Chris Newby

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Birthplace: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male

After graduating from the Royal College of Art, Chris Newby made a number of 16mm cine-poems for the Arts Council about remote islands, such as Stromboli. ‘Relax’, made for the British Film Institute’s New Directors scheme won many awards including Best Experimental Short at Melbourne. It was followed by his first feature, ‘Anchoress’ which was official entry at the Cannes Film Festival. From 2005, he has worked exclusively in the digital medium. Commissions include ‘Dickens In London’ for Film London and the BBC, and Something Understood for Norwich Museum.

Credits

Year Title
2026-01-22 Mudlarking
2021-12-07 Lockdown 1329
2021-07-12 A Short Trip to Shere
2019-09-17 A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
2012-02-07 Dickens in London
2010-10-01 Something Understood
2010-01-01 An Odd Little Opus
2006-11-01 Metamorphosis
2001-10-01 Flicker
1997-01-02 Stromboli
1995-01-26 Madagascar Skin
1993-09-10 Anchoress
1993-09-10 Boys' Shorts
1992-12-01 Kiss
1991-02-01 Relax
1989-01-01 The Old Man of the Sea