Tom Shankland Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Fantasia Film Festival Special Mention Award for "The Children" in 2009
• Won a Newport International Film Festival Award for Best Short for "Bait" in 2000
• Won second place at the London Film Festival for his film "Going Down" in 2000
• Got his start as a director on the TV series "Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge" in 1995
• Quote: "(On "The Children"): "I loved the idea of a film which took this fear [of evil children] to an extreme place․․․This just goes against all the laws of civilization and I think it's great when horror films break taboos like that․""
• Quote: "(On "Waz"): "I went into it with the idea that what the theme was really about was whether love exists, and whether once you strip away all of our survival instincts and preservation instincts - is there something left?""
• Best known as the writer and director of "The Children" and the director of "Waz" and "No Night Is Too Long․"