Luc Roeg

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Luc Roeg
Born (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Film producer, cinematographer

Luc Roeg is a British cinematographer and film producer, founder of the Independent Entertainment production company.

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Biography

Family and early years

Luc Roeg was born on January 26, 1962, to Nicolas Roeg and Susan Stephen. [1] [2]

Aged 7, Luc Roeg played White Boy in Walkabout , his father's first film as solo director. In titles, he was credited as Lucien John. [1] [3] [4]

Career

In 2007, Luc Roeg launched his own production company Independent Entertainment. [3] [5] In 2011, Independent Entertainment linked up with John Sloss's Cinetic Media. [6]

Independent's credits include My Policeman , [7] Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin , [8] [9] Mr Nice , New Town Killers , The Sea , The Falling , and many more. [10] [4]

As of 2023, his company engaged in production of horror Tender Omens, a sci-fi thriller Beyond The Deep, [11] and a biopic Relax about the UK band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. [12]

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