Paul Greengrass has such an impressive CV with tremendous work in television that includes Bloody Sunday, Omagh and The Murder of Stephen Lawrence to name a few. From there he moved into film with UNITED 93, both THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM plus the truly stunning CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, which is doing rather well for itself at the moment.
He’s stepping up next as BAFTA have announced that he’s due to deliver the David Lean Lecture – their prestigious film lecture – on Tuesday 18th March. The Lecture aims to educate, inform and inspire practitioners and the public by providing insight into the experiences of some of the world’s best and most compelling filmmakers. It also provides a forum for further discussion of their outstanding creative achievements. The previous speakers have included Robert Altman, John Boorman, Oliver Stone, David Lynch and Pedro Almodóvar, so he’s in stunning company.
Paul Greengrass is one of those rare talents that has managed to not only be both commercially and critically acclaimed but also intelligently in-touch with social and political issues. He’s a highly regarded British director, with a distinct style and a distinguished career that spans nearly thirty years to date.
Public tickets for the BAFTA David Lean Lecture go on sale on Wednesday 12 February. To book tickets, go to: www.bafta.org/whats-on
The lecture will also be recorded for BAFTA Guru (www.bafta.org/guru), BAFTA’s online learning resource aimed at career starters in the film, television and games industries looking for advice, insight and inspiration from the best creative minds working today. Recordings of previous lectures can also be found on their site and our coverage via this link.
The David Lean Lecture carries on the legacy of the great director David Lean, one of the founders of the British Film Academy (as it was then known) in 1947. He is a continuing inspiration to many through his exceptional body of work and the lecture is generously funded by The David Lean Foundation.
