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| Popular As | David Wilkinson |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Age | 68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | December 2, 1955 (Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK) |
| Birthday | December 2 |
| Town/City | Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Nationality | UK |
David Wilkinson’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to astrologers, Sagittarius is curious and energetic, it is one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life. Sagittarius is extrovert, optimistic and enthusiastic, and likes changes. Sagittarius-born are able to transform their thoughts into concrete actions and they will do anything to achieve their goals.
David Wilkinson was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
David Nicholas Wilkinson, director/ producer/ founder and owner of Guerilla Films is probably unique in the UK entertainment industry in that he has been involved in so many different areas since he entered the industry in 1970.
He first role was playing Ronnie Winslow in "The Winslow Boy" with Kenneth More.He was an award-winning actor. He has produced and/or distributed around 120 feature films in the cinema, on DVD, TV and online.
In 1982 he pioneered the " Reverse Co-Production" with Keith Williams BBC Head of Plays/ Films making him effectively the first true independent producer with the Corporation.His first production To The Lighthouse was nominated for a BAFTA Award.
Films he has help produce have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, DocFest, the Galway Film Fleadh, the Grierson awards etc.From 1999 - 2019 apart from Alex Gibney's Zero Days Wilkinson's Guerilla Films has only released British & Irish productions/ co-productions within the UK & Ireland, specialising in those films that other distributors thought difficult and un-commercial.
Since Louis Le Prince made the worlds first film on 14th October 1888, no other British distribution company has ever made such a strong and wholehearted commitment to British films.Some of these films starred Anthony Hopkins, Alan Bates, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Pete Postlethwaite, Harvey Keitel, Richard Attenborough, Ewan McGregor, Kenneth Branagh, Stellan Skarsgård, Jim Broadbent, Richard E Grant, Susannah York, Rita Tushingham, Tom Courtenay, Joanna Lumley, Derek Jacobi, Bob Hoskins, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Capaldi, Richard Armitage, Elliott Gould, Gérard Depardieu, Tom Wilkinson, Michael York and many more.
(See Guerilla Films IMDb page for details).In 2015 his first film as a director was released, The First Film. He is currently part way through directing his third documentary feature film.He is also a writer both for the screen, newspapers, and magazines and co-wrote the book "Ronald Harwood's Adaptations" and has twice appeared on BBC's Radio 4's Today Programme as an expert on the British film industry.
He has now returned to production (and very occasionally acting if he likes the filmmakers) and only tends to distribute films he is involved in producing. The films he makes now are not drama, despite his background, but documentaries.
