Tom Kingsley
Tom Kingsley is an English TV and film director. He is best known for directing Ghosts and three-time BAFTA-winning Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats. His work has been nominated for the 2012 BAFTAs,[1] the 2011 British Independent Film Awards,[2] the Guardian First Film Award,[3] the Evening Standard Film Awards,[4] and the Raindance Film Festival.[5]
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Born | London, England |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College (University of Cambridge) |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 2009–present |
Education
Kingsley was educated at Eton College, a boarding independent school for boys in Eton in Berkshire, followed by Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge, where he studied English,[6] and was a member of the comedy group Footlights, directing the Footlights Revue "Wham Bam" at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe.[7]
Life and career
In 2008, Kingsley worked as a runner at Blink, the Soho-based production company, after sending them a DVD containing several of his short films.[8] Over the next year, he began directing music videos and commercials.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
In 2011, Kingsley and Will Sharpe released their low budget feature-length film Black Pond.[15] The film led to Kingsley and Sharpe being nominated for Outstanding Debut at the Baftas, and winning Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard Film Awards.[16] It was listed as a film of the year in the New Statesman and the Financial Times.[17][18]
Filmography
Feature films
- The Darkest Universe (2016)
- Black Pond (2011)
TV series
- Stath Lets Flats (2018)
- Pls Like (2017)
- Ghosts (2019)
References
- "BAFTA nominations 2012".
- "BIFA nominations 2011". BIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- Pulver, Andrew (10 January 2012). "Guardian First Film Award 2012". The Guardian. London.
- "Evening Standard Film Awards nominations 2012". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
- "Raindance Film Festival nominations 2011".
- "Varsity ('100 Creative Arts' section; page 4)" (PDF). Varsity magazine, University of Cambridge. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- "2000". Footlights.org. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- http://www.colonelblimp.com/#artist_tomkingsley
- "Promo News " Blog Archive " Mujeres' Reyerta by Tom Kingsley " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Young Director Award". YoungDirectorAward.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Promo News " Blog Archive " Don Fardon's I'm Alive by Tom Kingsley " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Promo News " Blog Archive " Darwin Deez's Up In The Clouds by Tom Kingsley " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Promo News " Blog Archive " Gullemots' The Basket by Tom Kingsley " Promo News". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- Cragg, Michael (9 March 2011). "New music exclusive: Guillemots – The Basket | Music | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- RaindanceTV. "Black Pond - Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Evening Standard Film Awards". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
- "New Statesman Films of the Year 2011".
- "Financial Times films of the year 2011".