JUBILEE PICTURES - Key Persons
Crispin studied Business and Communication Arts at the University of West Florida, Pensacola before attending Mountview Drama School in London where he gained a diploma in acting and began his career as an actor. He starred in a number of feature films including Only Darkness, Craven Place, Jack of Diamonds and Requiem.
Whilst continuing to work as an actor he moved into production co-producing the short film Soldiers Leap starring Rupert Graves, Edward Hardwicke and Billy Boyd.
In 1997 Crispin co founded Splendid Films with Jon Kirby and has since produced four feature films.
John Goldsmith is an award winning producer and writer with over thirty years of screen credits to his name that include such highly acclaimed productions as David Copperfield, The Old Curiosity Shop and Great Expectations for the BBC as well as the feature films Agnes Brown (directed by Anjelica Huston) and Paradise Found (starring Kiefer Sutherland); Coming Home and Nancherrow and classic ‘70s television series The Protectors, The Professionals and The Return of The Saint.
Recently John wrote and produced the hugely successful Victoria and Albert in 2001 which was nominated for "Best Mini Series" at both the 2002 Bannf International TV Festival and the 2002 Broadcast Awards and penned the recently released The Gospel of St. John.
John has won and been nominated for many other awards during his career, including a Daytime Emmy for The Island on Bird Street, (Winner Best Picture in Category) a silver award at the New York International Film Festival for Mrs Livingstone I Presume and 1 st prize, "Feature Live Action" at the Chicago International Festival of Children's Films for Danny Champion of the World.
John is also a former chairman of the Writer's Guild.
Jon Kirby has worked in the film and television industry since graduating from King Alfred's college Winchester with a degree in Theatre and Television studies in 1991. Working initially in post-production for London facilities house TVP he moved on to work for Barrie Hinchliffe Productions before teaming up with Crispin Manson and co founding Splendid Films.
Prior to his feature film work Jon had made programmes for a diverse range of corporate and broadcast clients including The Design Council, BBC Top Gear Motorsport, Sony and HMSO Books. His credits include pop promos, corporate and broadcast documentaries seen across an international audience. He is also a member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.
Stephen is a highly respected UK film producer. He has produced 13 feature films and brings exceptional experience to the project. The films he has produced have received 11 Academy Award nominations including 2 Oscar wins for The Madness of King George and Wings of a Dove. Stephen began his career in the City and was a member of the London Stock Exchange from 1973 until 1994.
In 1989 he founded Renaissance Films and produced the acclaimed movies Henry V, Peter's Friends and Much Ado About Nothing. From 1994, Stephen took sole charge of Renaissance and cemented his position at the forefront of UK film production with a string of hits, including The Madness of King George, Wings of the Dove and The Luzhin Defence. Recently, Stephen was Executive Producer of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (directed by George Clooney), The Safety of Objects (starring Glenn Close), the recently released The Reckoning (with Willem Defoe) and The Mother (in Cannes Director's Fortnight 2003). Most recently he was Executive Producer of Dear Frankie (starring Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler) which was well received at Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2004, part of the Cannes Film Festival.