Jamie Thraves (born James Thraves, 2 June 1969 in

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) is a British film writer and director.

Biography

Thraves began making early short experimental films in 1989 at the

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, having previously studied illustration. His graduation film ''Scratch'' (1991) and ''The Take-Out'' (1993), a short film made under the

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New Directors scheme, both went on to win awards at film festivals worldwide. He joined the

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in 1993 where he made another award-winning film, ''The Hackney Downs'' (1995).

Career

After leaving the Royal College of Art he joined Oil Factory, a music video company, making his breakthrough video in 1995 for

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for their song "

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" where a man played by

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is lying on the pavement and is confronted by an angry crowd, this video garnered Thraves a lot of attention for its strong narrative structure and use of subtitles, what the man says to make the crowd lie down at the end of the video still continues to cause discussion amongst fans today. Thraves has made music videos for many artists over the years including Blur,

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, and

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and more recently

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and Villagers. His video for Coldplay's " The Scientist" won three Moon Men at the 2003

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s in the US, including Best Direction and Breakthrough Video. Thraves directed the short film ''I Just Want To Kiss You'' in 1997, starring

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which won the Fox Searchlight Award for Best Short Film at the

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in 1998. Thraves made his first feature, '' The Low Down'' (2000), with

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. It starred

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and

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. The film was named among the "neglected masterpieces" of film history by ''

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'' in its rundown of 50 Lost Movie Classics. His second feature, '' The Cry of the Owl'' (2009), an international co-production with

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, starred

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and

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. It was based on the novel of the same name by

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. His third feature film, '' Treacle Jr.'' (2010), reunited him with Aidan Gillen. At the film's world premiere at the 21st

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British Film Festival it won the Hitchcock D'Or - Grand Jury Prize. Thraves reportedly remortgaged his house to make the film. ''Treacle Jr.'' had its UK Premiere at the 54th

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. '' Time Out'' said of ''Treacle Jr.'' "Funny, touching and gritty, this coolly rendered observation on need and rejection really is a Brit drama to shout about". Thraves' fourth feature film, ''Pickups'' (2017), is the third to star long-term collaborator Aidan Gillen.

Music videos

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*" Toes Across the Floor" -

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;1997 *" All I Want to Do Is Rock" - Travis *" Lucky Man (US Version)" -

;1998 *" Temper, Temper" -

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*" Being a Girl" -

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;2000 *"

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;2002 *" Sound of Sounds" - Gomez *" The Scientist" -

;2003 *" God Put a Smile upon Your Face" -

;2005 *" Love Steals Us from Loneliness" - Idlewild *" Somewhere Else" -

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*" Half Light" -

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*" I Understand It" - Idlewild ;2006 *"

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;2008 *" Daddy's Gone" -

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;2009 *"

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;2010 *" I'd Do It All Again" -

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;2012 *" Two Fingers" -

;2013 *" Another Love" -

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;2014 *"

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* "Hold On" -

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References

External links

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Jamie Thraves at Factory Films
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