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Margy Kinmonth is a British film director and producer. Covering a wide range of genres, her award-winning films include feature documentaries '' Revolution: New Art for a New World'', '' Hermitage Revealed'', '' Royal Paintbox'' with
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, '' War Art with Eddie Redmayne'', '' Looking for Lowry'', ''
Mariinsky Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...
'', '' The Nutcracker Story'', '' The Secret World of Haute Couture'',''The Strange World of Barry Who?'' and '' Naked Hollywood.'' Kinmonth has received numerous awards for her work, including the BAFTA for Best Documentary Series, the Royal Television Society Arts Award and the Creative Originality Award at the Women in Film and Television Awards. She is the founding director of independent film company Foxtrot Films Ltd. Kinmonth’s most recent project is the feature documentary ''Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War'' (2022), released by Dartmouth Films. This is the first major feature film to be made about
Eric Ravilious Eric William Ravilious (22 July 1903 – 2 September 1942) was a British painter, designer, book illustrator and wood-engraver. He grew up in Sussex, and is particularly known for his watercolours of the South Downs and other English landsc ...
, artist who was killed in a plane crash over Iceland in 1942.


Early life and education

Kinmonth was born to Kathleen ( Godfrey; 1922–2015) and her first husband, John Bernard Kinmonth (1916–1982). Kathleen was a daughter of
John Henry Godfrey Admiral John Henry Godfrey CB (10 July 1888 – 29 August 1970) was an officer of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy, specialising in navigation. Ian Fleming is said to have based James Bond's boss, " M", on Godfrey. Life and career God ...
, a Royal Navy intelligence officer on whom Ian Fleming is said to have based James Bond's boss "M". She was educated at St Paul’s Girls School in London, followed by a foundation in drawing and painting at the
Byam Shaw School of Art The Byam Shaw School of Art, often known simply as Byam Shaw, was an independent art school in London, England, which specialised in fine art and offered foundation and degree level courses. It was founded in 1910 by John Liston Byam Shaw and ...
. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at
Bath Academy of Art Bath School of Art and Design is an art college in Bath, England, now known separately as Bath School of Art and Bath School of Design. It forms part of the Bath Spa University whose main campus is located a few miles from the City at Newton P ...
in Corsham, specialising in film and animation.


Career

Kinmonth spent her early career as a producer and director of television and radio commercials. She worked for Wasey Campbell Ewald, part of
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and at the
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. She then moved to
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in Manchester, where she started to research, write and direct current affairs programmes. In 1981, Kinmonth founded independent production company Foxtrot Films Ltd to make films celebrating art and culture. Her first film ''To The Western World'' with John Huston premiered at the
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. She then worked as a freelance director for
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, ITV and MTV, making films including ''South of Watford'' with
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in 1986 and a profile of Steven Berkoff for ''
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'' with Melvyn Bragg, featuring
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and Mikhail Baryshnikov. In 1990, she directed the series '' Naked Hollywood'' on the motion picture industry, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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,
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, Oliver Stone,
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and
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. The series won her a
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for Best Documentary Series. After moving into drama in the 1990s, Kinmonth directed episodes of BBC1's
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,
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with
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and
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, and Eastenders with
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and
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. She then directed a biography of playwright
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in ''The Smoking Diaries'', featuring Harold Pinter. In the 2000s, Kinmonth started to present investigative biographies, including ''The Strange World of Barry Who?'' about the lives of
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and Rudolph Nureyev. Her film '' The Secret World of Haute Couture'' with
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and
John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born 28 November 1960) is a British fashion designer from Gibraltar. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. Since 2014, Galliano has been the crea ...
explored the world of the elite fashion industry. Starting from 2007, Kinmonth investigated the Russian world of ballet, opera and art in a series of films. '' Nutcracker Story'' explored the cultural phenomenon behind
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's ballet
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, from its genesis through to the present day''.'' In 2008, ''
Mariinsky Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...
'' celebrated the 225th anniversary of
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's
Mariinsky Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...
and featured
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,
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, Anna Netrebko. In '' Hermitage Revealed,'' she became the first foreign director to be granted permission to film the story of the
Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest ...
in
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, including rare behind-the-scenes access to the archives. The film was premiered at the
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and the
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in New York in June 2014. In 2017, to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Kinmonth directed the feature documentary '' Revolution: New Art for a New World'' about the artists of the Revolution, which premiered at the
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in Paris and was shown theatrically in 34 countries. Her films about the art world have included '' Looking for Lowry'' with Ian McKellen,
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and
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, '' War Art with Eddie Redmayne'' and feature documentary '' Royal Paintbox'' with
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. Kinmonth’s latest film, '' Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War'' was the second most successful doc in UK theatrically of 2022. The film features
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,
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, Grayson Perry, Robert Macfarlane with Freddie Fox and
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. The film had its World Premiere at the Master of Art Film Festival in Bulgaria in 2022, and its UK Premiere at Curzon Mayfair in 2022. It won the Best Documentary Campaign at the Big Screen Awards 2022, and Best Documentary Film at La Femme International Film Festival. It was nominated at The Master of Art Film Festival in 2022. It is a Finalist at the Dallas Independent Film Festival 2023.


