Richard Mark Elson

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Richard Mark Elson
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Richard Mark Elson
Born
Richard Mark Elson
NationalityBritish
OccupationDirector
Notable work
A Christmas Star, Walking, 78 Breaths
TelevisionM.I.High, Shadow Trade

Richard Mark Elson is a UK based director for film and television.

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Career

Elson has directed drama, documentary and theatre.

In 2014 he directed the feature film A Christmas Star , Ireland and Northern Ireland's first Christmas children's film, for Cinemagic. The film was nominated for an RTS award and featured Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Kylie Minogue, Bronagh Waugh, Rob James-Collier and Suranne Jones.

In 2001 he set up film production company Barebone Films which produced several award winning short films [1] and historical dramas including the 'I Love' series (commissioned by Filmaka [2] which won a Filmaka and LoveFilm award in 2008 [1] ).

Elson's other directing credits include the popular children's TV series M.I. High for the BBC, the award winning documentary 'Shadow Trade' and the award winning play 'Walking'.

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.lovefilm.com/features/detail.html?section_name=newsletter&editorial_id=5070
  2. "Filmaka | About".