Gabe Turner

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Gabe Turner
Born (1980-12-21) 21 December 1980 (age 41)
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker, director, producer

Gabe Turner (born 21 December 1980) is a British director and executive producer, known for directing documentary feature films In The Hands of The Gods,[1][2] The Class of '92,[3][4][5] and I Am Bolt.[6][7][8][3] In 2014, he wrote and directed his first scripted feature film The Guvnors.[9][10][11] He has also made music videos for One Direction, Demi Lovato, Harry Styles,[12] and Olly Murs.[13][14][15] He is a partner at TV and Film production company Fulwell 73.

Life and career[]

Turner was born in London, UK. He has worked as a Producer, Director and Writer who regularly collaborates on TV and film projects featuring some of the world's most recognised actors and sports stars including Meryl Streep, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Beckham, James Corden, Billy Crystal and Kevin Spacey.

In 2007 he directed his first documentary In the Hands of the Gods with his brother Ben Turner, which received widespread critical acclaim.

Friend and confidant to Jack Whitehall especially at Royal events. In 2013 he directed the documentary film The Class of 92 which centred around the rise of six young Manchester United footballers – David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes – and details their careers for Manchester United starting in 1992. The film became the fastest selling sports documentary of all time.

In 2014 Turner directed his first feature 'The Guvnors' (Metrodome) which won two National Film Awards.[16]

It was announced on 29 April 2015 that Turner was behind a new feature documentary featuring Usain Bolt, following the world's greatest athlete attempt to win his third consecutive gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.[17]

Personal life[]

Just like his brother Ben and fellow Fulwell 73 owner Leo Pearlman, he supports Sunderland A.F.C.[18][19][20]

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC - Movies - review - In the Hands of the Gods". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ Rees, Jasper. "On a pilgrimage to shake the hand of God". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ^ a b "Team Behind Manchester United Film 'Class of '92' to Make Usain Bolt Documentary". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. ^ "The Class of 92: A new film tells the story of six young men who". The Independent. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Simon (June 7, 2014). "Class of 92 directors 5 best football films". Digital Spy.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Barraclough, Leo (December 17, 2015). "Usain Bolt Documentary Teams With Independent Film Sales". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Usain Bolt talks all-access documentary 'I Am Bolt'". Screen.
  9. ^ "The Guvnors". The List. June 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  10. ^ Borrows, Bill (December 24, 2014). "A hooligan film that explores how men really feel". Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Modern Muse: Harley Sylvester from Rizzle Kicks on his new film role". HeraldScotland.
  12. ^ Countryman, Eli (2020-10-26). "Harry Styles Unveils 'Golden' Music Video". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  13. ^ "One Direction video production company Fulwell 73: 'To win three BRITs in a row is just unbelievable' | News | Music Week". www.musicweek.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  14. ^ "WATCH IT: One Direction "Steal My Girl" (Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner, dir.)". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  15. ^ "One Direction 'Drag Me Down' by Ben & Gabe Turner on Promo News". Promo News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  16. ^ "National Film Awards 2015 winners list – Home of the National Film Academy". nationalfilmawards.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  17. ^ Lee, Benjamin (2015-04-28). "Usain Bolt to feature in documentary ahead of Rio 2016". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  18. ^ Johns, Craig (June 19, 2017). "Who are the Fulwell73 trio who have pulled out of buying Sunderland AFC from Ellis Short?". ChronicleLive.
  19. ^ "James Corden's crew: the real-life Entourage behind Carpool Karaoke". British GQ.
  20. ^ "Sunderland filmmakers dream to work with SAFC". ITV News. September 25, 2015.
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