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Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. [1] He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People .
Mike Figgis is a British director, writer, composer and actor who has made films such as Leaving Las Vegas, Stormy Monday and Timecode. He has been nominated for two Oscars and won nine awards for his multimedia and cinematic works.
- January 1, 1
- 1.84 m
- Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
- Director, Writer, Composer
Learn about the life and career of Mike Figgis, a British director, writer and composer who made films such as Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas and Timecode. Find out his family, awards, trivia and quotes on IMDb.
- February 28, 1948
May 21, 2024 · Mike Figgis mourns Fred Ross and talks about making the Coppola documentary Megadoc during a conversation at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Baz Bamigboye
Dec 8, 2021 · Filmmaker Mike Figgis’s polymath reputation is all too clear as soon as you get to know him. As we meet in his split-level North London studio, the sometime-Hollywood director of ’90s hits Leaving Las Vegas and Internal Affairs is painting over his photographic nude art prints with varnish, the gloss adding a film of light on the ...
Apr 28, 2021 · The British filmmaker and the local actress-producer star in a mystery thriller about a lost daughter and a forbidden love. The film, co-written by Bruce Wagner, was originally set in Los Angeles but shot in Hong Kong amid the pandemic.
Learn about Mike Figgis's life and career, from his childhood in Kenya and Newcastle to his Hollywood breakthrough and experimental projects. Discover his achievements in film, opera, photography, books, music and more.