Pat Kelman (b. Patrick Kelly) is a British film distributor, photographer, director, writer and actor. Born in Chelmsford, Essex, he was raised in Cornwall where he now lives after spending 20 years in London. He was trained at the University of London.
Film Distribution
In 2018 he set up a new UK film distribution company, 606 Distribution in association with film colleague David Maddison. The company has recently acquired the films
''Polina'' and
''Hannah'' for release in the UK.
Photography
In 2013 he established a photography business, utilising the visual and people skills he had gained through his directing and acting work to specialise in wedding and portrait photography.
Acting career
As an actor, he made his screen debut in
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...
's 1997 television miniseries of ''
The Odyssey
The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Iliad'', the ...
'', playing the role of Elatus. He has also been seen in the 1999 horror film ''
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
'', ''The Jump'', ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on ...
'', and was a regular artist in the long-running BBC sitcom ''
My Hero''.
Writing and directing
''Encounters'', his first film as writer and director which was produced by longtime collaborator Jonty Reason from Pittot Films, won Best Feature Film at the 2005 ReelHeART International Film Festival in Toronto and the 2005 Cheap Shot L.A. International Film Festival. The film also won the Delabole Slate Audience Award for Film of the Festival at the 2005
Cornwall Film Festival
The Cornwall Film Festival ( Cornish: ''Gool fylm Kernow'') is an annual festival, first established in 2002, which focuses on supporting and celebrating the film and media industry in Cornwall, England. Aside from the annual festival, the organ ...
. ''Encounters'' was released on DVD by Celebrity Video Distribution in November 2009 under the international title ''Encounters: Speed Dating can Hurt''
In 2007 he was funded by Cornwall Film, South West Screen and the
UK Film Council
The UK Film Council (UKFC) was a non-departmental public body set up in 2000 to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It was constituted as a private company limited by guarantee, owned by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and ...
to write and direct the short drama ''Pianissimo''.
His most recent short film ''Francis'' was shown in March 2009 at the Angry Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
''Francis'' was joint winner of the ReelTube category with Pat Kelman's other shorts ''The Letter Game'' and ''Elephant Boy'' at the 2009 ReelHeART International Film Festival.
External links
Pat Kelman Photography work featured on English Wedding BlogPat Kelman Photography
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Encounters on Britfilms.comPianissimo on Britfilms.com
References
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1963 births
English male television actors
English screenwriters
English male screenwriters
English film directors
Living people
People from Chelmsford
People from Cornwall