Adrian Sturges

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Adrian Sturges
Born1976 (age 4647)
Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
Years active2001–present
SpouseCatherine Mahoney
ChildrenNancy Sturges
Gilbert Sturges

Adrian Sturges (born 17 October 1976) is a British-born film producer.

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Early life

Sturges was born in London, England and grew up in Rochester, Kent

Education

Sturges was educated at The King's School, Rochester, in Kent, in South East England.

He studied Theology and Religious Studies and History of Art at King's College, Cambridge and graduated with First Class Honours in 1998. Whilst at Cambridge he was President of the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club and produced comedy for the Footlights.

Sturges studied producing at the National Film and Television School, taking their Industry Course and was selected for the inaugural Inside Pictures scheme.

Life and career

Sturges began his career working as assistant to producer Simon Relph whilst he was also chairman of BAFTA. Sturges began producing by making the short films of such directors as Rupert WyattSubterrain and Get the Picture, Gareth Lewis – Normal for Norfolk and Sam Taylor-Wood Love You More , the latter being nominated for the BAFTA and the Palme d'Or

His first feature was The Baker , written and directed by Gareth Lewis. Subsequently, he produced The Escapist , the first film by Rupert Wyatt which was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and for which he won the British Independent Film Awards prize for Best Achievement in Production. He then produced The Disappearance of Alice Creed , written and directed by J Blakeson which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2011 he produced Albatross , the film debut of Niall MacCormick.

For television he has produced Whatever Happened to Harry Hill? for Channel 4 – a spoof documentary about the comedian.

Future projects include J Blakeson's Bad Blood and Trouble which he is producing with Michael De Luca.

Sturges was named a Producer to Watch by Variety [1] a Star of Tomorrow by Screen International [2] Producer on the Move at Cannes Film Festival by European Film Promotion [3] and a BAFTA Brit to Watch in 2011 [4]

Personal life

Sturges has a daughter, Nancy, born in 2010 and a son, Gilbert, born in 2011 with his partner Catherine Mahoney.

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References

  1. Dawtrey (9 September 2009). "Adrian Sturges – Producer to Watch". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. Dobson, Patricia (12 July 2007). "Stars of Tomorrow". Screen International. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. Ramachandran, Naman (28 April 2009). "2009 Producer on the Move – UK". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. "Adrian Sturges: Brit to Watch". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.