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Name
  
Paul Turner

Role
  
Film director

Movies
  
Hedd Wyn, Becca


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Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Paul Turner (born December 1945) is a Welsh film director. His film Hedd Wyn (1992) became the first Welsh film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Born in Cornwall, Paul learnt Welsh while working at the BBC in the early 80's and has been a vocal supporter of Plaid Cymru. He was reportedly "blacklisted" from the BBC for his nationalist views (reported in an article in The Observer).

His second marriage was to Welsh actress Sue Roderick.

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Awards

He has won several international awards and notably had his film Hedd Wyn nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Filmography

Turner's works include:

  • Trisgel
  • The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
  • Derfydd Aur (Fools Gold)
  • Cwm Hyfryd
  • Dial (Wild Justice)
  • Hedd Wyn
  • Porc Pei
  • Wil Six
  • Arswyd y Byd / Tales From Wales

    • References

    Paul Turner (director) Wikipedia
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