James Jones is a British director who makes documentary films for international television and theatrical release.
James Jones is a British director who makes documentary films for international television and theatrical release.
James Jones is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and seven-time BAFTA-nominated director. His films are broadcast around the world, primarily on the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, HBO, Apple TV+ and PBS Frontline. [1] [2] [3]
Jones has tackled difficult subjects like suicide in the military and homelessness. He has also made films in some of the most difficult places in the world, like North Korea and Saudi Arabia. His film Children of the Gaza War was broadcast on the BBC in July 2015 on the first anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war. [4] In 2016 he made the critically acclaimed feature-length documentary Unarmed Black Male about the murder trial of a police officer in Portsmouth, Virginia. In 2017 he co-directed the Emmy-winning Mosul with Olivier Sarbil.
In 2019 he released a feature documentary on the drug war in the Philippines – On The President's Orders - for FRONTLINE PBS, Arte France, BBC Storyville and Bertha Doc Society. The film received rave reviews in Variety and other publications after playing at Hot Docs festival in Toronto. It played at the Sheffield DocFest [5] and Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York.
In 2022 his film Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes was broadcast on Sky Documentaries. It told the story of the Chernobyl disaster using personal interviews with people who were there and newly discovered, dramatic footage filmed at the nuclear plant, most of it never seen before in the West. The film was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Documentary and won a BAFTA for Best Editing.
In 2023 his series Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn was released on Apple TV+.
His films have won two Emmys, two DuPonts, a Grierson, a Rory Peck, a Royal Television Society, a Broadcast Award, two Overseas Press Club of America, two Golden Nymphs, and have been nominated seven times at the BAFTAs.
| Year | Title | Awards and Nominations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes [6] [7] | ||
| 2019 | On The President's Orders | ||
| 2017 | Mosul | Winner - The Edward R. Murrow Award at the Overseas Press Club Awards - Best Documentary Winner - Golden Nymphs - Grand Jury Prize Winner - Venice TV Award - Documentary Nominated - BAFTA Craft Award - Cinematography Nominated - One World Media Awards - Television Documentary Nominated - Emmy - Outstanding Short Documentary Winner - Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography Winner - Broadcast Award - Best Documentary Nominated - Grierson - Best Current Affairs Documentary Nominated - AIBs - International Affairs Documentary Nominated - Frontline Club Awards - Documentary | |
| 2016 | Unarmed Black Male [8] | Nominated - BAFTA - Current Affairs Nominated - Royal Television Society Nominated - Grierson - Best Single Documentary - International | |
| 2016 | Saudi Arabia Uncovered [9] | Winner - Royal Television Society Winner - International Emmy - Current Affairs Winner - Golden Nymphs - Grand Jury Prize Nominated - Amnesty Media Award - Best Documentary Shortlisted - Grierson - Best Current Affairs Documentary | |
| 2015 | Children of the Gaza War | Nominated - BAFTA - Current Affairs Nominated - Grierson - Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme - International Nominated - Radio Times' Faith Award | |
| 2014 | Battle for Ukraine | Winner - News and Documentary Emmys | |
| 2014 | Syria's Second Front | Winner - DuPont Award Nominated - Rory Peck Award for Features | |
| 2013 | Secret State of North Korea/North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State | Winner - Rory Peck Award for Features Nominated - BAFTA - Current Affairs Nominated - One World Media - Television Nominated - Ilario Alpi Shortlisted - Grierson - Best Current Affairs Documentary | |
| 2013 | Broken by Battle | Nominated - Royal Television Society Winner - Mind Media Award for Speaking Out | |
| 2013 | Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis | Nominated - BAFTA - Current Affairs Nominated - Prix Europa - Best European Documentary | |
| 2012 | Interviews Before Execution | ||
| 2011 | Vlad's Army | ||
| 2011 | Landlords from Hell | ||
| 2011 | Sex, Lies and Black Magic | ||
| 2010 | Secret Iraq | Winner - Grierson - Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme Nominated - BAFTA - Current Affairs Nominated - Royal Television Society TV Journalism Awards |
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