16-489: FME may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Film and Music Entertainment , a British film production company Finnish Metal Expo , a music festival Technology [ edit ] FME connector , a type of coaxial cable connector FME (software) , a spatial data integration and conversion application Fairbanks Morse Engine, engine manufacturing subsidiary of EnPro Industries Fourier–Motzkin elimination ,
32-641: A Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series . Daldry joined an elite group of directors by receiving nominations for direction in theatre, television, and film. Daldry was born in Dorset , the son of singer Cherry (née Thompson) and bank manager Patrick Daldry. The family moved to Taunton , Somerset , where his father died of cancer when Daldry was aged 14. Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton, Somerset and performed as Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever for
48-929: A consulting producer. In July 2022, it was revealed that Daldry would work with Sonia Friedman to develop a play based on the hit Netflix television show Stranger Things . The play entitled Stranger Things: The First Shadow premiered in December 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre in London 's West End . Daldry was in a relationship with set designer Ian MacNeil for 13 years. They met at an outdoor production of Alice in Wonderland in Lancaster in 1988 and, after settling in Camberwell , began collaborating on theatrical productions. Greatly impacted by
64-490: A law enforcement matter Forest Movement Europe , an environmental organization Formal Methods Europe , an NGO for encouraging formal methods in computer hardware and software development Free-market environmentalism , a political philosophy FME, IATA code for Tipton Airport , in Maryland, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
80-592: A mathematical technique Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH, former name of Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe GmbH Other uses [ edit ] Federación Mexicana de Esgrima , the Mexican Fencing Federation Fjármálaeftirlitið ( Financial Supervisory Authority (Iceland) , an Icelandic government agency Force medical examiner , any doctor employed by police in the United Kingdom as an expert in
96-851: A year in the £1.5 - £5 million budget range. The first decade of F&ME’s existence saw it entering into production on circa 50 international co-productions with a total budget of EUR 120 million involving 102 production companies from all over Europe. It now has a catalogue of rights in over 50 features including Academy Award Nominee and Venice Golden Lion winner Before the Rain , box office horror hit Deathwatch ; Cannes Directors’ Fortnight opener Princess ; Sundance South African hit Son of Man ; Jason Biggs starrer GUY X and Dinard winner White Lightnin as well as 2012 Berlinale Audience Award Winner Parada by Srdjan Dragojevic. The company remains fully owned and managed by producers Mike Downey (European Film Academy Board Member, BAFTA Council member and member of
112-753: Is a British film production company based in Dublin , Ireland. The company was founded by Mike Downey and Sam Taylor in 2000, then headquartered in London, and has since produced many films, including Guy X and Deathwatch . Launched in 2000 as part of a public offering on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt, Film and Music Entertainment was the subject of a management buy-out by its principals Sam Taylor and Mike Downey in 2003, and as an independent entity has kept to its annual production targets of producing 2 inhouse films and between 4 and 6 co-productions
128-771: The University of Essex . Daldry began his career as an apprentice at the Sheffield Crucible from 1985 to 1988, working under artistic director Clare Venables . He also headed productions at the Manchester Library Theatre , Liverpool Playhouse , Stratford East, Oxford Stage, Brighton and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He was Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre from 1992 to 1998, where he headed
144-572: The West End . He has received three Academy Awards nominations for Best Director , for the films Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002), and The Reader (2008). From 2016 to 2020, he produced and directed the Netflix television series The Crown , for which he received one Producers Guild Award nomination, one Producers Guild Award win, six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and two Primetime Emmy Awards win for Outstanding Directing for
160-497: The Academy Awards for Kate Winslet. Daldry's fourth film was Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close , an adaptation of the book of the same name written by Jonathan Safran Foer , starring Tom Hanks , Sandra Bullock , and Max von Sydow . The screenplay was written by Eric Roth . The film received a nomination for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards and a nomination for von Sydow for Best Supporting Actor. Daldry
176-672: The BAFTA Film Committee) and Sam Taylor ( Board of PACT) backed by its advisory board film director Stephen Daldry (Chairman), ex-Creative Artists Agency agent Johanna Baldwin, former Chief Executive of the Guardian Group, James Markwick, merchant banker and internet investor Matthew Wilson. Stephen Daldry Stephen David Daldry CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of film, theatre, and television. He has won three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway and an Olivier Award for his work in
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#1732790996962192-545: The film career of Jamie Bell . His next film was The Hours , which earned Nicole Kidman her first Best Actress win at the Academy Awards . He went on to direct a stage musical adaptation of Billy Elliot , and in 2009 his work earned him a Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical. He has also made a film version of The Reader (2008), based on the book of the same name and starring Kate Winslet , David Kross and Ralph Fiennes . The film won Best Actress at
208-525: The local amateur society, Taunton Thespians. At age 18, he won a Royal Air Force scholarship to read English at the University of Sheffield , where he became chairman of the Sheffield University Theatre Group. After graduation, he spent a year travelling through Italy , where he became a clown 's apprentice . He then trained as an actor on the postgraduate course at East 15 Acting School from 1982 to 1983, now part of
224-554: The title FME . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FME&oldid=1120683138 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Icelandic-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Film and Music Entertainment Film and Music Entertainment ( F&ME , FAME )
240-826: The £26 million development scheme. He was also Artistic Director of London's Gate Theatre (1989–92) and the Metro Theatre Company (1984–86). He is currently on the Board of the Young and Old Vic Theatres and remains an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre. He was the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for 2002 at St Catherine's College, Oxford . Daldry made his feature film directorial debut with Billy Elliot (2000), which launched
256-618: Was initially slated to direct a Star Wars spin off film about the iconic Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi but the film was later scrapped due to the commercial failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story with Daldry saying the cancellation of the film crushed him and Hossein Amini . However, ideas from Daldry's originally planned film were repurposed for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney + limited series directed by Deborah Chow and released in 2022 for which Daldry received credit as
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