Philip John - Director & Screenwriter

Development

Five Pubs, Two Bars and a Nightclub
DIRECTOR // Adapted by John Williams from his novel of the same name. with development funding from Film Agency Wales.

Canteen Culture
DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER // A subversive, hard-bitten comedy about the endemic corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police, adapted from the prize-winning novel by Ike Eze-anyika // Writers Philip John & Chips Hardy // Producer Simon Markham, Loudmouse Films // Developed by the Premiere Fund of the Film Council

Ultramaroon
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR // A twisted comedy of Desire and Angst // Co-written with Sian Hughes // In development with Orange River and Loudmouse

Bruised
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR // Noir SM thriller // Co-written with John Williams // Chosen for PAL 2002 Thriller Lab

Colombia Dreamland
WRITER/DIRECTOR // The story of Teleri and Owen Jones, taken hostage by guerrillas and held in the Colombian rainforest // Awarded Screenwriter’s Bursary from the Arts Council of Wales

White Noise
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR // The darkly comic tale of a love triangle, the White Panthers and a bomb // Co-written with John Williams // Developed with ACW Lottery fund // Chosen for Moonstone 2000 Film Lab

The Kissing Ghost
WRITER/DIRECTOR // A darkly ironic science fiction about a young boy trying to find his way in a world of sex, inertia and catastrophe… // With development funding from the European Script Fund