neunten Legion)"
2014 "How I Live Now"
2016 "Black Sea" · "Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Quiang"; Dokumentarfilm
2017 "Oasis"; TV-Film
2018 "Whitney"; Dokumentarfilm · "Return to Podor"; Dokumentarfilm
2020 "Life in a Day 2020"; Dokumentarfilm
2021 "The Mauritanian", Berlinale Special Gala 2021

Quelle: Stand Bio- & Filmografie: Berlinale 2021
Berlinale 2021 (01-05/03/2021 & 09-20/06/2021)
www.berlinale.de/de/programme/202111897.html

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