Darren Paul Fisher

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Darren Paul Fisher is a feature film screenwriter, [1] producer [2] and director. [3] Fisher is also the Head of Film, Screen and Creative Media at Bond University. [4]

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Fisher's first film, Inbetweeners was released by Universal in 2001 and was the first British commercial film to be shot on Digital Video. [5] It was panned by Peter Preston of The Observer. [6] His second film, the 2007 teen-comedy Popcorn starred British soap stars Jack Ryder and Jodi Albert, was distributed by MovieHouse, [7] and was panned by Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian. [8]

His third film, OXV: The Manual, a science fiction romance [9] created on a low budget [10] and later retitled Frequencies , [11] premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal [2] where it won two awards, Most Innovative Film and the Silver Award for Best International Film. [12] The US premiere was at the Austin Film Festival [10] where it won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature (Dark Matters). [13] The film was favorably reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter, [2] Ain't It Cool News, [14] and Indiewire, [15] although This is Famous criticized the storyline. [16] Unlike Fisher's first two films, Frequencies has generated praise from reviewers for the creativity of Fisher's script. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joshua Review Darren Paul Fisher's Frequencies [Theatrical Review]". CriterionCast, Joshua Brunsting. Film Reviews, May 23, 2014
  2. 1 2 3 "OXV: The Manual: Fantasia Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ The Sound of Love: Interview with FREQUENCIES director Darren Paul Fisher — AM FM Studios Magazine
  4. ↑ Slatter, Sean (2023-06-07). "Darren Paul Fisher named head of film, screen and creative media at Bond University". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ↑ BBC – Leicester – Movies – Inbetweeners
  6. ↑ "Mummy, what's Anthea doing on the floor?". Peter Preston, The Observer, as reported in The Guardian, 20 May 2001
  7. ↑ "Moviehouse takes on sales for UK teen comedy Popcorn". Screen Daily. 20 October 2005 | By Wendy Mitchell
  8. ↑ "Culture Film: Popcorn". The Guardian
  9. ↑ "AFF Film Review: OXV: The Manual". Cinesnob, October 25, 2013 by Kiko Martinez.
  10. 1 2 "OXV: The Manual | AFF Review AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 2013". Smells Like Screen Spirit. By Don Simpson | October 27, 2013
  11. ↑ " The Not So Late Show: Darren Paul Fisher". Wow! 6 by Brendan Costello
  12. ↑ Fantasia win for Big Bad Wolves | News | Screen
  13. ↑ Austin Film Festival Announces 2013 Winners – The Hollywood Reporter
  14. ↑ FANTASIA 2013: Capone takes a look at ZERO CHARISMA and the OXV: THE MANUAL - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news
  15. ↑ Foul Sex, Civil War and More: 10 Highlights From This Year's Fantasia Film Festival | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire
  16. ↑ "FREQUENCIES Movie Review: Terrible Writing Ruins This Ambitious Sci Fi Romance, Says Ramses Flores - This Is Infamous". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ↑ "DVDanger Extra: 'Frequencies'English VOD curio is the oddball that fits in". Austin Chronicle, Richard Whittaker, 24 May 2014
  18. ↑ FREQUENCIES Review: A Sci-Fi Movie That Favors Ideas Over Effects | Badass Digest
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