Peter Chelsom

Birth Name:

Peter Chelsom

Birth Place:

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Director, Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Started out as an actor, which he believes helps him work with actors effectively as a director
Quote: "How can you redeem a character if he doesn't misbehave?"
Quote: "I think if I've changed over the years as a director, I think I've come to understand that good directing is good seeing․ I have to watch what's happening naturally and support it․ You have to know when to not direct․"
Quote: "The thing about me is I've had a weird career․ I don't belong to any school of filmmaking, so people misjudge me in terms of what I will do, and what I can do․"
Known for directing such films as "Hear My Song," "Funny Bones," "The Hannah Montana Movie," "Serendipity" and "The Mighty․"
When making family films, he believes that they should appeal to everyone in a family on the same level, not talk down to children or rely on including jokes for parents that go over children's heads
Ran into screenwriting guide writer Syd Field in his neighborhood in L․A․, and a few months after their meeting, Field sent him a script and asked for his opinion, even though he'd claimed he had no aspirations of screenwriting himself

1988BAFTA Film Award - Best Short Film:Nominated
1993BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
1993Evening Standard British Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer:Winner
1993ALFS Award - British Newcomer of the Year:Winner
1995Golden HitchcockWinner
1995Emden Film AwardWinner
1995Grand PrixWinner
1996Crystal Star - Best European Feature:Winner
1996Audience AwardWinner
1996Peter Sellers Award for ComedyWinner
1996ALFS Award - British Producer of the Year:Winner
1998Silver GryphonWinner
1998Young People's Jury AwardWinner
2001Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
2002Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
2015Jury Prize - Best Director:Winner

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