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Briony Hanson
Long time Shooter and friend Briony Hanson was appointed new Director of the British Film Council in June 2011. Briony and her new team have already made key changes, opening up resources and support for UK filmmakers, and there's more to come. We're very pleased to welcome her on board as an official patron.
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Miranda July
Director, writer and artist Miranda July (Me, You and Everyone We Know, The Future) is one of the few creatives who manages to work outside the box but still garner attention from the masses. Her work is unique, funny and at time profound, and her artistic independence makes her a perfect patron for Shooting People.
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Matt Groening
Matt Groening is a cartoonist, screenwriter and producer. He changed
television forever when he created The Simpsons (the animated family first
appeared as a series of short bumpers on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987). He
also went on to create Futurama. This man is a quite simply a legend.
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John Waters
He’s the Pope of Trash, the Prince of the Puke, the Sultan of Sleaze – yes, we can only be talking about one man – John Waters. Having brought us such exquisite underground classics as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living, we are thrilled (and feeling dirty) to welcome Mr Waters to Shooting People. Sir, we salute you!
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Lena Dunham
Having stormed SXSW in 2010 with her debut feature Tiny Furniture, Lena has caught the eye of the US indie elite. She's currently filming her own HBO series Girls, which she wrote, directed and stars in. This lady is gonna be big!
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Paddy Considine
One of the best actors working in the UK today, Paddy has given remarkable performances A Room for Romeo Brass, Dead Man’s Shoes, My Summer of Love and is a great figurehead for British cinema. He’s also directed his first feature Tyrranasorous, which was Sundance sensation. We can’t wait to see it.
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Nick Cave
We love it dark and gritty, and Nick Cave offers just that through his fantastic film scores The Assassination of Jesse James, The Road and brilliant writing The Proposition. We are forever thankful to his great talent and fabulous moustache.
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Lucy Walker
Berlin Audience Award winner (twice!), Emmy Awards nominee and Sundance regular, Lucy Walker, is director of documentaries including Devil's Playground, Blindsight, Waste Land and Countdown to Zero.
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Matthew Barney
American sculptor, filmmaker and performace artist Matthew Barney - of Cremaster film and Restraint drawings fame - is judging October's Film of the Month.
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Michael Winterbottom
A triple Palme d'Or nominee, Michael Winterbottom is the director of features including 24 Hour Party People, 9 Songs, The Road to Guantanamo and The Killer Inside Me.
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Joana Vicente
One of NYC’s top film players, Joana has produced excellent indie flicks such as Coffee and Cigarettes, Welcome to the Dollhouse and The Assisination of Richard Nixon.
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Jason Solomons
Jason is Film Critic for The Observer, presenter of the Film Weekly podcast on Guardian.co.uk and Chairman of the London Film Critics' Circle. We think he should replace Jonathan Ross as presenter of Film2010
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Ted Hope
The very embodiment of indie, producer Ted Hope has brought us ‘21 Grams’, ‘In The Bedroom’, ‘Happiness’, and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winners ‘American Splendor’, ‘The Brothers McMullen’ and ‘What Happened Was...’. The list goes on.... Ted's blog is compulsory reading for indie filmmakers.
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Andrew Kotting
One of Britain’s most interesting filmmakers, Andrew works in narrative, documentary and artist film. He’s director of the award-winning Galavant, alongside other work such as his installation piece In the Wake of Dead Dad. Read more here
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Larry Charles
Writer, producer, and director on some of film and TV’s most successful and controversial comedies, including Bruno, Borat, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Religulous.
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Michael Nyman
Composer of numerous films including The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, The Piano and Man on Wire. Nyman is also a conductor, bandleader, pianist, author, musicologist, photographer and film-maker.
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Vincent Moon
Director and Cinematographer of some of today's most innovative music videos, including A Skin, A Night, Miroir noir and All Tomorrow's Parties. It doesn't get much cooler than Vincent.
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Asif Kapadia
Writer, Director and Shooter since 2004, Asif Kapadia won multiple awards for his debut feature, The Warrior. His film, Far North received its premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2007.
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Adam Smith
Director Adam Smith is the creator of punchy, quirky, slick visuals for the likes of The Streets, The Chemical Brothers and Jamie T. More recently he has directed 5 episodes of C4's Skins.
Watch Adam's films here
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Martha Fiennes
London-based director of the award-winning Onegin and Chromophobia, as well as numerous music videos. Belongs to 'that' British film dynasty. Watch the interview here.
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Christine Vachon
Tough, Funny, Smart, Producer of over 30 exceptional indie films and author of A Killer Life - How an independent producer survives deals and disasters in Hollywood and beyond. read the interview here.
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Cara Mertes
Director of the Documentary Film Program at the Sundance Institute. We are delighted to have Cara as a patron of our Documentary Network.
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Peter Biskind
Film Writer, author of Down and Dirty Pictures, Easy Rider Raging Bulls. One of our New York based patrons. Read interview.
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Stuart Beattie
Writer of Collateral, Australia and story writer of Pirates of the Caribbean. Pictured with Shooters founder Cath Le Couteur. Read interview.
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Danny Boyle
Director of Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, The Beach. Pictured talking at a Shooters event.
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Penny Woolcock
Director of documentary Tina Goes Shopping, feature film Principles of Lust and film opera The Death of Klinghoffer.
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Richard E Grant
Actor, Writer and Director, pictured here after the Shooters interview on his Directorial Debut Wah-Wah with interviewer Mike Figgis.
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Kevin Macdonald
Director of Touching the Void, One Day in September. Patron of the Documentary Network.
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Albert Maysles
The great American documentary director. Another of our New York patrons and the man who gave Jess at Shooting People his spare glasses frames - www.albertmayslesglasses.com
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Tom McCarthy
Writer/director of The Station Agent, The Visitor (academy nomination for Richard Jenkins) and actor (lots of things). Our first New York patron.
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Nick Park
Animator, director of Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts. Patron of the Animation Network.
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Morgan Spurlock
New York based director of Supersize Me, Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?. Also a very funny man. Read interview.
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Sally Potter
Film Artist, Choreographer, Performance Artist and Writer who Directed Orlando, The Tango Lesson, The Man Who Cried and Rage.
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Stephen Woolley
Producer and Exec Producer of over 40 films including In the Company of Wolves and The Crying Game. Read shooters interview here on what it was like to direct his first film Stoned.
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Mike Figgis
Founding patron of Shooting People, Mike Figgis, is best known for his films Leaving Las Vegas and Timecode. He also directed an episode of The Sopranos (cool!).
