Steve Johnson is an English film director.

Life and career

Steve Johnson was born in

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in England. At school, Johnson was a keen middle distance runner and set a Great Britain record for his age group in the 4x1,500 metre relay. He took part in a student exchange programme which allowed him to study in Michigan in the United States. During his time here, he became Michigan State Cross Country Champion and participated in many running events including the Athletic Congress national cross country meet at

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and the Invitational Cross Country meet at Bullock Creek. Johnson's love for film first began after seeing ''Star Wars'' at the Futurist Theatre in Liverpool. In November 2005, Johnson established Futurist Online Ltd (later becoming Futurist Digital Ltd in 2013) in Glasgow, Scotland. Over the years, Johnson developed his skills on the

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camera system and later became a freelance trainer and course producer for their REDucation courses and has taught in many cities across the globe including

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Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

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and

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. He has also held classes at

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and

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Space,

. In 2014, Futurist Digital teamed up with Production Attic and Quick Off The Mark Productions to film and produce three short children's films for a competition run by

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. The competition asked school children from Aultmore Park Primary School to draw a short storyboard for a film with the top three concepts being made into real short films and shown at their local cinema. The following year, Johnson served as a post production supervisor for the short film ''When The Tide Comes In'' which went on to receive a nomination for Best Composer at the 2015 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. In 2015, Johnson launched an online crowd funding campaign to raise money for what would become his directorial debut and his first feature film project. '' The Students of Springfield Street'' follows twenty-four hours in the lives of six friends, examining interpersonal connections and the intricate weave of words, actions and emotions that unknowingly link and change the direction of their day. The crowd funding campaign for the film was successful and raise $6000 in just 4 weeks. The film was released on 26 June 2015 and was warmly received by critics both at home and abroad. Film review website Indyred wrote: On 23 October 2015, the film had its UK Debut at the Aberdeen Film Festival. The film proved to be a hit with the festival's jurors who awarded the film the Best Feature award. Speaking about his win to Creative Clyde, Johnson said: Johnson released his second feature film,

Convergence (2019 film) ''Convergence'' is a 2019 feature film from English director Steve Johnson (director), Steve Johnson. Plot Struggling after the death of his wife and child in a car crash, successful writer Martin starts to question the circumstances of the accide ...

in 2019, premiering at

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as part of the 2019 British Independent Film Festival, where it won Best Feature Film and was nominated for a further four awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography. The film stars

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and Nicolette McKeown. 'Convergence' played at numerous film festival around the world, also winning Best Feature Film at the 2019 Cardiff International Film Festival.Cardiff International Film Festival
The film has received numerous positive reviews: In 2021, Johnson directed his third feature film, the psychological thriller 'Stalker', written by Chris Watt and produced by production company Stronghold. The film stars bafta winning actor

Stuart Brennan Stuart Brennan (born 8 October 1982) is a BAFTA-winning British actor, playwright, producer and director. He is an advocate for independent film, helping set up and establish film festivals across the world. Early life and education He was ...

with cinematography by

Blue Story ''Blue Story'' is a 2019 British musical crime drama film written, directed, and narrated by Rapman (Andrew Onwubolu) through the medium of rap and starring Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward, with Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Khali Best, Karla-Simone Spence ...

Simon Stolland. In 2022, 'Stalker' had its World Premiere in Leicester Square, London, as part of Frightfest 2022 and will be distributed in the UK on DVD and Digital from Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. 'Stalker' received numerous 4* reviews.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Steve Johnson Official WebsiteFuturist Digital WebsiteFuturistfilm Website
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