Colin Finbow | |
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 Colin Finbow on location for "Doombeach" (1989) Photograph by Kit Ellis | |
| Born | 26 November 1940 |
| Occupation(s) | film director screenwriter |
Colin Finbow (born 26 November 1940) is an English screenwriter and film director.
Colin Finbow | |
|---|---|
| Colin Finbow on location for "Doombeach" (1989) Photograph by Kit Ellis | |
| Born | 26 November 1940 |
| Occupation(s) | film director screenwriter |
Colin Finbow (born 26 November 1940) is an English screenwriter and film director.
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Finbow also was as Head of English at the London's Forest Hill Comprehensine School. [1] In 1981 was formed Children's Film Unit as a registered charity overseen by Colin Finbow. [4] It had begun life as the film studies department at Forest Hill School in South East London.
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