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Julian Richards is a Director, Writer and Producer British born on 31 july 1968 at Newport (United-kingdom)

Julian Richards

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Birth 31 july 1968 (55 years) at Newport (United-kingdom)

Julian Richards, (born 31 July 1968, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) is a Welsh film director.

Biography

Early life
Julian Richards was born in Newport, South Wales, where his father owned DIY retail store Handiland. Inspired by his uncle Rex Richards Hollywood acting career, Julian decided to become a film director and produced several short films on super 8 mm including The Curse Of Cormac, Gang War, Evil Inspirations and The Girl That Cried Wolf which was broadcast by the BBC in the "16 and Up Video Showcase".


Education
In Newport, Julian attended St Julian's Comprehensive School and Gwent College of Higher Education where he studied Art & Design Foundation. In 1985 he attended the film school at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art where he directed two Super 8 mm shorts "Time" and "Infanticide" and two 16 mm shorts Pirates and Queen Sacrifice. Pirates won The Starting Out Award at the Celtic Media Festival 1988 and Queen Sacrifice won the Thames Television Award for Best Fiction Film at the BP Expo - British Short Film Festival 1990 before being broadcast in the BBC Series Screenplay Firsts.

In 1988, Richards attended the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, where he was invited to direct In With The Rent a playhouse for BBC Wales and A Week In The Life a documentary about a cattle drover for S4C. In 1992, Richards graduated the NFTS with the 16 mm short Bad Company, which was broadcast on ITV Wales and selected to screen at AFI Fest in Los Angeles.


Career
In 1992, Richards moved to Los Angeles where he worked for Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment directing an EPK for Slaughter of the innocents starring Scott Glenn and adapted Chris Westwood's novel Calling All Monsters for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment at Universal Studios. In 1994 he returned to the UK to direct A Mutter Of Voices for BBC2 and twelve episodes of the Channel 4 soap Brookside, including the body under the patio episodes.

In 1996 Richards wrote and directed his debut feature film Darklands, a brooding tale of underground paganism starring Jon Finch, Craig Fairbrass and Rowena King. A festival favourite winning several awards including the Melies D'Argent for Best European Fantasy Film 1997, Darklands was picked up for distribution by Pathé. Richards followed up with Silent Cry starring Emily Woof, Douglas Henshall, Frank Finlay, Kevin Whately, Clive Russell and Craig Kelly, an urban thriller which received its UK premiere on Channel 5.

In 2003, Richards expanded into film production, establishing Prolific Films through which he produced and directed the micro-budget shocker The Last Horror Movie. A cult sensation, winning sixteen awards including Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival and the Melies D'Argent for Best European Fantasy Film 2005. This video diary of a serial killer was theatrically released in the USA by Fangoria and in the UK by Tartan Films.

In 2006 Richards produced and directed coming-of-age thriller Summer Scars which won two BAFTA Cymru awards and was nominated for Best Film. Summer Scars was released in North America by TLA Releasing and the UK by Soda Pictures.

In 2008, Richards directed Charles Dickens's England featuring Derek Jacobi, a documentary about the life of the 19th century author. The film received a theatrical release in the UK by Guerilla Films before being broadcast by Sky Television.

In 2011 Richards directed "Shiver" a psychological horror starring Danielle Harris, John Jarratt, Casper Van Dien and Rae Dawn Chong which was released in North America by Image Entertainment.


International sales
In 2005, Richards set up the international sales agency Jinga Films with his Brazilian partner Rosana Coutinho. Jinga represents over fifty feature films including Hansel And Gretel & The 420 Witch starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Michael Welch, Molly C. Quinn and Cary Elwes, Timer starring Emma Caulfield, Desmond Harrington, Michelle Borth and John Patrick Amedori, Everything starring Ray Winstone, Shadow directed by Federico Zampaglioni and A Serbian Film directed by Srdjan Spasojevic. Jinga's distribution clients include IFC, Lionsgate, XLrator, Strand and Wild Bunch.


Miscellaneous
Richards has served as a guest of honour at the Cannes Film Festival|Producers Network and he has also worked as a professional advisor to Film Agency Wales and Skillset. He has also served on several film festival juries including Sitges Film Festival, Fantasporto, Belgrade Auteur Festival, Raindance, Grossman Fantastic Film & Wine Festival and Festival De Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei.

His teaching activities include running the Directors Series at ShortCourses@NFTS (the National Film and Television School), which included seminars by Stephen Frears, Iain Softley, Brian Tufano BSC and Stephen Scott, overseeing a directors workshop at Rits Films School in Belgium for the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and running directing workshops at the University of Wales Film School and Napier University Film School. Richards is also a regular guest speaker at London Film School and Raindance.

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Filmography of Julian Richards (6 films)

