Iain Alexander Canning (born July 1979)[1] is an English film and television producer best known for producing the film The King's Speech (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA award for Best Film and Best British Film,[2][3] and for executive producing television series Top of the Lake, which was nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award. [4][5][6] He has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 1, nominated for 5 BAFTAs and won 3, and nominated for 2 Emmy Awards and won 1. [7][8][9]
Iain Canning | |
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| Born | July 1979 (age 45) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Title | Managing director and co-founder of See-Saw Films |
Iain co-founded See-Saw Films with producing partner Emile Sherman in 2008.[10] Their offices are based in London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
Career
editIain Canning co-founded See-Saw Films with Emile Sherman in 2008[10] and has produced several major films including Lion,[7] winner of two BAFTA Awards, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, and The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.[11][12][8] Canning produced Jane Campion's Emmy Award-nominated TV series Top of the Lake.[13] The second series, Top of the Lake: China Girl, also directed by Campion, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2017.[14] Elisabeth Moss reprised her Golden Globe-winning role as Detective Robin Griffin, which also starred Nicole Kidman and Gwendoline Christie.[15]
Canning won an Academy Award in 2011 for The King's Speech directed by Tom Hooper.[2] The film stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter[2]
In 2019, Canning produced short-form British comedy series, State of the Union, which premiered on Sundance TV. The first season starred Rosamund Pike and Chris O'Dowd and won three Emmy Awards including Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. In 2021, the series was renewed for a second season starring Brendan Gleeson and Patricia Clarkson.[citation needed]
Also in 2019, Canning and Sherman teamed up with Garth Davis to form a new production company called I AM THAT, with Samantha Lang as head of development.[16]
2021 saw the releases of British TV series The North Water, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, starring Jack O'Connell and Colin Farrell, and Australian TV series Firebite, written by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher and directed by Thornton, Fletcher and Tony Krawitz. Both series premiered on AMC+ in the United States.[citation needed]
In November 2021, Netflix released The Power of the Dog, which is See-Saw's second collaboration with Jane Campion. In 2022, the film won 2 BAFTAs including Best Film, and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, with Jane Campion going on to win Best Director. The film originally premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival and Campion was awarded the Silver Lion for Best Director.[citation needed]
See-Saw's latest TV projects to release in 2022 include Slow Horses and The Essex Serpent for Apple TV+, and Heartstopper for Netflix. Upcoming films include Operation Mincemeat, which stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Winton and Johnny Flynn; The Stranger, which stars Sean Harris and Joel Edgerton; and Florian Zeller's The Son, which stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby and Zen McGrath.[citation needed]
Prior to founding See-Saw, Canning executive-produced the award-winning films Hunger directed by McQueen[17] and Anton Corbijn's Control.[18]
Filmography
editFilm
editTelevision
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Music video | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Linear | Anton Corbijn | |
| 2013 | Arcade Fire: Reflektor | Anton Corbijn | [50] |
| 2016 | All Day/I Feel Like That | Steve McQueen |
References
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- ^ a b c "'The King's Speech' Reigns at Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "King's Speech reigns over Bafta awards". BBC News. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Emmy win for Top of the Lake". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "2014 Television Drama Series | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Top of the Lake: China Girl receives Golden Globe nomination". Now To Love. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b Lion - IMDb, retrieved 5 April 2022
- ^ a b "BBC Film hails 12 Oscar nominations for The Power of the Dog". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shame Receives Two Bafta Nominations". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Emile Sherman - See Saw Films". See Saw Films. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Lion: Best Picture - Oscar Nominees 2017". Academy Awards. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Rooney Mara". IMDb. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Egner, Jeremy (18 July 2013). "Emmy Nominees: Elisabeth Moss of 'Mad Men' and 'Top of the Lake'". ArtsBeat. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Top of the Lake: China Girl".
- ^ "Who Is Nicole Kidman Playing in 'Top of the Lake: China Girl'? Watch the Trailer and Find Out". EW.com. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Garth Davis Joins Forces with See-Saw Films to Launch Production Company 'I AM THAT'". FilmInk. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Hunger (2008), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ a b Control (2007), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Candy (2006), retrieved 27 June 2017
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- ^ Mary and Max (2009), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Oranges and Sunshine (2010), retrieved 27 June 2017
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- ^ The Kings of Mykonos (2010), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ The King's Speech (2010), retrieved 27 June 2017
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- ^ Shame (2011), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Shame, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Dead Europe (2012), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Dead Europe, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Tracks (2013), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Tracks, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Life (2015), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Macbeth (2015), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Mr. Holmes (2015), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Slow West (2015), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Lion (2016), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Lion, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Mary Magdalene (2017), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Widows (2018), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Top of the Lake (TV Series 2013– ), retrieved 27 June 2017
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- ^ Banished (TV Series 2015), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Banished, retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Codes of Conduct (TV Series 2016– ), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Love, Nina (TV Mini-Series 2016– ), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ The Legend of Monkey (TV Series 2017– ), retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Arcade Fire: Reflektor (Video 2013), retrieved 27 June 2017