Jon Giuseppe Drever (born 29 June 1979) is a British director, producer and screenwriter, mostly working in comedy genre. He is best known for his collaborations with comedian Brett Goldstein, which include the

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feature film '' SuperBob'' (2015).

Career

Together with his business partner,

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, Drever co-founded the production company,

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, which produced the

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and BAFTA-nominated feature-length documentary '' Virunga'' (2014), released on

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. He sold his half of the company in 2018 to concentrate on making comedy, working with comedy stars like

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, Aisling Bea,

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and more. His directorial feature debut, ''SuperBob'', was released in 2015 and starred Brett Goldstein (with whom he went to the same school in

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) as a

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postman-turned-

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and Catherine Tate as his boss. It received four-star reviews from ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Den of Geek''. Drever described the film as "a gentle, upbeat, positive and funny romantic story about a man who learns to fight for what's important". Drever and Goldstein continued working together after ''SuperBob'', making short films ''Bullet to the Heart'' (2016), co-starring Aisling Bea, and ''Spectre of Shame'' (2018), with Goldstein as

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attending a

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meeting.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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