James Marquand

James Elwyn Marquand (born 21 September 1964) is a British film editor and director.^[2] He was born in Hammersmith, west London, the son of Welsh director Richard Marquand (Jagged Edge, Return of the Jedi)^{[3][better source needed]}, and his first wife Josephine Elwyn-Jones, an English screenwriter. His paternal uncle David Marquand, paternal grandfather Hilary Marquand, and maternal grandfather Elwyn Jones were all Welsh Labour Party MPs, and his maternal grandmother Pearl Binder, who was of Russian-Jewish and Ukrainian-Jewish descent, was an author and illustrator ^{[citation needed]}. As a child, much of his time was spent on film sets observing his father. Later, he was an editor on his father's final film Hearts of Fire. His first short film, The Lesson (1998), was nominated for a BAFTA Kodak Award ^{[citation needed]}. He moved on to feature films when he wrote, directed, and produced his first film, Dead Man's Cards (2006).

James Marquand
Born	James Elwyn Marquand (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 59) Hammersmith, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Filmmaker
Father	Richard Marquand[1]
Relatives	David Marquand (paternal uncle) Hilary Marquand (paternal grandfather) Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (maternal grandfather) Pearl Binder (maternal grandmother)

Filmography

Marquand worked on the following films:^[4][5]

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1999	The Lesson	Yes	No	Yes	Short films
2002	The Complaint	Yes	No	No
2003	Run Piglet Run	Yes	No	No
2006	Dead Man's Cards[6]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Directorial feature debut
	Splinter	No	No	Yes
2010	Gnarr	No	Associate	No	Documentary film
2011	Subculture	No	Yes	No	Short film
2012	I Against I[7]	Yes	Yes	No
2014	One Night in Istanbul	Yes	No	No
2015	Pacific Warriors	Yes	No	Yes	Documentary film
2016	Between Two Worlds	Yes	No	No
2017	Beautiful Devils	Yes	No	No
2024	The Partisan	Yes	No	Yes

See also

• Richard Marquand (father)
• David Marquand (uncle)
• Hilary Marquand (grandfather)
• Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (grandfather)
• Pearl Binder (grandmother)

References

1. Bevan, Nathan (2 March 2014). "Star Wars Return of the Jedi director's son hopes to make film from his father's long-lost script". Wales Online. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
2. Bevan, Nathan (2 March 2014). "Star Wars Return of the Jedi director's son hopes to make film from his father's long-lost script". Wales Online. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
3. "James Marquand: About". Facebook. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
4. "Filmmakers Directory: James Marquand". British Council. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
5. "James Marquand". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
6. "Dead Man's Cards". Stray Dogs Films. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
7. "James Marquand talks to Stefan Pape about directing as part of a trio". Fan Carpet. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

External links

• James Marquand at IMDb
• Liverpool Daily Post, February 28, 2008.
• James Marquand on Facebook