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Asif Kapadia

Director

Asif Kapadia is an Oscar and BAFTA winning director who works across both film and television. His debut feature ‘THE WARRIOR’ was nominated for three Bafta awards, winning Best British Film and Best Debut Film. His fourth feature ‘SENNA’, the story of the Brazilian motor racing legend Ayrton Senna, was nominated for three Bafta awards, winning Best Documentary and Best Editing. It went on to break UK box office records to become the highest grossing British Documentary of all time. ‘AMY’, about singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse has now overtaken ‘SENNA’ to become the most successful British Documentary of all time, winning numerous awards including the Academy Award, BAFTA, European Film Award and a Grammy for Best Documentary.

Asif recently directed the award winning Burberry commercial, “A Tale of Thomas Burberry”, featuring an all-star cast of Domhnall Gleeson, Sienna Miller, Dominic West and Lily James and written by Academy Award nominee Matt Charman. Comprising of a three-minute cinematic trailer, the film is inspired by Thomas Burberry’s life and achievements, reimagining key events that have shaped the company’s history and values.

Currently Asif is working on his next documentary ‘DIEGO’,  about Argentinian footballer  Diego Maradona, having recently directed two episodes of the new Netflix Drama ‘Mindhunter’  produced by David Fincher.

 

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Date: 2019
Production (role):
MARADONA
Company:
Film4 / On The Corner
Project details:
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centres on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s
Date: 2016
Production (role):
ALI & NINO
Company:
Archery Pictures
Project details:
Premiered at Sundance
Date: 2015
Production (role):
AMY
Company:
Film4 / On the Corner
Project details:
Most successful British documentary of all time

Winner of numerous awards including the Academy Award, BAFTA, European Film Award and a Grammy for Best Documentary.
Date: 2010
Production (role):
SENNA
Company:
Working Title / Universal Pictures / Studio Canal
Project details:
Winner of Two Bafta's: Best Documentary & Best Editing
Date: 2007
Production (role):
FAR NORTH
Company:
The Bureau / Film4
Date: 2006
Production (role):
THE RETURN
Company:
Rogue Pictures
Date: 2006
Production (role):
The Warrior
Company:
Film4 / The Bureau
Project details:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA awards. Winning Best British Film & Best Debut Film.
TELEVISION
Date: 2016
Production (role):
MINDHUNTER
Company:
NETFLIX
Project details:
Various Episodes
COMMERCIALS
Date: 2016
Production (role):
The Tale Of Thomas Burberry
Company:
Black Label / Burberry
Project details:
Festive Burberry commercial

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): MARADONA
    Company: Film4 / On The Corner
    Project details: Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centres on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): ALI & NINO
    Company: Archery Pictures
    Project details: Premiered at Sundance
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): AMY
    Company: Film4 / On the Corner
    Project details: Most successful British documentary of all time

    Winner of numerous awards including the Academy Award, BAFTA, European Film Award and a Grammy for Best Documentary.
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): SENNA
    Company: Working Title / Universal Pictures / Studio Canal
    Project details: Winner of Two Bafta's: Best Documentary & Best Editing
  • Date: 2007
    Production (role): FAR NORTH
    Company: The Bureau / Film4
    Project details:
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): THE RETURN
    Company: Rogue Pictures
    Project details:
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): The Warrior
    Company: Film4 / The Bureau
    Project details: Nominated for 3 BAFTA awards. Winning Best British Film & Best Debut Film.
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): MINDHUNTER
    Company: NETFLIX
    Project details: Various Episodes
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): The Tale Of Thomas Burberry
    Company: Black Label / Burberry
    Project details: Festive Burberry commercial
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