Director

Chris Newby

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 1063201

IMDb ID: nm0627704

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1989 - 2026

Years active: 38

Wikidata: Q5107579

Also known as

Christopher Newby

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Director (10)Writer (2)Animation (1)

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Biography

After graduating from the Royal College of Art, Chris Newby made a number of 16mm cine-poems for the Arts Council about remote islands, such as Stromboli. ‘Relax’, made for the British Film Institute’s New Directors scheme won many awards including Best Experimental Short at Melbourne. It was followed by his first feature, ‘Anchoress’ which was official entry at the Cannes Film Festival. From 2005, he has worked exclusively in the digital medium. Commissions include ‘Dickens In London’ for Film London and the BBC, and Something Understood for Norwich Museum.

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