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Director

Summer Scars, 1h13
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Kevin Howarth, Ciaran Joyce
Rating52% 2.6127152.6127152.6127152.6127152.612715
Six youths ditch school for the woods where some hot rodding on a stolen moped changes the fate of their day. They crash into Peter, a dishevelled drifter, who is delighted to have a group of teens to hang out with. First he gains their trust by joining in their games but then his behaviour changes. Peter uses what he has learned about the kids against them, bullying the alpha boys, belittling the weaker ones and saving his worst for the only girl in the group. Realising too late they are being held hostage the kids are forced to embrace the dark side of human nature in order to survive the ordeal.
Charles Dickens's England
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about writers
Actors Derek Jacobi
Rating68% 3.4270753.4270753.4270753.4270753.427075
Charles Dickens's England takes the viewer on a journey of all of the most important places, towns and cities that were the inspiration to some of the most famous settings in literature; Cooling Church in Kent used by Dickens in the opening chapter of Great Expectations; Miss Havisham’s house in Rochester; the almost forgotten London Roman Baths used by David Copperfield; Joe Gargery’s cottage in Chalk; the notorious Bowes Academy, the harshest of the Yorkshire schools now known to the world as Dotheboys Hall in Nicholas Nickleby.
The Last Horror Movie, 1h15
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Kevin Howarth, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson
Rating55% 2.751672.751672.751672.751672.75167
The film follows Max Parry (Kevin Howarth), a disturbed wedding video cameraman, and his unnamed assistant (Mark Stevenson) as they perform several murders that they have videotaped. The two have used a video store tape in order to record the proceedings, breaking the fourth wall and insinuating that the copy of the film being watched is the only existing version of the tape. Throughout the film Max uses meta-references in order to show off his gruesome activities as a serial killer. The film raises questions surrounding visceral pleasure, this can be seen in one scene in particular during which the audience cannot see the victims (two at once) being murdered, Max Parry then asks the audience "I bet you wanted to see that, and if you didn't, why are you still watching?"
Darklands
Darklands (1996)
, 1h30
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Craig Fairbrass, Jon Finch, Rowena King, Richard Lynch, Richard Lynch, William Thomas
Rating48% 2.418722.418722.418722.418722.41872
Darklands follows journalist Frazer Truick as he investigates the mysterious death of the brother of trainee journalist Rachel Morris. Delving deeper, Truick becomes convinced that the tragedy was murder, committed by a bizarre religious cult. But as the evidence unfolds, things take on a more sinister and potentially lethal significance for the reporter, as he becomes embroiled in devil worship, witchcraft and ultimately human sacrifice.

Scriptwriter

Panic Button, 1h36
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion
Actors Scarlett Alice Johnson, Michael Jibson, Kezia Burrows
Roles Script Consultant
Rating52% 2.649842.649842.649842.649842.64984
Four young people win the competition of a lifetime; Jo (Scarlett Alice Johnson), Max (Jack Gordon), Gwen (Elen Rhys) and Dave (Michael Jibson) head off on an all expenses paid trip to New York, courtesy of the social network All2gethr.com. As they board the private jet, they are asked to relinquish their mobile phones and take part in the in-flight entertainment – a new online gaming experience.
Summer Scars, 1h13
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Kevin Howarth, Ciaran Joyce
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.6127152.6127152.6127152.6127152.612715
Six youths ditch school for the woods where some hot rodding on a stolen moped changes the fate of their day. They crash into Peter, a dishevelled drifter, who is delighted to have a group of teens to hang out with. First he gains their trust by joining in their games but then his behaviour changes. Peter uses what he has learned about the kids against them, bullying the alpha boys, belittling the weaker ones and saving his worst for the only girl in the group. Realising too late they are being held hostage the kids are forced to embrace the dark side of human nature in order to survive the ordeal.
The Last Horror Movie, 1h15
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Kevin Howarth, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson
Roles Idea
Rating55% 2.751672.751672.751672.751672.75167
The film follows Max Parry (Kevin Howarth), a disturbed wedding video cameraman, and his unnamed assistant (Mark Stevenson) as they perform several murders that they have videotaped. The two have used a video store tape in order to record the proceedings, breaking the fourth wall and insinuating that the copy of the film being watched is the only existing version of the tape. Throughout the film Max uses meta-references in order to show off his gruesome activities as a serial killer. The film raises questions surrounding visceral pleasure, this can be seen in one scene in particular during which the audience cannot see the victims (two at once) being murdered, Max Parry then asks the audience "I bet you wanted to see that, and if you didn't, why are you still watching?"
Darklands
Darklands (1996)
, 1h30
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Craig Fairbrass, Jon Finch, Rowena King, Richard Lynch, Richard Lynch, William Thomas
Roles Writer
Rating48% 2.418722.418722.418722.418722.41872
Darklands follows journalist Frazer Truick as he investigates the mysterious death of the brother of trainee journalist Rachel Morris. Delving deeper, Truick becomes convinced that the tragedy was murder, committed by a bizarre religious cult. But as the evidence unfolds, things take on a more sinister and potentially lethal significance for the reporter, as he becomes embroiled in devil worship, witchcraft and ultimately human sacrifice.
Bad Company
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Nicholas McGaughey
Roles Writer
Rating73% 3.6715353.6715353.6715353.6715353.671535

Producer

Summer Scars, 1h13
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Kevin Howarth, Ciaran Joyce
Roles Producer
Rating52% 2.6127152.6127152.6127152.6127152.612715
Six youths ditch school for the woods where some hot rodding on a stolen moped changes the fate of their day. They crash into Peter, a dishevelled drifter, who is delighted to have a group of teens to hang out with. First he gains their trust by joining in their games but then his behaviour changes. Peter uses what he has learned about the kids against them, bullying the alpha boys, belittling the weaker ones and saving his worst for the only girl in the group. Realising too late they are being held hostage the kids are forced to embrace the dark side of human nature in order to survive the ordeal.
The Last Horror Movie, 1h15
Directed by Julian Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Kevin Howarth, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson
Roles Casting
Rating55% 2.751672.751672.751672.751672.75167
The film follows Max Parry (Kevin Howarth), a disturbed wedding video cameraman, and his unnamed assistant (Mark Stevenson) as they perform several murders that they have videotaped. The two have used a video store tape in order to record the proceedings, breaking the fourth wall and insinuating that the copy of the film being watched is the only existing version of the tape. Throughout the film Max uses meta-references in order to show off his gruesome activities as a serial killer. The film raises questions surrounding visceral pleasure, this can be seen in one scene in particular during which the audience cannot see the victims (two at once) being murdered, Max Parry then asks the audience "I bet you wanted to see that, and if you didn't, why are you still watching?"