Fulwell 73

Fulwell 73 is a television, film and music Production Company based in London.[1] It was founded in 2005 by brothers Gabe and Ben Turner, Leo Pearlman and Ben Winston.[2] Fulwell 73 operates across a wide range of genres and across all media platforms; theatrical, broadcast and digital.

Originally operating within the UK, Fulwell 73 now operates internationally, across a range of television genres, including scripted comedy, factual entertainment, sport and music.

Gabe Turner

Gabe Turner has worked as a Producer, Director and Writer across a wide range of Fulwell projects collaborating with Meryl Streep, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Beckham, James Corden, Billy Crystal and Kevin Spacey amongst others. His first documentary In the Hands of the Gods was co-directed with his brother Ben, and received widespread critical acclaim.[3] The Class of 92 became the fastest selling sports documentary of all time. In 2014 Gabe directed his first feature 'The Guvnors' (Metrodome) which won two National Film Awards and he is currently shooting a new documentary with Usain Bolt as the world's greatest athlete attempts to win his third consecutive gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.[4]

Ben Turner

Ben Turner is a writer director specialising in comedy, sport and music. He started in the industry as an editor at TVC before his first short ‘Letting Go’ played at film festivals around the world and was featured on the South Bank Show. He came to public attention after directing 'In The Hands of the Gods' with his brother Gabe. The film was released nationwide in cinemas by Lionsgate to great critical acclaim.[5] Other sport related films have included ‘Class of ’92’ (Universal) and the award winning ‘First Among Equals’ (ITV) about Laurie Cunningham the first black footballer to play for England.[6] Ben has directed music videos for a range of bands including One Direction, Olly Murs, Demi Lovato, Little Mix, 5 Seconds of Summer as well as commercials for brands like Coca Cola, Sainsburys, Evans Cycles and Jessops. He has written and directed a range of comedy with David Walliams, Danny Devito, James Corden, Richard Ayoade and Keith Lemon and worked with stars like Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hugh Grant, Kate Moss, Andy Murray and Michael Sheen. Ben is currently working with Gabe Turner on a feature-length documentary with Usain Bolt.

Leo Pearlman

Following the creation of Fulwell 73 Productions in 2007, Leo has produced multiple hours of television, including "James Corden's World Cup Live" (ITV), "One Direction: A Year in the Making” (ITV) , “Flintoff: From Lords to the Ring” (SKY1), “The Life of Ryan” (ITV), “Depression: The Hidden Side of Sport” (BBC1). The first feature film Leo produced was “In the Hands of the Gods”, released by Lionsgate in September 2007, with the widest ever-theatrical release for a documentary in the UK.[7] Since then he has produced a number of theatrical features, including; “JLS: Eyes Wide Open 3D” (Omniverse), “Turnout” (Revolver), “Piggy” (Metrodome) and most recently the record breaking “One Direction 3D: This is Us" (Sony/Columbia) and "The Class of 92" (Universal). The former took over $70m at the box office, while the latter is the most successful British sports documentary of all time.[8] “Guvnors” (Metrodome), Leo’s most recent scripted feature, enjoyed its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, was released theatrically in August 2014 and recently won two National Film Awards for best newcomer and best action. His current feature, "Level Up", starring Josh Bowman and Neil Maskell, is set for theatrical release later this year, while production on Leo's new theatrical doc, following Usain Bolt through to the Olympics in Rio next year, starts in the coming weeks.

Ben Winston

Ben Winston[9] currently serves as Executive Producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden for CBS. He is the youngest show prodcuer of a Late Night show in America. Ben started at Fulwell by co-producing in the Hands of the Gods (Lionsgate) in 2007. Since he has produced and directed shows including "The Michael McIntyre Chat Show" (BBC1) "Robbie Williams and "The Muppets: One Night at The Palladium”(BBC1),“This is Justin Bieber” (ITV1), “One Direction: A Year In The Making,” and the record breaking 8 hour marathon show “1D Day.” He also notably produced and directed "Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service." This film was the most watched single documentary of that year, while the song that came from it, “Sing” charted at number 1 for three weeks.[10] In 2014 he was Exec Producer of “The X Factor” in the UK, the most successful entertainment show on British TV winning best programme at the National Television Awards. His work with his James Corden has been extensive, “James Corden’s World Cup Live,” (ITV1) “When Corden Met Barlow” (BBC1) “When Robbie Met James” (Sky One). Ben has also produced James as the host of the BRIT Awards for the last four years. For Red Nose Day on BBC1, he directed and co-wrote many memorable Smithy sketches. Ben co-directed the 3D documentary movie, "JLS: Eyes Wide Open” which opened on over 400 screens across the UK. At the time it was the biggest grossing music cinema release of all time in the UK, but was beaten by the next film he produced, the One Direction hit movie "This Is Us” for Columbia Pictures, which broke records around the globe.[11] As a commercial director, his advert for “A League Of There [sic] Own” won the gold award at Berlin Pro Max Awards in 2011. He also directed the 2011 Christmas Campaign for BBC One, “Consider Yourself One Of Us,” and the award winning campaign for the Sport Relief mile. He has directed many music videos which led to him winning an MTV VMAMoonman for his One Direction video "Best Song Ever." He is the first ever director to win two Brit Awards in consecutive years for Best Video of the Year, which he won in 2014 and 2015.[12]

Production Credits

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fulwell73.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.fulwell73.com/#!blank/c1dd5
  3. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3667793/On-a-pilgrimage-to-shake-the-hand-of-God.html
  4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/29/usain-bolt-documentary-rio-2016
  5. ↑ http://www.mattmueller.co.uk/index.php?page_id=Interviews%20/%20Features&category_id=Other&article_id=193
  6. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/laurie-cunningham-tragic-tale-of-the-former-manchester-united-player-who-amazed-real-madrid-8518577.html
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051231/
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/search/title?genres=sport&sort=moviemeter,asc&title_type=documentary
  9. ↑ http://unitedagents.co.uk/ben-winston
  10. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/sing/
  11. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/one-direction-film-this-is-us-tops-uk-and-us-weekend-box-office-8796866.html
  12. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/25/one-direction-win-best-video-at-the-2015-brit-awards

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