Gary Sinyor
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Gary Sinyor is an award-winning film director
, producer
, and writer
. He was raised in a Sephardic Jewish upbringing, before going on to the National Film and Television School
. As the co-writer, co-producer, and co-director of Leon the Pig Farmer
he shared the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival
, the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the 1992 Edinburgh International Film Festival
, the 1994 Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, and the Most Promising Newcomer from the 1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards
. He has since attempted to dissociate himself from the Chaplin award, after becoming involved in a dispute between the Edinburgh Festival and the Israel
i Embassy.
The 2002 DVD
release of Leon the Pig Farmer also included Sinyor's writing debut The Unkindest Cut, which had been nominated for a BAFTA as Best Short Film in 1989.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He was raised in a Sephardic Jewish upbringing, before going on to the National Film and Television School
National Film and Television School
The National Film and Television School was established in 1971 and is based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and it is located close to Pinewood Studios.-History:...
. As the co-writer, co-producer, and co-director of Leon the Pig Farmer
Leon the Pig Farmer
Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1993 comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire...
he shared the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
, the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the 1992 Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...
, the 1994 Best Newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle, and the Most Promising Newcomer from the 1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards
The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by the British London area evening newspaper Evening Standard. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous...
. He has since attempted to dissociate himself from the Chaplin award, after becoming involved in a dispute between the Edinburgh Festival and the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i Embassy.
The 2002 DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
release of Leon the Pig Farmer also included Sinyor's writing debut The Unkindest Cut, which had been nominated for a BAFTA as Best Short Film in 1989.
Filmography
| 2008 | In Your Dreams | Writer, producer, director |
| 2005 | Bob the Butler Bob the Butler Bob the Butler is a 2005 family comedy film about Bob Tree , who decides to get a job as a butler after going through many other jobs.-Plot synopsis:... |
Screenplay, director, associate producer |
| 2000 | Love Hurts | Director |
| 1999 | The Bachelor | Director |
| 1998 | Stiff Upper Lips Stiff Upper Lips Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties... |
Writer, producer, director |
| 1995 | Solitaire for 2 | Writer, director |
| 1993 | Leon the Pig Farmer Leon the Pig Farmer Leon the Pig Farmer is a 1993 comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire... |
Writer, producer, director |
| 1988 | The Unkindest Cut | Writer, producer |