Charity Work

Kinmonth has worked with the charity Amnesty International, directing the feature doc film ''Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?'' produced by
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, and starring Rowan Atkinson, Dawn French,
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,
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and Sting. Kinmonth’s feature documentary film '' Royal Paintbox'', made with
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, supported the
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in promoting the art of drawing from observation. Kinmonth worked with Combat Stress, the charity for veterans' mental health, on '' War Art with Eddie Redmayne'', about
WW1 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, shown on
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.


Publications and Talks

Kinmonth is the Granddaughter of Admiral John Henry Godfrey, (10 July 1888 – 29 August 1970) an officer of the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
and
Royal Indian Navy The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) was the naval force of British India and the Dominion of India. Along with the Presidency armies, later the Indian Army, and from 1932 the Royal Indian Air Force, it was one of the Armed Forces of British India. F ...
. She has given several talks and written articles raising awareness of his life and work. This includes the article
The Ladies who Secretly won the War
about her grandmother, her mother Kathleen Godfrey, and Admiral Godfrey, who all worked secretly at
Bletchley Park Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes ( Buckinghamshire) that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War. The mansion was constructed during the years followin ...
during
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. The article features never before published personal correspondence, bundles of handwritten letters, private diaries and family photos. Her talks include
Secret Admiral
, an illustrated talk about Admiral Godfrey at th
Celebrating Bletchley Park
two-day Festival, at
Firle Place Firle Place is a Manor house in Firle, Sussex, United Kingdom. The Gage family have owned the land at Firle since acquiring it from the Levett family in the 15th century. The manor house was first built in the late 15th century by Sir John Gage ...
in 2016. The talk featured previously unseen material unearthed in the preparation of the biography film "Secret Admiral” directed by Kinmonth. Other speakers included Sir Dermot Turning (Alan Turing’s nephew) and Baroness Trumpington. In 2016, Kinmonth delivered a talk titled
Very Special Admiral
about Admiral Godfrey, immortalised as “ M” in the
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books written by Ian Fleming, his wartime assistant. The event was held at Wilmington, Folkington and Milton Street Village Club, Sussex in 2016, in the village where Godfrey lived from 1948 to 1980. The talk featured readings from his unpublished memoirs, previously unseen family photos, along with official wartime portraits by
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and society photographer
Dorothy Wilding Dorothy Frances Edith Wilding (10 January 1893 – 9 February 1976) was an English professional portrait photographer from Gloucester, who established successful studios in both London and New York. She is known for her portraits of the Britis ...
.


Accolades

* Finalist, Dallas Independent Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2023 * Official Selection, Borderlines Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2023 * Official Selection, Deal Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2023 * Official Selection, Winnipeg Art + Architecture Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2023 * Official Selection, The Romford Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2023 * Official Selection, Emden Norderney Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2023 * Winner, Best Documentary Campaign, Big Screen Awards, for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2022 * Winner, Best Documentary Film,
La Femme International Film Festival LA Femme International Film Festival focuses on platforming women filmmakers, "by women, for everyone". The Festival was created in 2005, to answer the need to enhance women behind the camera as directors, producers, and writers. It was the first ...
for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2022 * Nominated, The Master of Art Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2022 * Semi-Finalist, Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2022 * Official Selection, Purbeck Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2022 * Official Selection, Aldeburgh Film Festival for ‘ Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ 2022 * Winner, The Likhachev Fellowship, 2017 * Winner, Creative Originality Award at the Women in Film and Television Awards, 2009 * Nominated,
Grierson Award The Grierson Awards are awards set up by The Grierson Trust to recognise innovative and exciting documentary films, created to commemorate the life and work of the pioneering Scottish documentary filmmaker John Grierson. The inaugural Awards w ...
, Best Arts Documentary for 'Nutcracker Story' 2008 * Nominated, Prix Italia for 'Secret World of Haute Couture' 2007 * Nominated,
Rose D'Or The Rose d'Or ('Golden Rose') is an international awards festival in entertainment broadcasting and programming. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) first acquired the Rose d’Or in 1961, when it was created by Swiss Television in the lakes ...
for 'Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball?' 2005 * Nominated,
Grierson Award The Grierson Awards are awards set up by The Grierson Trust to recognise innovative and exciting documentary films, created to commemorate the life and work of the pioneering Scottish documentary filmmaker John Grierson. The inaugural Awards w ...
Most Entertaining Documentary for 'Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball' 2005 * Winner, Royal Television Society Arts Award 'The Strange World of Barry Who?' 2002 * Nominated, Cable Ace Comedy Special 'Dawn French' 1995 * Winner, BAFTA Best Documentary Series for Naked Hollywood 1991 * Winner, Cable ACE Award for Best Documentary, ' Naked Hollywood' 1991 * Winner, Chicago Film Festival Silver Hugo for Best Documentary, ' Naked Hollywood' 1991 * Nominated, Finalist
New York Film Festival The New York Film Festival (NYFF) is a film festival held every fall in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center (FLC). Founded in 1963 by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel with the support of Lincoln Center president William Schuman, i ...
for 'Steven Berkoff’ 1991 * Finalist, International Emmy Best Documentary, ' Naked Hollywood' 1991 * Winner, European Community Award for 'To The Western World' 1981


Filmography


References


External links

* *http://www.foxtrotfilms.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinmonth, Margy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British documentary film directors British women film directors British documentary film producers British women film producers 20th-century British screenwriters 21st-century British screenwriters British women screenwriters British women television writers