James Hughes
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2021 |
Writer / Director
Film |
When the Rain Sets In Sunset Aperture |
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2020 |
Writer / Director
Film |
The Sands of Time Sunset Aperture |
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2017 |
Writer / Director
Film |
The Inuring Sunset Aperture |
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2016 |
Writer / Director
Film |
The Velvet Abstract Sunset Aperture |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2004 | Film | Film School |
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About me
My debut short film was an official selection of multiple Oscar Qualifying Festivals such as the Calgary International Film Festival and the Raindance Film Festival, to name just a few.Based on this success I was flown to Tuscany to direct a stage show to a live audience of four thousand that was simultaneously broadcast on Italian television.
The following year, I was hired to be a Speaker for the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles, where I taught a popular class on short filmmaking, working alongside such luminaries as William Goldman.
As a screenwriter, I have sold three feature film screenplays and numerous short film scripts to international production companies, and also worked for a Los Angeles talent agency for a year as a Story Analyst.
In my career I have worked with over 200 actors.
My short film, The Inuring screened at the Oscar qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival and another 60 film festivals. It won 20 awards across the festival circuit – a one in three win ratio.
I also directed Tobias Menzies in The Velvet Abstract, my multi-award winning environmental short film produced on six continents, and featuring visual effects talents from Star Wars, The Hunger Games, Avatar, Lost, Game of Thrones, and many more. Scored by Composer Jean-Pascal Beintus, the film was part of a BAFTA environmental event where I was a panellist on stage for a live Q&A. It screened at 100 film festivals.
My new short film, When the Rain Sets In, has just been released onto the festival circuit. It is edited by the Oscar Nominated Editor of Green Book.
Along with this my other new short film, The Sands of Time, is also out on the festival circuit. It has won 4 Best Director awards at its first 6 festivals.
I am now working on a number of new projects, including a new comedy short film.
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Writer |
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Job Titles | Writer, Script Editor, Director, Producer, Locations Director / Manager |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | DGGB (UK), Directors UK (UK), Shooting People (UK), Writers' Guild (UK) |