Shane Meadows

Shane Meadows is a British film director and screenwriter. He was born in 1972 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His Father was a lorry driver, his mum a worker in a fish and chip shop. At school he was bullied due to his Father being a suspect for murdering a young girl, when he discovered her body. When he was young he worked on a fruit and veg stall and enjoyed many trips to the local cinema. He left school with no GSCE's, he moved to Nottingham at the age of 20 and made around 30 short films with his friends there, these films became popular within the town he was living in. 


Most of his films are set in the Midlands area, and are based around his own childhood. He usually encourages actors to ad lib to add realism. 
His feature length films:-
Small time (1996)
Twenty Four Seven (1997)
A Room For Romeo Bass (1999)
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
This is England (2006)
Somers Town (2008)
Le Donk and Scor-zay-zee (2009)


Twenty Four Seven and This is England won several awards, including 'best independent british film' (This is England). Dead Man's Shoes was nominated for BAFTA's best British film.