James Hughes

Sunset Aperture

BIOGRAPHIE

James Hughes is a Writer / Director for Film & TV. Starting his career in television, James was hired to direct a feature length period costume drama for local TV that went on to win 19 awards and became the most screened production in the channel’s history. Shortly after this, he was flown to Tuscany to direct a stage show to a live audience of four thousand that was simultaneously broadcast on Italian television. The following year, he was hired to be a Speaker for the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles, where he taught a popular class on short film-making, working alongside such luminaries as William Goldman and Pilar Alessandra. As a screenwriter, he has sold three feature film screenplays and numerous short film scripts to international production companies, and also worked for a Los Angeles talent agency for a year as a Story Analyst. He has just Directed Tobias Menzies in his latest film, The Velvet Abstract, an environmental short produced on six continents, and featuring visual effects talents from Star Wars, The Hunger Games, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar, Lost, Game of Thrones, The Martian, and many more. Scored by the world-renowned Composer Jean-Pascal Beintus (Rogue One, The Danish Girl, Argo, Harry Potter, The Imitation Game), the film was part of a recent BAFTA event where James was a panellist on stage for a live Q&A. More about the film and festival news can be found on the official website www.thevelvetabstract.com This follow-up short film, The Inuring, is an anti-bullying drama, starring Emily Haigh and Sarine Sofair, and is now on general release across the film festival circuit. www.theinuring.com These are the first two releases of James’s new production company Sunset Aperture, and will be followed by two new short films and shortly after by his debut feature film slated for a 2017 shoot. www.thejameshughes.com

FILMOGRAPHIE