Beeban Kidron

Director Beeban Kidron has joined the UK Film Council's Board of Directors. The appointment was made by Margaret Hodge MP, Minister for Culture, today. Kidron will serve on the board for four years until 1 July 2012. ... Full Article

Feature film production spend dropped 15% in 2007, to $1.4bn (£723m) from 2006's $1.6bn (£855m), according to new research from the UK Film Council. The UKFC tracked 112 features, down from 135 in 2006 (the UKFC only tracks projects with... ... Full Article

Beeban Kidron has had an eventful career. The daughter of a Marxist writer, she came to prominence directing the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. ... Full Article

'At age 3 Antonia knocked me unconscious with a milk bottle,'' says Jane Hartman, the underdog heroine of British import Antonia & Jane , which explores the long, convoluted friendship of two women. ''At 5, she buried me alive in... ... Full Article

Hornby and the producers collaborated with British filmmaker Beeban Kidron on the project, but she eventually had to leave the film due to another contractual obligation. ... Full Article

British filmmaker Beeban Kidron began directing feature films in the late 1980s. While still a teen, she earned a prize for her photography. Following studies at the national Film and Television School, she directed documentaries and went on to make... ... Full Article