Jonathan Stedall
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1938-01-20 (87 years old)
Place of Birth Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Jonathan Stedall
Biography
Early career included work as a stage manager in Rep at The Grand Theatre, Croydon; assistant film editor at Pinewood film studios; floor manager at TWW and ATV. Author aged twenty-five. Author aged twenty-five. In 1961/63 made first films at TWW (Television Wales and the West) with John Betjeman and Gwyn Thomas. Joined BBC Television as producer/director in 1963 at the advent of BBC2. In 1968 won British Film Academy (now BAFTA) Robert Flaherty Award for In Need of Special Care – a film about a Camphill school in Scotland for children with special needs (same film nominated for British Film Academy 'United Nations Award', along with its sequel about Botton Village – a Camphill community in Yorkshire for adults with special needs). Nominated by BAFTA and by The Broadcasting Press Guild for 1985 series with Alan Whicker – Living with Uncle Sam. Independent documentary film-maker since 1990.
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