Jon Giuseppe Drever (born 29 June 1979)[1] is a British director, producer and screenwriter, mostly working in comedy genre.[2] He is best known for his collaborations with comedian Brett Goldstein, which include the low-budget feature film SuperBob (2015).
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 Drever in June 2015 | |
| Born | Jon Giuseppe Drever 29 June 1979 |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Career
editTogether with his business partner, Orlando von Einsiedel,[3] Drever co-founded the production company, Grain Media, which produced the Academy Award, Emmy and BAFTA-nominated feature-length documentary Virunga (2014), released on Netflix.[4][5] He sold his half of the company in 2018 to concentrate on making comedy, working with comedy stars like Ross Noble, Aisling Bea, Diane Morgan, Joe Wilkinson, Javone Prince and more.[2]
His directorial feature debut, SuperBob, was released in 2015 and starred Brett Goldstein (with whom he went to the same school in Sutton)[6] as a Peckham postman-turned-superhero and Catherine Tate as his boss.[7][8][9] It received four-star reviews from The Times, Evening Standard, Empire[10] and Den of Geek.[11] Drever described the film as "a gentle, upbeat, positive and funny romantic story about a man who learns to fight for what's important".[12]
Drever and Goldstein continued working together after SuperBob, making short films Bullet to the Heart (2016), co-starring Aisling Bea, and Spectre of Shame (2018), with Goldstein as James Bond attending a sex addiction meeting.[13][14]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SuperBob | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Original three-minute short film |
| 2014 | Virunga | No | Yes | No | No | Executive producer |
| 2015 | SuperBob | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Creator |
| 2016 | Bullet to the Heart | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film starring and co-written with Brett Goldstein and Aisling Bea |
| 2017 | Ross Noble: Off Road | Yes | No | No | No | Three-part series |
| 2018 | Spectre of Shame | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Short film starring and written by Goldstein |
| Password | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Short film starring and written by Joe Wilkinson | |
| 2019 | The Tool | Yes | No | No | No | Web pilot episode starring Javone Prince |
| 2020 | Trevor | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | FilmQuest Awards | Best Screenplay (shared with Brett Goldstein and Will Bridges) | SuperBob | Won | [15] |
| Best of Fest | Nominated | [16] | |||
| FirstGlance Film Festival | Best Feature Length | Won | [16] | ||
| Best Science Fiction Film | Won | [16] | |||
| Crystal Palace International Film Festival | Best Comedy | Won | [16] | ||
| Best Feature Film | Nominated | [16] | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (shared with Leonardo DiCaprio and other producers) | Virunga | Nominated | [17] |
References
edit- ^ Drever, Jon (2017-06-30). "This is the amazing cake that woman I live with made for my birthday yesterday". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b "About". jondrever. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ filmdoctor (2015-10-16). "'SuperBob' Director and Producer – Jon Drever – In Conversation". Film Doctor. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Virunga documentary receives Oscar nomination". www.wwf.mg. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Netflix's 'Virunga' uncovers Congo's fight to protect resources". Reuters. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (2014-11-27). "I believe it can fly: comedian Brett Goldstein on his new film". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (27 November 2014). "I believe it can fly: comedian Brett Goldstein on his new film SuperBob". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Kemp, Stuart (2013-07-12). "Former 'Doctor Who' Star Catherine Tate Cast in Superhero Comedy 'Superbob'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "SuperBob review – a mild-mannered British film with amiable powers". the Guardian. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Superbob". Empire. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ jbindeck2015 (2015-10-15). "SuperBob review". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Guide, British Comedy (2015-10-14). "Director Jon Drever talks about SuperBob". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Jolley, Fran (2015-10-15). "We Talk To SuperBob Star And Writer Brett Goldstein About His Fave Superhero Movies! | Exclusive - HTF Magazine". Hit The Floor. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "James Bond has a problem... : Video 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "2015 FilmQuest – FilmQuest". Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Jon Drever". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special Nominees / Winners 2015". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-09-27.