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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-01-01 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

John Smith

Biography:

John Smith was born in Walthamstow, London in 1952 and studied film at the Royal College of Art, during which time he became a member of the London Filmmakers Co-op. Since 1972 Smith has made over fifty film, video and installation works that have been shown in independent cinemas, art galleries and on television around the world and awarded major prizes at many international film festivals. He received a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists in 2011, and in 2013 he was the winner of Film London’s Jarman Award.

Known For

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Hotel Diaries

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Cinema16: British Short Films

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Hackney Marshes

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A State of Grace

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Being John Smith

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Citadel

Unusual Red Cardigan

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Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977

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Blight

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Who Are We?

Acting

2024

Man number 4 as Voiceover

2019

In Far Away Land

2011

Unusual Red Cardigan as Self

1999

1994

Home Suite as Himself

1987

The Black Tower as (voice)

Directing

2024

Being John Smith as Director

2021

Covid Messages as Director

Record as Director

Citadel as Director

2020

Twice as Director

2019

The Camera, The Actor as Director

A State of Grace as Director

2018

Song For Europe as Director

2017

Jour de Fête as Director

2016

Who Are We? as Director

Steve Hates Fish as Director

2014

Dark Light as Director

White Hole as Director

2012

Soft Work as Director

Dad's Stick as Director

Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian) as Director

2011

Unusual Red Cardigan as Director

The Man Phoning Mum as Director

2010

Flag Mountain as Director

2007

Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk as Director

Hotel Diaries: Dirty Pictures as Director

Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later as Director

Hotel Diaries as Director

2005

Hotel Diaries: B & B as Director

2004

Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones as Director

Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece as Director

2003

Cinema16: British Short Films as Director

Worst Case Scenario as Director

2001

Hotel Diaries: Frozen War as Director

Lost Sound as Director

1999

The Waste Land as Director

The Kiss as Director

Regression as Director

1996

Blight as Director

1994

Home Suite as Director

1992

Gargantuan as Director

1991

Slow Glass as Director

1987

Dungeness as Director

The Black Tower as Director

1986

Om as Director

1984

Shepherd’s Delight as Director

1982

Shine So Hard as Director

1980

Celestial Navigation as Director

1979

Double Shutter as Director

Blue Bathroom as Director

1978

Fan as Director

Hackney Marshes as Director

7P as Director

1977

Gardner as Director

Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977 as Director

Summer Diary as Director

1976

The Girl Chewing Gum as Director

1975

Faces as Director

Leading Light as Director

Associations as Director

1973

The Hut as Director

Someone Moving as Director

1972

Triangles as Director

Production

2021

Citadel as Producer

2019

A State of Grace as Producer

2018

Song For Europe as Producer

Editing

2021

Citadel as Editor

2019

A State of Grace as Editor

2018

Song For Europe as Editor

Sound

2021

Citadel as Sound

2019

A State of Grace as Sound

2018

Song For Europe as Sound

Crew

2018

Song For Europe as Cinematography

Writing

2019

A State of Grace as Screenplay

1987

The Black Tower as Writer

Camera

2021

Citadel as Director of Photography