Damian Jones
Damian Jones (born 30 September 1964) is a British film producer.
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Years active | 1989 – present |
His career spans over 40 feature films that include top directing and acting talent to critical and commercial success. Films include the Oscar®-winning The Iron Lady, The Lady in the Van, The History Boys, Belle, Welcome to Sarajevo, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Millions, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Powder Room, Dad's Army and Noel Clarke's trilogy Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood.
In recent years Jones' projects have included Michael Winterbottom's Greed for Sony Pictures International Productions and Film4, Argyris Papadimitropoulos's Monday starring Sebastian Stan and Rapman's Blue Story. Blue Story, which Jones produced alongside Joy Gharoro- Akpojotor with partner BBC Film, released through Paramount Pictures to critical acclaim and box office success.
In 2016, the company signed a first look deal with Fox Searchlight, now known as Searchlight Pictures following their acquisition by The Walt Disney Company.[1]
Recent productions include Tom George's Untitled Murder Mystery, Raine Allen-Miller's Untitled Romantic Comedy, Aml Ameen's Boxing Day and Brian & Charles.
He is the founder of DJ Films Ltd and was co-founder of Dragon Pictures and Mission Pictures.
Filmography
- 1989: The Candy Show
- 1991: Rubin & Ed (Co-Producer)
- 1995: Dead Weekend (Executive Producer)
- 1997: Gridlock'd, Welcome to Sarajevo
- 1999: A Texas Funeral, Splendor, The Debt Collector
- 2000: Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Some Voices
- 2001: Very Annie Mary
- 2002: Thunderpants
- 2004: Gladiatress, Millions, Piccadilly Jim (Executive Producer)
- 2006: Alpha Male, Kidulthood, The History Boys
- 2007: Straightheads
- 2008: Adulthood, Northern Star (Executive Producer)
- 2009: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- 2011: The Iron Lady
- 2012: Fast Girls
- 2013: Belle, Powder Room
- 2015: The Lady in the Van
- 2016: A Street Cat Named Bob, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Brotherhood, Dad's Army, The Receptionist
- 2017: Goodbye Christopher Robin
- 2019: Blue Story
- 2020: Monday
- 2020: Brian & Charles
- 2021: Boxing Day
- 2022: The Nan Movie
References
- Barraclough, Leo (23 March 2016). "Fox Searchlight Signs First-Look Deal with 'Absolutely Fabulous' Producer Damian Jones". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2020.