John Smithson
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John Smithson is a British
film and television producer
. He is Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Director of Darlow Smithson Productions. He works closely with top broadcasting commissioners in the UK, US and around the world.
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British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
film and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. He is Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Director of Darlow Smithson Productions. He works closely with top broadcasting commissioners in the UK, US and around the world.
Family
John's brother is the well-known UK political blogger Mike SmithsonMike Smithson (politics)
Mike Smithson is a writer, a Liberal Democrat politician and expert on betting on politics who in 2004 founded the website politicalbetting.com. Since January 2008 he has been the full-time editor of the site....
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Awards
- 2004, Smithson won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film BAFTA AwardBAFTA Award for Best FilmThis page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards...
for Touching the VoidTouching the VoidTouching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985....
. - 2004, Smithson won the British Independent Film Award for Best British Documentary for Touching the VoidTouching the VoidTouching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985....
. - 2005, Smithson was nominated for an Emmy for The Last DragonThe Last DragonThe Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts musical film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz. The film was a critical disappointment but a financial success, The Last Dragon is now considered a cult classic. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christopher...
in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More). - 2007, Smithson was nominated for a BAFTA Award for 9/11: The Falling Man in the category of Flaherty Documentary Award.
- 2007, Smithson won the New York Festival World Gold Medal for Feature-Length Documentary for 9/11: The Falling Man.
- 2007, Smithson won the Grierson Award for Best Cinema Documentary for Deep WaterDeep WaterDeep Water is a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1957 by Harper & Row.-Synopsis:In the small town of Little Wesley, intellectual publisher Victor Van Allen decides to discourage his wife Melinda’s many lovers by hinting to them that he may have killed her previous beau,...
. - 2007, Smithson won the Focal Award for Best Use of Footage in a Feature Length Documentary or Film for Deep WaterDeep WaterDeep Water is a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1957 by Harper & Row.-Synopsis:In the small town of Little Wesley, intellectual publisher Victor Van Allen decides to discourage his wife Melinda’s many lovers by hinting to them that he may have killed her previous beau,...
. - 2007, Smithson won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Documentary for Deep WaterDeep WaterDeep Water is a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1957 by Harper & Row.-Synopsis:In the small town of Little Wesley, intellectual publisher Victor Van Allen decides to discourage his wife Melinda’s many lovers by hinting to them that he may have killed her previous beau,...
. - 2007, Smithson won the Rome International Film Festival award for Best Cinema Documentary Deep WaterDeep WaterDeep Water is a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1957 by Harper & Row.-Synopsis:In the small town of Little Wesley, intellectual publisher Victor Van Allen decides to discourage his wife Melinda’s many lovers by hinting to them that he may have killed her previous beau,...
. - 2008, Smithson won the International Emmy Award for Best Documentary for The Beckoning SilenceThe Beckoning SilenceThe Beckoning Silence follows, and retraces the unsuccessful attempt to scale the North Face of the Eiger lead by Toni Kurz in 1936. The film features climber Joe Simpson, whose book of the same name inspired the film...
. - 2009, Smithson was nominated for BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Documentary for The Beckoning SilenceThe Beckoning SilenceThe Beckoning Silence follows, and retraces the unsuccessful attempt to scale the North Face of the Eiger lead by Toni Kurz in 1936. The film features climber Joe Simpson, whose book of the same name inspired the film...
. - 2009, Smithson won the Banff Television Festival Award for Best Sports Documentary for Thriller in Manila.
- 2009, Smithson won the Grierson Award for Best Historical Documentary for Thriller in Manila.
- 2010, Smithson won the George Foster Peabody AwardPeabody AwardThe George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
for Thriller in Manila. - 2010, Smithson was nominated for News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming for Thriller in Manila.
- 2010, Smithson was nominated for International Emmy Award for Best Documentary for 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers.
Filmography
- Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989) (producer)
- Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterDead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterDead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster is a 1992 movie depicting the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster off the coast of Alaska starring Christopher Lloyd, John Heard, Rip Torn and Michael Murphy.-Synopsis:...
(1992) (producer) - The AffairThe AffairThe Affair may refer to:* The Dreyfus affair* extramarital affair* The Affair, a novel by C. P. Snow in the Strangers and Brothers series, published in 1959**The Affair by a 1962 Broadway play by Ronald Millar based on Snow's novel...
