Walker George Films, founded in 2005 by Stephen Walker and Sally George,[1] is a production company producing films for British television, including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Walker has directed around 14 films,[2] and was voted in the top 10 directors in the UK in Broadcast magazine in 2007.[3] George has directed or produced around 12 films,[4] including The Human Face with John Cleese, which was nominated for two Emmy awards.[5]
Two of their documentaries have followed the life of Alex Stobbs, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. The first, A Boy Called Alex, was broadcast in 2008, and the second, Alex: A Passion for Life (2009), followed Alex's first year as a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, as he prepared to conduct Bach's St Matthew Passion in April 2009.
The company's first film, Young@Heart, was released in April 2008 and documents the Young at Heart Chorus as they deal with deteriorating health but perform music that might be unexpected for their age.[6] The film has won numerous awards, including Best International Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2007.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Walker George Films". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Walker -". IMDb. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Hot 100: Directors". Broadcast. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Sally George". IMDb. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Unknown" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Young@Heart (2008)". Walker George Films. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Los Angeles Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-25.