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Paul Van Carter

b. 1976

Director and filmmaker

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Born 1976. Paul Van Carter is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Paul Van Carter (born 15 November 1976) is a British film producer, novelist, and music producer. As a producer, his most recent films include the double BAFTA nominated McQueen about the life of fashion designer Alexander McQueen distributed by Lionsgate and Bleecker Street which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018; the Winston Churchill biopic Churchill set in the hours preceding D-Day 1944 which stars Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, and John Slattery; the biopic of bare-knuckle boxer Lenny McLean entitled My Name is Lenny which stars Josh Helman, Michael Bisping, and was the last film of actor Sir John Hurt; and the documentary about footballer Paul Gascoigne's life Gascoigne. As a screenwriter his credits include the prison drama Offender, the action film Shank, and the documentary The Guv'nor, which he also directed. As novelist his history of twentieth century painting Oil on Canvas, was published in 2011.

He is the co-founder of the London-based film finance and production company Salon Pictures, whose other slated releases include two films directed by Rob Ryan entitled Breaking Habits, and The Billion Dollar Game, the Thomas Meadmore documentary The Spy Who Fell to Earth, and the retrospective of designer Frank Stephenson's life and work, Chasing Perfect. Salon was listed on the Brit50 in Screen International 2018.

He was raised in Letchworth Garden City and is married to Kristina Van Carter.

Filmography 2019: Stardust 2019: Chasing Perfect 2019: The Spy Who Fell to Earth 2018: McQueen 2018: Fred 2018: Breaking Habits 2017: Surrender: the Art of Jan Fabre 2017: Churchill 2017: My Name is Lenny 2017: Shemira (short) 2017: Lek & The Dogs 2016: The Iconoclast 2016: The Guv'nor 2015: The Challenge 2015: Gascoigne 2012: Offender 2011: Anuvahood 2011: Sket 2010: Shank 2009: In The Blackout (short) 2000: Shelf Life

Discography

Singles & EPs Your Girl Likes Alphabet Street - EP (2019) Siked Up (2019) We Want House (2018) Say Hello EP (2018) Romantic EP (2018)

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Hitchin Boys' School

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Who is Paul Van Carter?

director and filmmaker

When was Paul Van Carter born?

Paul Van Carter was born on 15 November 1976.

What is Paul Van Carter's occupation?

Paul Van Carter is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

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· Wikipedia: Paul Van Carter

· Wikidata: Q26823200

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