Nick Willing
Birth Name:
Nick Willing
Birth Place:
London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Quote: "One of my passions is designing new worlds․ What does it look like, and would I want to live there? We have the luxury as fantasy creators to create a world from our own imagination, and that's an enormous privilege․"
- Quote: "[on the main character of "Olympus"] "Hero represents us, the audience, who needs to find their way through the story․ He is the classic rite-of-passage victim, picking his way through this complex labyrinth the gods have laid out for him․""
- Best known as the writer and director of several miniseries for SyFy, including "Alice," "Neverland" and "Olympus․"
- Directed a TV movie called "Alice in Wonderland" in 1999 that led SyFy to ask him to create "Alice․"
Awards
- 1997Golden HitchcockNominated
- 1997Best FilmNominated
- 1998Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in GoldWinner
- 1998Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in SilverWinner
- 1998International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1998Special Jury PrizeWinner
- 1998International Critics AwardWinner
- 2002Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in SilverWinner
- 2003Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in GoldNominated
- 2003International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2004Grand PrixWinner
- 2004Best DirectorWinner
- 2007BAFTA Children's Award - Best Drama:Nominated
- 2007Banff Rockie Award - Children's Programs:Winner
- 2007Rondo Statuette - Best TV Presentation:Nominated
- 2008Honorable Mention - Direction:Winner
- 2010Gemini - Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2017Documentary Award - Best Documentary on the Arts:Winner
- 2018RTS Television Award - Arts:Winner