New Zealand film producer
Tim Bevan
Bevan in 2019
Born Timothy John Bevan
(1957-12-20 ) 20 December 1957 (age 66)
[1] Education
Cheltenham College
Sidcot School Occupation Film producer Years active 1984–present Spouses
(
m. 1992;
div. 2001)
Children 3, including
Daisy Bevan
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
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 .
Life and career
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 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]
Personal life
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.
Filmography
Film
Producer
Executive producer
As an actor
Thanks
Television
Executive producer
Awards and honours
References
^
a
b UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
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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 .
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"Mountain Films Limited" . Companies House . Retrieved 6 August 2015 .
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"Alumni of Sidcot School" .
Sidcot School , Somerset . Archived from
the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2017 .
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"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
External links
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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