When I became the chair of the British Film Institute, I didn’t understand how much of my time would be taken up with trying to make a case for the British Film Institute: what it’s for, why it exists, why it needs its money.
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Birth: | 6th January, 1954 |
Death: | 18th March, 2008 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Actor, Film Director, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter |
Anthony Minghella was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. He also wrote several episodes of the ITV detective drama Inspector Morse and an episode of long-running ITV drama Boon. Made in Bangkok found mainstream success in the West End. His last work was the screenplay of the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Nine; Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston.
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