John James Fox (born 1980 in Liverpool) is an English director of music videos.

Career

After studying film, at the

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, Fox started out screenwriting for film production companies including the 30 minute Drama "Bright". From 2003 he has directed several award-winning short films, including "The Third Season", which was a runner up in the Short Cutters Short Film Of The Year Award. His short film "The World Of Big Ideas" has been shown on several satellite channels and BBC Big Screen throughout various cities in the UK. His short films have appeared at The

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. Since 2006, he has directed a number of music videos for various artists including Abigail Hopkins (daughter to Sir

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) and Laika Dog (fronted by Tony Wright formerly of the popular band

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). His videos are often known for their unique style and originality. Fox has directed two music videos for The Indigo Road Featuring Heidi Jo Hines, daughter of

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guitarist

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. Fox was a sponsor of The Glasswerk 2007 New Music Awards.

Selected videography

;2009 * Indigo Road - "Up For Air" * Indigo Road - "Hey Its Alright" ;2008 * The Meds Collective - "Let Me Tell You" * Nephu Huzzband - (Documentary) * The Indigo Road - "Simple" * The Indigo Road - "Goodbye To You" * Ebenus - "After Party" * Marsha Swanson - "How Are You?" ;2007 * The Cutters - "Saviour" * Laika Dog - "Monkey Song" * Abigail Hopkins - "I'll Be Waiting For You By The Bus Stand" * Andy Cornfoot - "Miles Away" ;2006 * Creo K - "Dead Picnic" * Creo K - "Adhesive" * FM Films Ltd - "The World Of Big Ideas" (short) * FM Films Ltd - "Unsigned: Go For It!" (short) ;2005 * FM Films Ltd - "The Third Season" (short) * FM Films Ltd - "The Runner" (short) * FM Films Ltd - "Fuel Crisis" (short) ;2004 * FM Films - "Motion Picture: Part 2" (short) * FM Films - "Motion Picture" (short) ;2003 * Paul Fox - "Debonair" * First-Take Productions Ltd - "Bright" (screenplay / short)

References

The Glasswerk 2007 New Music Awards
news article by Alex Machorton.
Whats On Music & Gigs
Evening Gazette article by Andrew Pain.

article by Nicola Crichton.

External links

Hull Film Festival
Film Festival Guide.
Official Website
Contains films of his music videos and other short films.
Edinburgh International Festival
short film catalogue. English music video directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters Advertising directors Film people from Liverpool Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton 1980 births Living people {{UK-film-director-stub