Shane Meadows

Born on December 26, 1972 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, UK

Filmmaker Shane Meadows' debut feature was Twentyfourseven (1998). Raised in Nottingham England, he dropped out of school as a teenager. After some odd jobs and a shot at studying acting and photography, Meadows volunteered at an art center and ... Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
2007	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Best British Film	This is England	Nominated
2007	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Best Original Screenplay	This is England	Nominated
2006	British Independent Film Awards	Best Director	This is England	Nominated
2006	British Independent Film Awards	Best Screenplay	This is England	Nominated

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What is This Generation's Greatest Coming-of-Age Film?
by Christopher Campbell
Cinematical got a letter the other day from a reader named Brad G wondering about coming-of-age films. Specifically he and his friends were attempting to define a single film as the best representation of their generation,...

'This is England' Sequel Straight to Small Screens
by William Goss
By next year, it'll be four years since Shane Meadows' This is England came out and stood out as a well-observed portrait of growing up of '80s-era England, so it seems fitting that any follow-up would also take place four years...

Shane Meadows to Tackle Horror?
by Scott Weinberg
Over the course of my festival-goings, I've been fortunate enough to check out Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, Dead Man's Shoes, and This Is England. Those films have two things in common: They're all damn good, and they all...

Indies on DVD: 'La Vie en Rose, 'Paris Je T'aime,' 'Glue,' 'Innocence'
by Peter Martin
My pick of the week is the emotionally charged yet evenhanded documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals -- look for a separate review later today -- but it's a wonderfully packed week for indie releases. Arthouse fans of all stripes...

Tribeca Review: This is England
by Ryan Stewart
Set against the backdrop of the Falklands war, This is England gives us the story of a young boy whose seemingly normal coming-of-age is warped by two events: the death of his father in Thatcher's arguably meaningless Argentinian...

Indie Bites: Burns ISN'T Buckling, 'England' Trailer and Gilliam Still Fighting for...
by Monika Bartyzel
Some bits before the weekend: So much for that whole story about Ken Burns buckling to pressure and re-editing his latest documentary, The War, as I alerted you to yesterday. Right after reports were released that the film...