Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears (born 20 June 1941 in Leicester, England ) is a British film director and producer.
Life
Stephen Frears is the son of a Jewish social worker and a medical practitioner. He attended Gresham 's School in Norfolk and graduated from Trinity College, University of Cambridge. He came in the 1960s about the theater to film, first as assistant director Karel Reisz of. In the 1970s he worked for television. Only to be published in 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette earned him the breakthrough. Since then, he is considered one of the leading directors of the " New British Cinema".
In May 2007, Frears was chairman of the jury at the 60th International Film Festival in Cannes. In the same year he was nominated for his work as a director for the film The Queen Elizabeth II and on the death of Princess Diana for an Oscar. As early as 1991 he had received an Oscar nomination for best director for the drama Grifters. In 1999 he won at the Berlinale for Hi- Lo Country - In the land of the last Cowboys Silver Bear for Best Director. 2011 Frears was honored with the European Film Prize for his life's work.
In addition to his work in television and film is Stephen Frears guest lecturer at the UK's National Film and Television School in directing. He is married and father of four children since 1992.