Sally Hibbin (born 3 July 1953) is a British independent film producer, known for her work on low budget films with directors like

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (''Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessne ...

and Phil Davis as well as producers like Sarah Curtis and

Rebecca O'Brien Rebecca O'Brien (born 1957) is a BAFTA-winning film producer, known especially for her work with Ken Loach. O'Brien was born in London, England. Together with Loach and scriptwriter Paul Laverty, she runs the production company Sixteen Films, f ...

. She has produced various British independent films and some television productions. She was born on 3 July 1953 in

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. She is the daughter of

Nina Hibbin Nina Gloria Hibbin (28 September 1922 – 28 May 2004) was an English film critic and author. She was the film critic for the ''Daily Worker'' (subsequently known as the ''Morning Star'') from 1960 to 1971, and also wrote reviews for '' The Lady' ...

; film critic for the communist ''Daily Worker'' (later the ''

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''). Her career also began as a journalist until she founded her independent production company,

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in 1981. She had a lengthy cooperation with

, which began in the early 1990s and was “a pivotal period in the director's career”, with films like '' Riff-Raff'' (1991), ''

Raining Stones ''Raining Stones'' is a 1993 film directed by Ken Loach and starring Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey and Gemma Phoenix. It tells the story of a man who cannot afford to buy his daughter a First Communion dress, and ma ...

'' (1993), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1995) and ''

Carla's Song ''Carla's Song'' is a 1996 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, that deals with the impact of the Contra War in Nicaragua. It is a United Kingdom–Spain–Germany co-production. Plot Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the ...

'' (1996). She also worked with television directors such as

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on feature films like '' Bad Behaviour'' (1993) and ''Stand and Deliver'' (1997), as well as actor Phil Davis on his directorial debut motion picture, '' I.D.'' (1995) and then, ''Hold Back the Night'' (1998). With Skreba Films, Hibbin produced

A Very British Coup (miniseries) ''A Very British Coup'' is a 1988 British political serial adapted from Chris Mullin's 1982 novel '' A Very British Coup'' in 1988 by screenwriter Alan Plater and director Mick Jackson. Starring Ray McAnally, the series was first screened o ...

(1988) for

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, a three-part dramatization of the novel by MP,

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, depicting

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under a genuinely socialist

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government. The series won four BAFTA Awards in 1989 - for Best Actor (Ray McAnally), Best Drama Series (Sally Hibbin,

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, Anne Skinner and Mick Jackson), Best Film Editor (Don Fairservice) and Best Film Sound (Christian Wangler, David Old and Peter Elliott ) – and a 1988 International

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for Best Drama. Her other award winning productions are '' Riff-Raff'' (1991), which won the Critics' Award at

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as well as the inaugural Felix for Best European Film, and ''

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'', which won the

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award in 2009. Sally Hibbin is also the author of three books on

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films.

Filmography

As Producer

* 1982: ''

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'' (Documentary) * 1983: ''

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'' (TV Movie documentary) * 1985: ''

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'' (Documentary short) * 1988: ''

'' (TV Mini-Series) * 1991: '' Riff-Raff'' * 1993: ''

'' * 1994: ''

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'' * 1995: ''

I.D. (1995 film) ''I.D.'' is a 1995 British-German film made by BBC Films about football hooliganism, directed by Phil Davis (actor), Philip Davis, written by Vincent O'Connell, and starring Reece Dinsdale, Sean Pertwee and Warren Clarke. It is set in 1988 in th ...

'' * 1996: ''

'' *1998: '' Pat Condell: Stand and Deliver'' (TV Special documentary) * 1999: ''

Dockers (film) ''Dockers'' is a 1999 British feature-length television drama produced for Channel 4 about the struggles of a small group of Liverpool dockers who were sacked and subsequently spent nearly 2 and a half years picketing during the Liverpool Doc ...

'' (TV Movie) *1999: ''Hold Back the Night'' *2003: ''

Blind Flight ''Blind Flight'' is a 2003 British film directed by John Furse and starring Ian Hart and Linus Roache. It is based on the true-life story of the kidnapping and imprisonment of the Irish academic Brian Keenan and the English journalist John McC ...

'' *2004: ''

Yasmin (2004 film) ''Yasmin'' is a 2004 drama film directed by Kenneth Glenaan, written by Simon Beaufoy and starring Archie Panjabi and Renu Setna. It is set amongst a British Pakistani community in parts of Keighley (in West Yorkshire, England) before and after th ...

'' *2006: ''

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'' *2008: ''

'' *2016: '' ID2: Shadwell Army''

As Executive Producer

*1993: ''

Bad Behaviour (1993 film) ''Bad Behaviour'' is a 1993 British comedy film directed by Les Blair and starring Stephen Rea, Sinéad Cusack and Philip Jackson. The film depicts an Irish couple living with their family in North London. Cast * Stephen Rea - Gerry McAlliste ...

'' *1995: ''

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain ''The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain'' is a 1995 romantic comedy film with a story by Ifor David Monger and Ivor Monger, written and directed by Christopher Monger. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film ...

'' *1998: ''

The Governess ''The Governess'' is a 1998 British period drama film written and directed by Sandra Goldbacher. The screenplay focuses on a young Jewish woman of Sephardic background, who reinvents herself as a gentile governess when she is forced to find ...

'' *1998: ''

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'' *2000: '' Liam (film)'' *2002: ''

The Intended ''The Intended'' is 2002 English-language period drama film directed by Kristian Levring and starring Janet McTeer (who also co-wrote the screenplay), JJ Feild, Olympia Dukakis, Tony Maudsley and Brenda Fricker. It centres on a surveyor and his ...

'' *2011: '' Biatch!'' (Short)

Books

*''The Official James Bond 007 Movie Book'' (1987) *''The Making Of Licence To Kill'' (1989) Retrieved March 16, 2019.

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hibbin, Sally 1953 births Living people British film producers