Paul Brooks

Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks
Born	London, England
Education	University of London
Occupation	film producer
Years active	1992 - present

Brooks has a Humanities degree in English/Philosophy/Psychology and Sociology from the University of London. He then went into real estate development before moving into film.[1]

Paul Brooks is a British-born film producer.

In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for Vadim Jean & Gary Sinyor "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office.[2]

In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films[3] which made films likes the controversial film Beyond Bedlam, Proteus, the cult horror Darklands directed by Julian Richards and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred Craig Fairbrass.[4] In 2016 the company has been placed into administration.[5]

Brooks has been the president of Gold Circle Films since March 2001.[6] He has produced a number of films, including the Academy Award-nominated Shadow of the Vampire and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.[7]

Filmography

Leon the Pig Farmer (1993) (executive producer)
Beyond Bedlam (1993)
Clockwork Mice (1995)
Solitaire for 2 (1995) (co-executive producer)
Proteus (1995)
Darklands (1996)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
Killing Time (1998) (executive producer)
One More Kiss (1999)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) (executive producer)
The Man from Elysian Fields (2001) (executive producer)
The Badge (2002) (executive producer)
Sonny (2002)
Poolhall Junkies (2002) (executive producer)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (executive producer)
13 Moons (2002) (executive producer)
Rolling Kansas (2003)
DysFunktional Family (2003)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
The Long Weekend (2005)
White Noise (2005)
The Wedding Date (2005)
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Slither (2006)
Whisper (2007)
Because I Said So (2007)
White Noise 2: The Light (2007) (executive producer)
Rock Paper Scissors (2008)
The Haunting in Connecticut (2008)
Blood Creek (2008)
My Sassy Girl (2008)
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
The New Daughter (2009)
The Fourth Kind (2009)
New in Town (2009)
The Belcoo Experiment (2009)
ATM (2010)[8]
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Search Party (2014)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
I Still See You (2018)

References

"Paul Brooks". Filmbug. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
Rose, Simon (2006-08-10). "A bumpy ride to the big screen". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
Dawtrey, Adam (1997-11-20). "Brooks ankles top slot at Metrodome". Variety. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
"Metrodome Films". BFI. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
Shoard, Catherine (2016-08-17). "UK film distributor Metrodome enters administration". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
"Gold Circle Films and Platinum Studios Enter Into Largest Financial Agreement for Comic Book Film Adaptations". www.businesswire.com. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
"How 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Became an Indie Phenomenon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
A Trip to the 'ATM' Becomes a Nightmare

External links

Paul Brooks at IMDb

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[filmbug-1] "Paul Brooks". Filmbug. Retrieved 2008-01-28.

[2] Rose, Simon (2006-08-10). "A bumpy ride to the big screen". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-06.

[3] Dawtrey, Adam (1997-11-20). "Brooks ankles top slot at Metrodome". Variety. Retrieved 2019-06-06.

[4] "Metrodome Films". BFI. Retrieved 2019-06-06.

[5] Shoard, Catherine (2016-08-17). "UK film distributor Metrodome enters administration". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-06.

[6] "Gold Circle Films and Platinum Studios Enter Into Largest Financial Agreement for Comic Book Film Adaptations". www.businesswire.com. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2019-06-06.

[7] "How 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Became an Indie Phenomenon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-06.

[8] A Trip to the 'ATM' Becomes a Nightmare