New Zealand-British film producer (born 1957)
Timothy John Bevan , CBE (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer,[ 2] the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner ) of the production company Working Title Films . Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era. Through 2017, the films he has co-produced have grossed a total of almost $7 billion worldwide.[ 3]
As of 2017, films by Working Title Films have won 12 Academy Awards and 39 British Academy Film Awards .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Early life and education [ edit ]
Bevan was born in 1957 in Queenstown , New Zealand.[ 7] [ 1] From 1969—1974, he was educated at Sidcot School ,[ 8] a Quaker boarding independent school in the Mendip Hills , near the village of Winscombe in North Somerset , in South West England . He then attended Cheltenham College ,[ 9] a boarding independent school in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire , in the West of England .
Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London with Sarah Radclyffe in 1983.[ 2] [ 10] Radclyffe left the company in 1991 and Eric Fellner joined to partner Bevan.[ 10] Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Elizabeth (1998), Notting Hill (1999), Billy Elliot (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Love Actually (2003), Atonement (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), and Darkest Hour (2017). Working Title are also notable for their long-time collaboration with American filmmakers the Coen brothers , having produced Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? among others.
Working Title signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported US$600 million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 million without having to consult their paymasters.[ 11]
Bevan is a co-producer of the West End musical Billy Elliot .[ 12]
Bevan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to the British film industry.[ 13]
In 2013, he and Fellner received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures from the Producers Guild of America .[ 14]
Along with Fellner, Lisa Bryer, David Heyman , Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson , he founded the London Screen Academy in September 2019, a sixth form school teaching behind the camera skills to a student body of 800.[ 15]
Bevan is divorced from English actress Joely Richardson ; the two have a daughter, Daisy , born in 1992. Bevan is now married to Amy Gadney, and they have a daughter Nell, born 2001, and a son Jago, born 2003.
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Executive producer
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^ a b UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
^ a b "The Media 100, 2008: 51. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner" . The Guardian . UK. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2010 .
^ Thompson, Anne (10 July 2017). "Why Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner Are the Best Indie Producers in the World Right Now" . IndieWire . Retrieved 22 July 2018 .
^ Adler, Tim (9 August 2010). "Working Title: Why UK's Most Successful Film Production Company Is Back In Its Wheelhouse" . Deadline . Retrieved 22 July 2018 .
^ Higgins, Charlotte (16 April 2005). "Interview: Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, co-chairmen Working Title Films" . The Guardian . Retrieved 22 July 2018 .
^ "About" . Working Title Films. Retrieved 22 July 2018 .
^ "Mountain Films Limited" . Companies House . Retrieved 6 August 2015 .
^ "Alumni of Sidcot School" . Sidcot School , Somerset . Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2017 .
^ "Cheltenham College" . Tatler. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017 .
^ a b "WT milestones". Variety . 14 December 1998. p. 106.
^ "Producers give backbone to industry" . BBC . 16 February 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Knight, Christina (14 September 2015). "Billy Elliot the Musical Live ~ Preview the Musical | Great Performances | PBS" . Great Performances . Retrieved 11 October 2023 .
^ "No. 57665" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 7.
^ King, Susan (14 November 2012). "Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner to receive Producers Guild honor" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 5 October 2014 .
^ "Eon, Working Title, and Heyday Launch London School Specializing in Industry Skills" . Variety . 10 October 2018.
^ The University of York: Graduation Ceremonies Central Hall, 10, 11 and 12 July 2013
Awards for Tim Bevan
1990s
Goodfellas – Martin Scorsese , Robert Chartoff , and Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments – Alan Parker , Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End – James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List – Steven Spielberg , Branko Lustig , and Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral – Mike Newell and Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility – Ang Lee and Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella and Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo and Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love – Donna Gigliotti , Marc Norman , David Parfitt , Harvey Weinstein , and Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty – Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator – David Franzoni , Branko Lustig , and Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , Tim Sanders , and Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski , and Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , and Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator – Sandy Climan , Charles Evans Jr. , Graham King , and Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and James Schamus (2005)
The Queen – Andy Harries , Christine Langan , and Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement – Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , and Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire – Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow , Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier , and Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech – Iain Canning , Emile Sherman , and Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist – Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo – Ben Affleck , George Clooney , and Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave – Dede Gardner , Anthony Katagas , Jeremy Kleiner , Steve McQueen , and Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant – Steve Golin , Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Arnon Milchan , Mary Parent , and Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land – Fred Berger , Jordan Horowitz , and Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Graham Broadbent , Peter Czernin , and Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma – Nicolás Celis , Alfonso Cuarón , and Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 – Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand , Peter Spears , and Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion , Iain Canning , Roger Frappier , Tanya Seghatchian , and Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan , Charles Roven , and Emma Thomas (2023)
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