Paul Turner (director)
Paul Turner (December 1945 – 1 November 2019) was a Welsh film director. His film Hedd Wyn (1992) became the first Welsh film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]
Born in Devon, Turner learned Welsh while working at the BBC in the early 1980s and was a vocal supporter of Plaid Cymru. He was reportedly "blacklisted" from the BBC for his nationalist views (reported in an article in The Observer).[2][3] S4C director called him "a man with vision and a fire in his heart for all things Welsh and the Welsh language and his desire to portray that on film".[4]
Paul had two daughters during his first marriage to Sheila Ford, He had 3 grandchildren. His second marriage was to Welsh actress Sue Roderick. He died in November 2019 at the age of 73.[4]
Awards[edit]
He won several international awards[citation needed] as well as having his film Hedd Wyn nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]
Filmography[edit]
- Tra Bo Dwy (1984)
- Wil Six (1984)
- Hedd Wyn (1992)
- Cwm Hyfryd (1993)
- Porc Pei (1998)
- Dial (Wild Justice)
Television[edit]
English language[edit]
Welsh language[edit]
- Derfydd Aur (Fools Gold)
- Trisgel
- Porc Pei (1998)
- Wil Six
- Arswyd y Byd / Tales From Wales
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "MI5 secretly controls hiring firing BBC staff, Observer 18 August 1985 | Clarion".
- ^ "Blacklisted".
- ^ a b "Oscar-nominated film director Paul Turner dies". BBC News. 3 November 2019.
External links[edit]
- Paul Turner at IMDb
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