Paul Holmes (producer)
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Paul Holmes is a British freelance television director and lecturer at Napier University
in Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
Holmes wrote and directed a short film Sniper 470
, starring actors Billy Boyd and Carmen Pieraccini.
Holmes was nominated for a BAFTA for producing the short A Small Deposit, along with director Eleanor Yule. He also produced and directed a short film Going Down,
Holmes previously worked in children's television, directing drama series such as Newcastle
-based Byker Grove
He also worked on children's programme Balamory
and between 2005-06 Holmes directed several episodes of BBC Scotland's Glasgow
-based soap
River City
.
Napier University
Edinburgh Napier is one of the largest higher education institutions in Scotland with over 17,000 students, including nearly 5,000 international students, from more than 100 nations worldwide.-History:...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Holmes wrote and directed a short film Sniper 470
Stories of Lost Souls
Stories of Lost Souls is a compilation of eight cinematic stories of lonely souls in unexpected situations starring many of cinema's biggest names including Josh Hartnett, Hugh Jackman, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett, James Gandolfini, Paul Bettany, Illeana Douglas and directed by eight different...
, starring actors Billy Boyd and Carmen Pieraccini.
Holmes was nominated for a BAFTA for producing the short A Small Deposit, along with director Eleanor Yule. He also produced and directed a short film Going Down,
Holmes previously worked in children's television, directing drama series such as Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
-based Byker Grove
Byker Grove
Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
He also worked on children's programme Balamory
Balamory
Balamory was a live action television series on British television for pre-school children, based around the fictional small island community of Balamory in Scotland. It was produced between 2002 and 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 254 episodes made...
and between 2005-06 Holmes directed several episodes of BBC Scotland's Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
-based soap
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
River City
River City
River City is a Scottish television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow...
.
External links
- Byker Grove on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163437/fullcredits#writers
- Sniper 470 on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358703/
- Going Down on BFI http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/503391