(1995) (producer) - "Black BoxBlack boxA black box is a device, object, or system whose inner workings are unknown; only the input, transfer, and output are known characteristics.The term black box can also refer to:-In science and technology:*Black box theory, a philosophical theory...
" (1998) (executive producer) - Station XStation XStation X may refer to:* The code name for a covert World War II radio interception station co-located with the Government Code & Cypher School at Bletchley Park.*Station X , the animated series about six young people produced by Teletoon...
(1999) (executive producer) - Teenage Japanese Killers (2000) (executive producer)
- What Killed the Mega-Beasts (2002) (executive producer)
- "The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science" (2002) (executive producer)
- Touching the VoidTouching the Void (film)Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.-Outline:...
(2003) (producer) - The Last Dragon (2004) (executive producer)
- Touching the Void: Return to Siula GrandeTouching the Void (film)Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.-Outline:...
(2004) (producer) - The Somme (2005) (executive producer)
- "NovaNovaA nova is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a star caused by the accretion of hydrogen on to the surface of a white dwarf star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner...
" (2005) (executive producer) - E=mc² (2005) (executive producer)
- Looking for Elizabeth (2005) (executive producer)
- "I Shouldn't Be AliveI Shouldn't Be AliveI Shouldn't Be Alive is a documentary television series that airs on multiple networks in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Australia, India and Pakistan...
" (2005–2006) (executive producer) - 9/11: The Falling Man (2006) (executive producer)
- Deep WaterDeep Water (film)Deep Water is a documentary film, produced by Jonny Persey, opening in the UK on 15 December 2006. It is based on the true story of Donald Crowhurst and the 1969 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race round the world alone in a yacht....
(2006) (producer) - "Alive" (2006) (executive producer)
- Clapham JunctionClapham Junction (film)Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot. Directed by Adrian Shergold, the film centers on the experiences of several gay men during a 36 hour period in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide...
(2007) (executive producer) - The Beckoning SilenceThe Beckoning SilenceThe Beckoning Silence follows, and retraces the unsuccessful attempt to scale the North Face of the Eiger lead by Toni Kurz in 1936. The film features climber Joe Simpson, whose book of the same name inspired the film...
(2007) (executive producer) - Cutting Edge: Killer in a Small TownCutting Edge (Channel 4 TV series)Cutting Edge is a British TV documentary series broadcast by Channel 4, it has been its flagship documentary series since 1990 that focuses on political and social issues.-Graham Taylor: The Impossible Job:Original airdate: 24 January 1994...
(2008) (executive producer) - U Be DeadU Be DeadU Be Dead is a British TV movie first broadcast in New Zealand in 2009. The film is based on a true story. The film was shown in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2010 on ITV1, and released in France on 2 July 2010 on television Arte HD, and in Australia premiered as a telemovie on the ABC in...
(2009) (executive producer) - "Cutting EdgeCutting Edge (Channel 4 TV series)Cutting Edge is a British TV documentary series broadcast by Channel 4, it has been its flagship documentary series since 1990 that focuses on political and social issues.-Graham Taylor: The Impossible Job:Original airdate: 24 January 1994...
" (2009) (executive producer) - "The Diary of Anne FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank (TV serial)The Diary of Anne Frank is a BBC adaptation, in association with France 2, of The Diary of a Young Girl, written by Deborah Moggach.It was shown from 5–9 January 2009 in five half-hour episodes. Representatives of the BBC have said that they "hope [that] this drama will bring Anne [Frank] alive to...
" (2009) (executive producer) - Thriller in Manila (2009) (executive producer)
- 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers (2009) (executive producer)
- Into the Universe with Stephen HawkingInto The Universe with Stephen HawkingInto the Universe with Stephen Hawking is a 2010 science documentary television mini-series written by British physicist Stephen Hawking. The series was created for Discovery Channel by Darlow Smithson Productions and features computer generated imagery of the universe created by Red Vision...
(2010) (executive producer) - 127 Hours127 Hours127 Hours is a 2010 biographical adventure drama film co-written, produced and directed by Danny Boyle. The film stars James Franco as mountain climber Aron Ralston, who became trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah in April 2003....
(2010) (producer)
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810478/
- http://www.darlowsmithson.com