David Green (born November 12, 1948, London) is a film director and television producer.
Green was educated at Bury Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford, where he gained BA Honours and Master's degrees in English Language and Literature. On graduating, David joined Yorkshire Television where, within a year, he became the youngest ever YTV programme director,[1] cutting his directorial teeth on the launch of Emmerdale,[2] before going on to direct 24 episodes of Whicker's World.[2]
Green is now a leading figure in the British and American film and television industries and his feature film directing credits notably include the Oscar-nominated Buster (4 awards), one of the biggest grossing British films of all time, starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters, and the $22m action adventure Wings of the Apache[3] starring Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones. Disney released it in the USA as Fire Birds. His other feature film directing credits include Breathtaking and Car Trouble.[3]
For television, Green has directed over 100 dramas and documentaries, including Boy in the Bubble for ITV, Wilfred and Eileen and East Lynne for BBC Drama, and the award-winning ITV movie 1914 All Out, which was awarded the Public Prize at the Reims Festival of Television.[2] His other TV drama credits include Nobody's House and The Chinese Detective.[2]
Green is also Founder and former Chairman of September Films[4], a leading film and television production company, with offices in London and Los Angeles, which has made over a thousand hours of primetime television since its inception in 1992, including the landmark Hollywood Women series and September's current flagship show Bridezillas - both of which he created. September's feature films include the Oscar-nominated Solomon & Gaenor (7 awards) and House of America (6 awards). September was also awarded the Montreux Rose D’or for Ozzy Osbourne Uncut. Green was executive producer of all three award-winning productions.
In August 2007, September became a division of London-based DCD Media plc, a major production and distribution group, specialising in drama, documentary, factual entertainment, reality formats, lifestyle, music and arts programming for TV, DVD and new media markets. Green was appointed DCD Chief Creative Officer and Board Director with the task of driving creative synergies across all eight group companies: Box TV, Done & Dusted, Iambic Productions, Prospect Pictures, September Films, West Park Pictures, DCD Rights and Digital Classics Download & DVD.
In March 2008, Green was appointed an Independent Director of XF Media, China's leading diversified financial and entertainment media company, where he also sits on the board's investment and compensation committees.
In 1982, Green married Jane Emerson with whom he has three children.
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