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Tim Bevan

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Timothy John Bevan,CBE(born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer,[2]the co-chairman (withEric Fellner) of the production companyWorking Title Films.Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era. Through 2017, the films he has co-produced have grossed a total of almost $7 billion worldwide.[3] As of 2017, films by Working Title Films have won 12Academy Awardsand 39British Academy Film Awards.[4][5][6]

Tim Bevan
CBE
Bevan in 2019
Born
Timothy John Bevan

(1957-12-20)20 December 1957(age 66)[1]
Queenstown,New Zealand
EducationCheltenham College
Sidcot School
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1984–present
Spouses
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(m.1992;div.2001)​
Amy Gadney
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(m.2001)​
Children3, includingDaisy Bevan

Early life and education

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Bevan was born in 1957 inQueenstown,New Zealand.[7][1]From 1969—1974, he was educated atSidcot School,[8]aQuakerboardingindependent schoolin theMendip Hills,near the village ofWinscombeinNorth Somerset,inSouth West England.He then attendedCheltenham College,[9]a boarding independent school in thespa townofCheltenhaminGloucestershire,in theWest of England.

Life and career

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Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London withSarah Radclyffein 1983.[2][10]Radclyffe left the company in 1991 andEric Fellnerjoined to partner Bevan.[10]Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer includeFour Weddings and a Funeral(1994),Elizabeth(1998),Notting Hill(1999),Billy Elliot(2000),Bridget Jones's Diary(2001),Love Actually(2003),Atonement(2007),Frost/Nixon(2008),Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011),The Theory of Everything(2014), andDarkest Hour(2017). Working Title are also notable for their long-time collaboration with American filmmakers theCoen brothers,having producedBarton Fink(1991),Fargo(1996),The Hudsucker Proxy(1994),The Big Lebowski(1998), andO Brother, Where Art Thou?among others.

Working Title signed a deal withUniversal Studiosin 1999 for a reported US$600 million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 million without having to consult their paymasters.[11]

Bevan is a co-producer of the West End musicalBilly Elliot.[12]

Bevan was appointed a Commander of theOrder of the British Empire(CBE) in the2005 Birthday Honoursfor services to the British film industry.[13]

In 2013, he and Fellner received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures from theProducers Guild of America.[14]

Along with Fellner, Lisa Bryer,David Heyman,Barbara BroccoliandMichael G. Wilson,he founded the London Screen Academy in September 2019, a sixth form school teaching behind the camera skills to a student body of 800.[15]

Personal life

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Bevan is divorced from English actressJoely Richardson;the two have a daughter,Daisy,born in 1992. Bevan is now married to Amy Gadney, and they have a daughter Nell, born 2001, and a son Jago, born 2003.

Filmography

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Film

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Producer

Executive producer

As an actor

Thanks

Television

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Executive producer

Year Title Notes
1988 Echoes
1992 The Borrowers
1993 Tales of the City
1998 More Tales of the City
2001 Further Tales of the City
2003 About a Boy Television pilot
2008 Frontline Documentary
2007−10 The Tudors
2011 Love Bites
The Borrowers Television film
2012 Birdsong
True Love
2013 Mary and Martha Television film
2014 The Secrets
About a Boy
2015 You, Me and the Apocalypse
London Spy
2013−16 Yonderland
2017 Gypsy
2019 The Case Against Adnan Syed Documentary
Tales of the City
2020 The Luminaries
2019−20 Hanna
2021 We Are Lady Parts

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^abUK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
  2. ^ab"The Media 100, 2008: 51. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner".The Guardian.UK. 14 July 2008.Retrieved20 June2010.
  3. ^Thompson, Anne (10 July 2017)."Why Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner Are the Best Indie Producers in the World Right Now".IndieWire.Retrieved22 July2018.
  4. ^Adler, Tim (9 August 2010)."Working Title: Why UK's Most Successful Film Production Company Is Back In Its Wheelhouse".Deadline.Retrieved22 July2018.
  5. ^Higgins, Charlotte (16 April 2005)."Interview: Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, co-chairmen Working Title Films".The Guardian.Retrieved22 July2018.
  6. ^"About".Working Title Films.Retrieved22 July2018.
  7. ^"Mountain Films Limited".Companies House.Retrieved6 August2015.
  8. ^"Alumni of Sidcot School".Sidcot School,Somerset.Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2011.Retrieved17 September2017.
  9. ^"Cheltenham College".Tatler. 11 February 2016.Retrieved6 July2017.
  10. ^ab"WT milestones".Variety.14 December 1998. p. 106.
  11. ^"Producers give backbone to industry".BBC.16 February 2004.Retrieved6 October2023.
  12. ^Knight, Christina (14 September 2015)."Billy Elliot the Musical Live ~ Preview the Musical | Great Performances | PBS".Great Performances.Retrieved11 October2023.
  13. ^"No. 57665".The London Gazette(Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 7.
  14. ^King, Susan (14 November 2012)."Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner to receive Producers Guild honor".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved5 October2014.
  15. ^"Eon, Working Title, and Heyday Launch London School Specializing in Industry Skills".Variety.10 October 2018.
  16. ^The University of York: Graduation Ceremonies Central Hall, 10, 11 and 12 July 2013
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