Jamie Thraves

Writer and director for film and television
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Biography

Writer and director Jamie Thraves' debut feature, The Low Down, was named by the Observer as among the "neglected masterpieces" of film history in its 50 Lost Movie Classics.

In 2010 Jamie won the Hitchcock D'Or Award at the Dinard British Film Festival for Treacle Jr. He is also known for his award-winning video for the Radiohead single, Just, and has also worked with Travis, Coldplay, Razorlight, Blur and The Verve.

Jamie is currently developing an original comedy drama idea with Graham Linehan for the BBC and developing the novel Varjak Paw as an animated film.


CV

TV

Writer & Director

Swerve
1 x 60'
 

Comedy drama project set in the 1980s created with Graham Linehan

Delightful Industries for BBC
In development
 

Director

Eggbox
Pilot
Producer Mark Talbot
Starring
  • Elizabeth Berrington
  • Nicholas Burns
  • Lauren Carse
  • Rachael Elizabeth
  • Andrew Ellis
    •  
    Comedy drama pilot for BBC3 set on a cancer ward
    Hat Trick Productions for BBC3
     

    Film

    Writer & Director

    Varjak Paw
    Feature
     

    Film based on the book by SF Said
    In development
     
    The Projectionist
    Short
    Producer Emily Caston
    Starring
  • Brian Deacon
  • Charlotte Gascoyne
  • Timo Willman
    •  

    Black and white short film inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock lost film The Mountain Eagle 

    University of the Arts London
     
    Treacle Jr.
    Feature
    Producer Jamie Thraves & Rob Small
    Starring
  • Tom Fisher
  • Aidan Gillen
  • Spencer Cowan
  • Lucas Hansen
  • Riann Steele
    •  
    Comedy about a man who walks away from his life and meets a man who is the complete opposite of him
    Golden Rule Films
     
    Cry of the Owl
    Feature
    Starring
  • Paddy Considine
  • Julia Stiles
  • Karl Pruner
  • Phillip MacKenzie
  • Gord Rand
    •  
    Adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel about a young woman who becomes attracted to her stalker
    Myriad Films & Paramount Home Entertainment
    BBC Films
     
    The Low Down
    Nominated: Douglas Hickox Award, British Independent Film Awards
    Feature
    Producer Sally Llewellyn & John Stewart
    Starring
  • Aiden Gillen
  • Kate Ashfield
  • Dean Lennox Kelly
  • Tobias Menzies
  • Rupert Procter
    •  
    Feature based around the life of a young man in his twenties and his relationships with his friends
    Shooting Gallery & Film 4
    Bozie
     
    I Just Want to Kiss You
    Winner: Best British Short, Edinburgh International Film Festival
    Short
    Producer Sally Llewllyn
    Starring
  • Martin Freeman
  • Harry Peacock
  • Lexi Strauss
  • Lee Blakemore
  • Nigel Cooke
    •  

    Story of friendship and love filmed in the style of French New Wave cinema

    BBC Films

     
    The Take Out
    Won: Gold Plaque, Best Short Film, Chicago International Film Festival
    Short
    Producer Rob Small
    Starring
  • Louise Delamere
  • Peter Kenny
  • Audrey Tom
  • Joe Tucker
    •  

    Short film about a young man on a night out with his friend

    Oil Factory Films
     
    Scratch
    Short
     

    Short film about a young man who can't stop scratching his head

    Hull University
     

    Writer

    In The Country of the Young
    Feature
     
    Original feature
    In development
     
    House Arrest
    Feature
     

    Drama focusing around one family and their relationships

    Film 4
    Slate Films
    In development
     

    Other

    Director

    Realize - Kevin McHale
     

    Music Video

     
    Stay with Me - Sam Smith
     

    Music Video

     
    Money On My Mind - Sam Smith
     

    Music Video

     
    Another Love - Tom Odell
     

    Music Video

     
    Jake Bugg - Two Fingers (with Vicky McClure)
     

    Music Video

     
    One Eye Open - Cocknbullkid
     

    Music Video

     
    Fire Escape - Fanfarlo
     

    Music Video

     
    Dirtee Disco - Dizzee Rascal
     

    Music Video

     
    I'd Do It All Again - Corinne Bailey Rae
     

    Music Video

     
    Daddy's Gone - Glasvegas
     

    Music Video

     
    Overpowered - Róisín Murphy
     

    Music Video

     
    9 Crimes - Damien Rice
     

    Music Video

     
    Anna Molly - Incubus
     

    Music Video

     
    I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Deathcab for Cutie
     

    Music Video

     
    Somewhere Else - Razorlight
     

    Music Video

     
    God Put a Smile upon your Face - Coldplay
     

    Music Video

     
    Coldplay - The Scientist
     

    Music video

     
    Catch the Sun - Doves
     

    Music Video

     
    Negative - Mansun
     

    Music Video

     
    Being A Girl - Mansun
     

    Music Video

     
    Woman - Neneh Cherry
     

    Music Video

     
    Lucky Man - The Verve
     

    Music Video

     
    Charmless Man - Blur
     

    Music Video

     
    Radiohead - Just
     

    Music Video

     
    Toes Across the Floor - Blind Melon
     

    Music Video