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Paul Webster (producer)

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Paul Webster
Born (1952-09-19) 19 September 1952 (age 72)
United Kingdom
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1988–present
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Film
2007 Atonement

Paul Webster (born 19 September 1952) is a British film producer.

Life and career

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Webster has worked both as an independent, and with several production companies. He worked with Working Title Films for five years, setting up their Los Angeles office. Between 1995 and 1997, he was Head of Production for Miramax Films. In 1998, he joined Channel 4 to create FilmFour. In 2004, he joined Kudos Film and Television, heading their film unit, Kudos Pictures.[1]

Webster was executive producer, along with Robert Redford and Rebecca Yeldham, of the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles, based on Che Guevara's book The Motorcycle Diaries. Webster was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2007 film Atonement, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA in the category of "Best British Film" and won a BAFTA for "Best Film".[2] He has previously been nominated for a BAFTA and a Genie Award for Best Motion Picture for his work on the 2007 film Eastern Promises. Webster produced the Disneynature documentary on flamingos, The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, released internationally in 2009.

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit
1988 Dream Demon
1989 The Tall Guy
1991 Drop Dead Fred
Rubin & Ed
1992 Bob Roberts Executive producer
1993 Posse Co-executive producer
Romeo Is Bleeding
1994 Little Odessa
1996 The Pallbearer
1997 Gridlock'd
1998 Little Voice Co-executive producer
1999 My Life So Far Executive producer
2000 The Yards
2001 Jump Tomorrow Executive producer
My Brother Tom Executive producer
Late Night Shopping Executive producer
The Emperor's New Clothes Executive producer
Lucky Break Executive producer
Crush Executive producer
Invincible Executive producer
Birthday Girl Executive producer
Buffalo Soldiers Executive producer
The Warrior Executive producer
Dog Eat Dog Executive producer
Charlotte Gray Executive producer
2002 Miranda Executive producer
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Executive producer
2003 It's All About Love Executive producer
The Principles of Lust Executive producer
To Kill a King Executive producer
The Actors Executive producer
2004 The Motorcycle Diaries Executive producer
2005 Pride & Prejudice
2007 Atonement
Eastern Promises
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Executive producer
2010 Brighton Rock
2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 Anna Karenina
2013 Hummingbird
Locke
2015 Pan
2017 God's Own Country Executive producer
2018 Swimming with Men Executive producer
2019 Serenity Executive producer
Radioactive
2020 Luxor Executive producer
2021 Spencer
Production manager
Year Film Role Notes
1996 The English Patient Head of production: Miramax Uncredited
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role Notes
1985 Letter to Brezhnev Production coordinator
1999 The War Zone Chief executive producer: Film4 Productions Uncredited
East Is East
2000 Gangster No. 1 Chief executive: Film4 Productions
Sexy Beast Chief executive producer: Film4 Productions
Thanks
Year Film Role
1997 The Wings of the Dove Special thanks
Good Will Hunting Thanks
1998 The Mighty
Hilary and Jackie
Shakespeare in Love
1999 East Is East Special thanks
2000 Sexy Beast Thanks
2007 Son of Rambow Special thanks
2009 Fish Tank Thanks
2016 Hands of Stone Very special thanks

Television

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Year Title Credit Notes
2019 The Cure Executive producer Television film
Production manager
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Since You've Been Gone Executive in charge of production Television film

References

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  1. ^ "People – Paul Webster". Kudos Film and Television. n.d. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ^ Film Awards Winners in 2008, BAFTA.
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