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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1985–2016 |
Kirk Jones is an English film director and screenwriter.
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Kirk Jones | |
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| Jones in May 2012 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1985–2016 |
Kirk Jones is an English film director and screenwriter.
Kirk Jones was born in Bristol, England and grew up in Long Ashton, Somerset. He attended Backwell School and Filton Technical College before being offered a place at Newport Film School (University of South Wales) where he specialized in directing drama, comedy and television commercials between 1985-87. He graduated after winning a National Student Film Award and started to work for London-based production company, BFCS as a production runner and later as assistant film editor.
Whilst working in the cutting room, he continued to write and direct his own films and after collecting a Silver award at the Creative Circle Awards for his Mercedes commercial which he wrote and directed in 1990, he was invited to join Xenium Productions as a director. His Absolut Vodka film, which he wrote and directed was awarded a Silver in 1991 and Kirk began directing commercials full-time in London, Europe and the US, working for agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty and Mother. Kirk's producer, Glynis Murray set up Tomboy Films in 1991 and he joined her soon after. Awards at NABS in ‘94 and a Silver at the Creative Circle Awards followed and Kirk continued to direct more than one hundred commercials for clients including The National Lottery, Reebok, National Westminster Bank, HSBC, Coca Cola etc. His campaign for Heinz won a Silver Lion at Cannes in ’96 (Best Campaign) and his Reebok campaign won awards at both The Creative Circle and the British TV Advertising Awards in ‘98.
In 1995 Kirk started to write what would become his first feature film. [1] He directed Waking Ned in 1998 and was nominated for a BAFTA at the Film awards as "Best Newcomer" for his first feature film. Proportionate to budget, Waking Ned was the second-highest-grossing film in the world in 1999, behind The Blair Witch Project, and won awards in the U.S and Europe including: New York Comedy Film Festival (Best Feature, Grand Jury and Critics Prize. Best Feature at Comedy d'Alp in France and Audience Award for Best Feature at Paris Film Festival.
In 2005, Kirk directed his second feature film, Nanny McPhee , for Working Title and Universal Pictures. Starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth, it was one of the year's ten highest-grossing films in the UK, with $30m, and took $135m worldwide. In 2008 Kirk wrote and directed his third film, Everybody's Fine. Starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell, released through Miramax in 2009 and Disney worldwide in 2010. In 2012, Kirk directed Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock, and Anna Kendrick in the romantic comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting through Lionsgate. [2] In 2016, Kirk directed a sequel to the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding entitled My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 which was produced by Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Gary Goetzman, Paul Brooks, and Nia Vardalos. [3]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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| 1998 | Waking Ned | Yes | Yes |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Yes | No |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | Yes | No |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Yes | No |
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