Gareth Jones
Film & TV director and screenwriter, CEO of Scenario Films
*Fees are a guide only. Exact cost will be dependent on requirements and are subject to change.
About Gareth Jones
With extensive experience in leadership, creativity and building successful teams, Gareth is a sought-after speaker known for delivering insightful and entertaining talks with warmth, wit and intelligence. He has spoken internationally in locations including Berlin, Tangiers, Amiens and Abuja, and delivered keynote speeches on behalf of the European Commission.
Gareth began his career directing theatre productions before making his name in television at Granada Television, where he worked on Coronation Street and directed the cult comedy BRASS starring Timothy West. He later moved to the BBC, directing and writing acclaimed productions including The Trial of Klaus Barbie and Shalom Salaam.
His work has taken him across Europe, where he has written and directed award-winning films and international television dramas. In 2005 he co-founded Scenario Films with Fiona Howe, producing the critically recognised D-Trilogy of feature films: Desire, Delight and Delirium.
A long-standing advocate for cultural diversity in the media, Gareth also co-founded the international training programme Babylon, supporting filmmakers from diasporic and migrant cultures across Europe and beyond. He continues to lecture internationally in four languages at film institutes, festivals and broadcasters while mentoring emerging filmmakers around the world.
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Drury Lane – A stroll through theatrical London, past and present.
Dancing on my Grandmother’s Grave – A rave revue for Athene Seyler (b1889), with scenes from her hits and excerpts from her classic volume The Craft of Comedy.
Getting Lost in London Clubland – Who’s where, who’s who, who’s when.
The International Film Circuit – A force for fun, a force for peace?
The Holocaust in Film, in Fact – Key points from a Ph.D. thesis, with lessons for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in an age of recurrence.
Cultural Diversity – A personal history in practice, through the casting of plays, television and film, and the struggle for recognition of storytellers of ‘double culture’.
The mentor Thoughts for all those taking charge of others, drawn from professional experience of mentoring writers, producers, actors and crew.
Travels with my father, and with my son (or daughter…) A view on how the world of travel has changed in the last half century and how to survive it.
Bubble and Squeak A very personal digest of what goes wrong, or sometimes right, in marital and family relations.
The Permissive Revolution Winners and losers during and since the sixties, omitting nothing from the fallout.
Turn over, Mark it, Action! Individually scripted motivational speeches for businesses and institutions.
Poetry Readings From Thomas Wyatt and Shakespeare through to Dylan Thomas, with optional visual projection, commentary and verse analyisis.
Film Screenings From the classic cannon, full length or in excerpt, with optional introduction, commentary and debate.
The Making of a Film Trilogy An account of how the D-Trilogy came to be made, from concept through finance, script, shoot, post-production and launch, with screenings of all three an optional extra.
Happy Days! A digression for every celebration, each one specially sculpted.
Voyages on my Guitar Recollections of the golden age of hitch-hiking and the folk revival, with reflection on arthritis and growing old gracefully.
Testimonials
"Since I left you and the wonderfully constructive days we spent together… you are really present in my work!"
Marta Cicionesi, Screenwriter/Stage Designer, Sweden
"Thank you again for an enormously inspiring week and the privilege of working under the influence of your analytical mind and creative imagination!"
Siri Senje, Screenwriter and Stage Director, Norway
"Thank you very much for your input. We take your comments and advice very seriously."
Guntis Trekteris, Producer, Kaupo Films, Latvia
"Once again thank you for a most inspiring workshop (worth every stolen minute!) …you surely managed to Raise Cain."
Angela Amoroso, Project Manager, Norwegian Film Development
"Grazie Gareth. Ho proprio bisogno di incoraggiamento. Sei davvero una persona speciale. Thank you Gareth. I need this encouragement. You’re a really special person."
Fernanda Moneta, Screenwriter, Italy
"Il corso è stato un vero miracolo…grazie, grazie di tutto, non ho parole per dire grazie... le idee che mi hai trasmesso sono state come sempre un colpo di genio e di ispirazione per me.” “The course was truly a miracle…thanks, thanks for everything. I don’t have the words to thank you... the ideas you gave me were as always a stroke of genius and an inspiration to me.”"
Simona Pesciaioli, Screenwriter, Italy
"Merci à toi d’avoir consacré tant de temps, d’énergie et d’enthousiasme à mes étudiants de la nouvelle promotion. Ils en étaient très satisfaits !” “Thankyou for having devoted so much time, energy and enthusiasm to my new-intake students. They were very satisfied!”"
Christine Ghazarian, Director of the Producers Atelier/Masterclass, La Fémis
"Ich habe schon lange nicht, Arbeit so genossen, wie diese intensive Workshopwoche mit Ihnen…” “I haven’t enjoyed work for ages as much as this intensive workshop week with you.”"
Evelyn Itkin, Senior Commissioning Editor, ORF, Austria
