Christopher Sheppard

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Christopher Sheppard
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Christopher Sheppard in 2017
OccupationFilm producer

Christopher Sheppard is a British film producer who has produced Oscar-nominated films. He co-founded Adventure Pictures with Sally Potter in 1990, the shingle has operated ever since. [1] He is known for conglomerating independent film companies from a wide span of countries for his productions. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "About". Adventure Pictures.
  2. "The Tango Lesson: Christopher Sheppard". www.sonyclassics.com.
  3. "Depot". lewesdepot.org.
  4. "Film ONE Event Christopher Sheppard (Producer / Director) Malmaison 16/11/2010". 12 November 2010.