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Tom Shankland

Tom Shankland

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Thomas Otto Shankland (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the horror films WΔZ (2007) and The Children (2008), and television series such as The Fades (2011), Ripper Street (2012), and The Missing (2014); for the latter, he was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.[3] He has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film twice, for Bait (1999) and Going Down (2000).

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Background and education

Shankland's father taught at Durham University, establishing the Italian department. His mother is Scandinavian. The family watched Italian and Scandinavian film. He went to school at St Margaret’s Primary School and Framwellgate Moor Comprehensive. He first gained visibility with a short film for Channel 4 called Bait in 1999.[4]

Filmography

Film

  • Bubbles (1998; short)
  • Bait (1999; short)
  • Going Down (2000; short)
  • WΔZ (2007)
  • The Children (2008)

Television


Awards and nominations

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ole-Stander-Morville". Genealogy.com.
  2. [2]
    Hodgson, Barbara (November 21, 2008). "Tom Shankland to launch The Children". The Journal.
  3. [3]
    "Emmy Award Nominations: Full List of 2015 Emmy Nominees". Variety. July 16, 2015.
  4. [4]
    https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/north-east-director-behind-hit-8319704
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