About the Director
Iain Softley has made a wide range of International films as director, writer and producer. His first film, which he which he wrote and directed, BACKBEAT opened the Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive a BAFTA Award nomination for Best British Film. Iain received Best Newcomer Awards from The London Film Critics Circle and Empire Magazine.
Iain went on to make HACKERS starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie in her feature film debut. THE WINGS OF THE DOVE starred Helena Bonham Carter and Linus Roache. The film earned 4 Academy Award nominations, and won a number of awards including two BAFTAs and multiple acting honors for Bonham Carter. Iain's next two films (for Universal Studios) topped the US box office, K-PAX, starring Kevin Spacey, and J...read more
About the Director
Iain Softley has made a wide range of International films as director, writer and producer. His first film, which he which he wrote and directed, BACKBEAT opened the Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive a BAFTA Award nomination for Best British Film. Iain received Best Newcomer Awards from The London Film Critics Circle and Empire Magazine.
Iain went on to make HACKERS starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie in her feature film debut. THE WINGS OF THE DOVE starred Helena Bonham Carter and Linus Roache. The film earned 4 Academy Award nominations, and won a number of awards including two BAFTAs and multiple acting honors for Bonham Carter. Iain's next two films (for Universal Studios) topped the US box office, K-PAX, starring Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges and THE SKELETON KEY with Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands and John Hurt. Other film credits include INKHEART, from Cornelia Funke's best selling book, with Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany and Jim Broadbent.
In 2010 Iain directed a stage production of his debut film BACKBEAT for The Glasgow Citizens Theatre which subsequently transferred to the West End, Toronto and Los Angeles.
Following this came the film TRAP FOR CINDERELLA - Tuppence Middleton and Alexandra Roach, which Iain adapted and directed from Sebastien Japrisot's French crime thriller.
Iain’s latest completed project is THE OUTCAST, two 90 minute films for BBC 1, which was recently transmitted to a large primetime audience receiving highly positive reviews.
Iain's current projects include One Foot In Eden with Jeff Bridges and Ben Whishaw and Icarus, the dramatic true story of British American astronaut Mike Foale.
Following THE OUTCAST Iain is currently working with Sadie Jones on a film version of her latest book FALLOUT.
This summer has seen full a series of anniversary screenings of HACKERS across the US and the UK and CURVE has played to packed houses at London’s Frightfest.
