James Watkins (born 1973) is a British film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Woman in Black starring Daniel Radcliffe: a worldwide box office smash, The Woman in Black is the most financially successful British horror film since records began.

He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller Eden Lake, starring Michael Fassbender and Keilly Reilly. It won Best Horror Film at the 2009 Empire Awards, the Jury Prize at Sitges Fantasy Festival and Best Director at Fantasporto. He was nominated for the Douglas Hickox Award at the 2008 British Independent Film Awards.

He has written scripts for Warner Bros, Working Title, Film4 and BBC Films.

Biography

James Watkins est connu pour avoir écrit et réalisé le film Eden Lake, ainsi que la série TV McMafia avec Hossein Amini, et d'être un des scénaristes du film The Descent: Part 2, réalisé par Jon Harris.

Fin septembre 2019 il fait partie du jury de Sandrine Bonnaire lors du 30e Festival du film britannique de Dinard.

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