David Heyman - biography and creativity

In this article we will tell you who David Hayman is. His biography will be examined in detail later. This man was born in 1961, on July 26. It's about the British producer and founder of a film company called Heyday Films. In 1999, acquired the rights to film the "Harry Potter", after which he produced a producer of all eight films of the series.

Biography

David Heyman was born in London. I entered the school when I was in the USA. In 1983, at Harvard University, he was awarded a degree in art history. His father, John Heyman, produced a number of films, in particular, the pictures "Jesus" and "Mediator".

His mother's name is Norma Heyman. She is also the producer of films. In particular, in this capacity she worked on the pictures "Mrs. Henderson represents" and "Dangerous connections". Heyman's career in the world of cinema began with working as an assistant producer named David Lin when creating the picture "A Trip to India".

Work at film studios

In 1986, he became artistic director of Warner Brothers. In the late eighties David Heyman comes to the post of vice-president of the studio called "United Artists". Soon he begins to produce independent films. His debut in this capacity was the picture "Authority", which appeared on the screens in 1992. In 1994, he released a film called "Obkurennaya youth."

Further activities

David Hayman in 1997 returned to London. He decided to concentrate mainly on the screen version of the books. This man created his own film company called Heidey Films. From that moment he produced a lot of paintings that deserve attention. Among them, a special place is devoted to a series of movies about Harry Potter. On the official DVD with the third film about this hero played the role of a wizard, immortalized in "living" portraits. In 2005 Hayman acted as executive producer of the television series "Predel", which was aired on the CBS channel.

Participated in the creation of a blockbuster called "I am a legend". The film appeared in 2007. The main role in it starred Will Smith. His creative activity continued with participation in the creation of the film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", which was published in 2008. Further, he worked on a picture, known in the Russian box office as "Always Say Yes". The main role in this film was played by Jim Carrey. Also released the tape "Is there anyone here?". It's about the drama, the main role in which played Michael Kane. He continues to work on a number of projects with colleagues on the films about "Harry Potter" - David Yates and Alfonso Cuaron.

Awards

David Heyman in 2011 was awarded a film academy award called BAFTA. In credit, he was given an outstanding contribution to the development of cinematography in Britain. Thus, his participation in the work on the Harry Potter films was noted. Nominated for the award of the Academy of Fiction "Saturn" in 2011. This was his work on the seventh film about Harry Potter, directed by David Yates.

He is the owner of the award "Best Producer". This award he received in 2011 in the framework of a cinematographic exhibition called CineEurope. In 2011, he was included in the hall of fame CinemaCon. He is the owner of the BAFTA award in the category "Film of the Decade". This was his work on the third Harry Potter film, directed by Alfonso Cuaron. He won "special recognition" in the framework of the British film festival ITV. Awarded in the category "Best Film" for his work on the film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," directed by David Yates.

Nominated for "Saturn" Academy of Science Fiction for "Best Fantasy Film of 2010". This was his work on the painting "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". For the same picture is nominated for BAFTA in the category "Best Film in the Children's Opinion". Thanks to the painting "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", he was nominated for the Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction. The category is "The Best Fantasy Film of 2008". The director of the picture was David Yates. He received an award at the British Film Festival ITV in the category "Best Family Film".

Thanks to the tape "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in 2005, he was nominated for the award of Sir Alexander Cord. The film was directed by Alfonso Cuaron. He received the BAFTA award in the category "Feature Film - Children's Choice". Awarded the "Producer of the Year" prize in the "ShowVast" cinematographic exhibition. He became the first of British colleagues who was awarded this award. Award nominee for Sir Alexander Kord, category - "Best British film".

Filmography

You already know who David Hayman is. The films he worked on will be listed below. In 2001, he began to implement the screen version of the first part of the story about Harry Potter. Also as a producer he appeared in the following films:

• "Authority";
• "Blind Justice";
• "Obkurennaya youth";
• "The Ogre";
• "I'm a legend";
• "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas";
• "Is anybody here";
• "Always say yes!";
• "Giant";
• "Saint-Nazaire";
• "Love story";
• "Gravitation";
• "Bear Paddyton."

Now you know who David Hayman is. Photos of it are attached to this material.