James Marquand

James Elwyn Marquand (born 21 September 1964) is a British film editor and director.[2] He was born in Hammersmith, west London, the son of Welsh director Richard Marquand (Jagged Edge, Return of the Jedi)[3], and his first wife Josephine Elwyn-Jones, an English screenwriter. His paternal uncle David Marquand, paternal grandfather Hilary Marquand, and maternal grandfather Elwyn Jones were all Welsh Labour Party MPs, and his maternal grandmother Pearl Binder, who was of Russian-Jewish and Ukrainian-Jewish descent, was an author and illustrator . As a child, much of his time was spent on film sets observing his father. Later, he was an editor on his father's final film Hearts of Fire. His first short film, The Lesson (1998), was nominated for a BAFTA Kodak Award . He moved on to feature films when he wrote, directed, and produced his first film, Dead Man's Cards (2006).

James Marquand
Born
James Elwyn Marquand

(1964-09-21) 21 September 1964
Hammersmith, London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationFilmmaker
Parent
RelativesDavid Marquand (paternal uncle)
Hilary Marquand (paternal grandfather)
Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (maternal grandfather)
Pearl Binder (maternal grandmother)

Filmography

Marquand worked on the following films:[4][5][6]

Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes
1999 The Lesson Yes No Yes Short films
2002 The Complaint Yes No No
2003 Run Piglet Run Yes No No
2006 Dead Man's Cards[7] Yes Yes Yes Directorial feature debut
Splinter No No Yes
2010 Gnarr No Associate No Documentary film
2011 Subculture No Yes No Short film
2012 I Against I[8] Yes Yes No
2014 One Night in Istanbul Yes No No
2015 Pacific Warriors Yes No Yes Documentary film
2016 Between Two Worlds Yes No No
2017 Beautiful Devils Yes No No

See also

References
  1. Bevan, Nathan (2 March 2014). "Star Wars Return of the Jedi director's son hopes to make film from his father's long-lost script". Wales Online. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. Bevan, Nathan (2 March 2014). "Star Wars Return of the Jedi director's son hopes to make film from his father's long-lost script". Wales Online. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. "James Marquand: About". Facebook. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. "James Marquand". IMDb. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. "Filmmakers Directory: James Marquand". British Council. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. "James Marquand". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. "Dead Man's Cards". Stray Dogs Films. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  8. "James Marquand talks to Stefan Pape about directing as part of a trio". Fan Carpet. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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