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Phil Hawkins (born December 26, 1984) is a
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from
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. His work in feature film includes ''The Women Of Troy'' (2006) and Philip Pullman's '' The Butterfly Tattoo'' (2008). He is also known for appearing in the Fox/DreamWorks reality television show ''
On The Lot ''On the Lot'' is a single season reality show and online competition for filmmaking, produced by Steven Spielberg, Mark Burnett and David Goffin. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, wit ...
''.


Career

Hawkins directed his first short film when he was 13, and admits that it wasn't very good. He had no formal education in film and is entirely self-taught. He learned the film-making trade by taking part in a lot of 48-hour film challenges. When he was 17 he gained a place on the BBC's Mentor Project. With a £1000 fund he made a short called ''The Dotted Line'' which got him noticed by a TV advertising production company. His first feature, ''The Women Of Troy'', won Best Director at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2006. In late 2006, Hawkins was signed by the Dutch production company Dynamic Entertainment to direct the film version of
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's novel '' The Butterfly Tattoo'', The independent film won three awards at international festivals, including Best Director at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2008 - the second time Hawkins has won this award. In mid-2010, Hawkins shot the film ''Being Sold'' in just two days. The film went won Best Film and Best Actor for its lead Christopher Dane at the London Independent Film Festival. In 2013 Hawkins directed the horror film ''
The Last Showing ''The Last Showing'' is a 2014 British independent horror thriller film directed by Phil Hawkins. The film had its world premiere on 22 August 2014 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and stars Robert Englund as a movie projectionist who kidna ...
'', starring
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. The film had a budget of £2m and was shot in the north west of England. It had its world premier in 2014 at Frightfest before being released on DVD and VOD. Englund commented: "You know, it’s so great to work for someone as gifted as Phil Hawkins. After a day and a half of working with him. I was like, “Where’s he been all my life?”"


''On The Lot''

In 2007, Hawkins was the only filmmaker from the UK selected to appear on the Fox/DreamWorks reality television show ''
On The Lot ''On the Lot'' is a single season reality show and online competition for filmmaking, produced by Steven Spielberg, Mark Burnett and David Goffin. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, wit ...
'' for filmmakers. Since the show, Hawkins has signed up with US-based manager Seth Lockhart for features development.


TV commercials

In addition to his film work, Hawkins has directed a number of TV commercials for a wide range of advertising agencies and production companies.


Filmography


Awards

*Best Feature Director at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival 2006 for ''The Woman of Troy'' *Best Feature Director at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival 2008 for ''The Butterfly Tattoo''NY Film Awards winners 2008


References


External links


Hawkins' official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Phil 1984 births Living people Mass media people from Manchester People from Chorlton-cum-Hardy