George Magner

George Magner

FilmmakerBath, United Kingdom
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George Magner

George Magner

FilmmakerBath, United Kingdom
About me
Award-winning independent filmmaker and co-director of Mountain Way Pictures. Currently working between Bath and London, my narrative filmmaking concerns selfhood, conflicted protagonists, moments of crisis, and strange interplays of time and perception. With Mountain Way, I produce and direct commercial film and video, specialising in work for the Arts, Education and Third sectors. A former winner of the Ch4 RAW CUTS competition and graduate of the the Bristol Old Vic Young Writers Programme, my work has played in competition in UK and EU festivals.
Projects
  • Love Letters from Fandom
    Love Letters from FandomA short documentary & participatory workshop project centring SEND learners on the theme of Love
  • Skipping Lunch
    Skipping LunchA young woman prepares herself for a job interview- but there are obstacles no one else can see. An experimental verité short based on the real-life experiences of care-leavers, Skipping Lunch is a stark, poetic study of the realities of living on the verge of poverty, where fitting in is a matter of survival. Nominee- XX Award, UNDERWIRE FESTIVAL 2019 Runner-up- Screenplay Award, WETHEPEOPLES FILM FESTIVAL 2019
  • Derek Jarman: My Garden's Boundaries are the Horizon
    Derek Jarman: My Garden's Boundaries are the HorizonIn 2019, the Art Fund successfully raised £3.5 million to preserve Derek Jarman's estate and home, Prospect Cottage. In 2020, the Garden Museum commissioned us to create a series of films to feature in their new Jarman exhibition, concerning Jarman's profound legacy in the worlds of art, LGBT culture and gardening. This short documentary, the centrepiece for the Museum's online exhibition, features contributions from punk icon Jordan Mooney, contemporary artist Rich Porter, Prospect Cottage g
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Projects credited in
  • Tuning Into Change
    Tuning Into Change42 young people from across the UK and America spent 6 months thinking big to create a youth manifesto for the arts- produced and printed over just 2 days.
  • Citizen of Nowhere | Short Film
    Citizen of Nowhere | Short FilmIn the wake of the UK's vote for you-know-what, Mireille applies for French citizenship. Only problem is: she's stuck at home all day waiting for the embassy to call. What's a citizen of nowhere to do? CITIZEN OF NOWHERE is now online after its festival premiere at Tallinn Black Nights in 2019! Cast: Deli Segal as Mireille Ioana Goga as Ioanna Jodie Hay as Sara Raphael Neal as Clerk Danielle Greenberg as Ima Max the Pug as a Very Good Boy Phil White as Good Owner Director of Photography: Loui
  • Dalstonian
    DalstonianClinging to a fleeting connection they felt years before at university, Sophie and Franklin reconnect and spend a long weekend together in London.
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Work history
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    DirectorMountain Way Pictures
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Mountain Way produces factual, promotional and brand films for the arts, education and third sectors. We bring a cinematic style and strong sense of storytelling to our work. Clients include the Royal Opera House, Humane Society International, and the Barbican. See more at www.mountainwaypictures.com
Skills
  • Directing
  • Adobe Editing
  • Cinematography
  • Writing
  • Self Shooter
  • Producing
  • Videography
  • Content Creation
  • Project Management
  • Commercials
Education
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    Master of ArtsLund University
     - Lund, Sweden
    Masters with Distinction in Literature Culture & Media Submitted Theses: "Branching Histories: Political Mythopoetics in Four Brexit Narratives" "Fragments shored against my Ruins: Apophatic Mythopoetics in the Poems of T. S. Eliot and True Detective"
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    Bachelor of Arts (BA) Durham University
     - Durham, United Kingdom
    BA Hons (First Class) English Studies Submitted Thesis: "From Slave Songs to Power: The evolving style and status of African English"