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David Puttnam is late, and he does not like to be late. Scheduled to be in the Westbury off Dublin’s Grafton Street, the 83-year-old Englishman finds himself, instead, stuck on a train near ...
I prayed silently, “Please be David Puttnam.” It was. He invited me to come to the lot for an interview. Having expected to spend the day at the office, I was dressed down. I rushed home ...
After 32 years living in west Cork, the Oscar-winning film producer and environmentalist David Puttnam and his wife Patsy have formalised their relationship with Ireland. “This is home,” they ...
In his last keynote address as U.K. Film Distributors’ Association president, veteran producer David Puttnam struck a sombre note highlighting a number of critical issues the country’s media ...
All of those films, save “Gandhi,” were produced by David Puttnam. To this day, few figures are more associated with a national film revival. “The British are coming,” “The Chariots of ...
Director Edel O'Mahony introduces David Puttnam: The Long Way Home, her documentary portrait of the legendary British film producer and longtime West Cork resident, which premieres on RTÉ One ...
On the eve of his retirement as president of the Film Distributors’ Association, David Puttnam calls for radical change in the industry. He is life president at the National Film & Television ...
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords.
Jurists for this year's main competition section include British producer David Puttnam, who will chair the jury, Oscar-winning British actor Jeremy Irons, Rome Film Fest artistic director Paola ...
David Puttnam, the renowned film producer, educator, and environmentalist, has said equipping school teachers with strong digital literacy skills is key to ensuring our young children have the ...
“Steven Spielberg was hammering me on the back, saying ‘you’re going to win, you’re going to win’,” laughs David Puttnam, as he recalls that day in 1982 in Los Angeles ...
David Puttnam and Nigel Havers will discuss Chariots of Fire after a screening of the film at The Fire Station. | 3rd party A treat for film buffs is coming to Sunderland this month when The Fire ...