FILMMAKER JUNCTION

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Chris Jones Bio: Chris was born in the Northwest of England, in Wigan, an old coal mining town, now more famous for its Rugby and Wigan Pier. Filmmaking was not an obvious career choice, but Chris’ passion for cinema and drive to make his dreams come true resulted with him making a string of highly successful super 8mm zombie horror movies as a teenager. It was at the packed out screenings that Chris realized he was also a good salesman and publicist! The success of these films quickly landed him in film school.

 

It was here that he met fellow Guerilla Filmmaker partner, Genevieve, whom he subsequently made three genre micro budget features through their UK film production company, Living Spirit Pictures. First was THE RUNNER. This baptism by fire soon led to a second feature film, WHITE ANGEL, a serial killer thriller (US title INTERVIEW WITH A SERIAL KILLER) starring British classic actor Peter Firth. WHITE ANGEL ran as the centrepiece film at the London Film Festival and picked up a bunch of international awards at festivals. The third micro budget feature was URBAN GHOST STORY, a gritty social realist paranormal tale set in Glasgow, Scotland which he wrote and produced.

 

Chris' amazing marketing skills were so phenomenal that they crazily even fooled the UK's CID squad (central intelligence division) who initially believed the hype themselves. A story so incredible that Chris and Gen decided to create THE GUERILLA FILMMAKERS HANDBOOK. A book that was the only one of its kind at the time in the UK. Consequently when it hit the book shelves, it was an immediate success with Indie filmmakers. The book has since spawned two updates, an American edition, The Documentary Film Makers Handbook and The Movie Blueprint, which Chris solo authored and their latest book, The Guerilla Film Makers Pocket Book. The books have helped and inspired over 100,000 new filmmakers to date.

 

In 2009, Chris’ short film ‘GONE FISHING’ was shortlisted for the Oscars and won the prestigious Producers Guild Of America’s Best Short Film. The film continued to collect over 40 international awards, the entire process being catalogued and updated regularly on his blog at www.chrisjonesblog.com. You can watch the trailer of his film here.

 

Chris is passionate about movies, and about stories that connect with audiences. Through his film career, his writing career and his time teaching new filmmakers, this passion and determination shines through and infects everyone who comes into contact with it. Chris is based at the historic Ealing Film Studios in London and is the Festival Director of The London Screenwriters Festival and The London Comedy Writers Festival