Shane Meadows - Short Film Director

Short film – Directors

Shane meadows

Shane Meadows was born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire on the 26^th December 1972. He is a self-taught, British film maker who hails from the Midlands.

Shane Meadows is a famous film director that built up his reputation by making short films with a group of friends. In 1994, Shane started off by volunteering his services at Nottingham based Intermedia Film and Video Ltd. He was allowed to borrow camcorders and use the editing facilities in exchange for working there for free. Shane’s friends were hesitating whether to appear in his films but gained more confidence when he put together more and more short films that were made at a high standard. Shane’s friends became frustrated that Shane’s work wasn’t getting recognized because there weren’t any real film festival to exhibit film makers work therefore took matters in their own hands and started their own film festival event  titled ‘Six of the best’. The event allowed any inspiring film makers to show their work for a small fee. The event grew popular and eventually became a international video festival called Flip-side.

Shane meadows went on to make films that caught attention from film industry. Shane made a short documentary titled ‘Smalltime’ which won many awards from European film festivals. This created a platform for investors to invest and fund Shane’s future products. This lead to Shane to make his first full length feature film which was titled ‘Twenty Four Seven’ through to ‘This is England’  Shane continued to make films that are heartfelt and attract an ever growing fan base. ‘This is England’ was a huge success and done well at the UK box office. Despite his huge success, Shane Meadows still carries on to make short films and future full length films as well. Shane Meadow also wants to inspire new film makers through his work and documentaries. Through the raw energy he brings puts a message across to inspiring film makers that with a little bit of talent and some borrowed equipment and a small budget you can make a short film to a high standard.