Jan Dunn is a Director British born on 15 may 1964 at Maidenhead (United-kingdom)
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Jan Dunn (born 15 May, 1963, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) is an award winning British filmmaker, who made her feature length directorial debut in 2005 with the film Gypo, starring Paul McGann and Pauline McLynn, which won a British Independent Film Award for Best Production. It was the first British film to be made under the Dogme 95 rules.
Her next film Ruby Blue, starring British actor Bob Hoskins and French actress Josiane Balasko was released in UK cinemas in 2008.
She wrote and directed her third feature film, The Calling, starring Brenda Blethyn, Susannah York, Rita Tushingham, Pauline McLynn and Amanda Donohoe, released in UK cinemas 2010. For her debut leading performance in the film, Emily Beacham was awarded a new talent trailblazer award presented by Sean Connery during the films debut, where it was also selected as 'Best of the Fest' at the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Biography
Elle est la première réalisatrice anglaise à tourner un film Dogme95, mouvement initié par Lars von Trier. Jan Dunn a notamment réalisé Ruby Blue avec Josiane Balasko et Bob Hoskins.
En 2009, dans son film The Calling, elle dirige Brenda Blethyn et Emily Beecham. Ce film raconte l'histoire d'une jeune fille, Joanna, qui décide, contre l'avis de sa famille et de ses amis, d'entrer dans l'ordre cloîtré des bénédictines. Pour son rôle de la jeune postulante et premier grand rôle de sa carrière, Emily Beecham se voit remettre plusieurs prix, notamment à Londres et Édimbourg.
Jan Dunn a reçu de nombreux prix, dont le Spirit of Moondance Award au Moondance International Film Festival et le Outstanding Achievement in Production British Independent Film Awards.
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