Ken Loach

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Gender	Male
Age	87
Date of birth	June 17,1936
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Born	Nuneaton
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Lesley Ashton
Children	Jim Loach
	Emma Loach
	Hannah Loach
	Stephen Loach
	Nicholas Loach
Job	Film director
	Film Producer
	Screenwriter
	Television producer
	Television director
Education	St Peter's College, Oxford
	King Edward VI College
Books	Art and Resistance
	Jimmy's Hall
	The Spirit of '45
	The Angels' Share
	Sorry We Missed You
	For the Many ...: Preparing Labour for Power
	Loach on Loach
	Route Irish
Founded	Left Unity
Grandchildren	Benjamin Levey
	Samuel Levey
	Jacob Levey
Nominations	Palme d'Or
	Cannes Jury Prize
Parents	John Loach
	Vivien Hamlin
Date of Reg.	2019-02-09 17:34:16
Date of Upd.	2023-09-21 08:48:49
ID	402985

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Kes
The Angels' Share
Land and Freedom
Looking for Eric
Riff-Raff
Sweet Sixteen
Jimmy's Hall
Raining Stones
My Name Is Joe
Bread and Roses
Cathy Come Home
Ladybird, Ladybird
Ae Fond Kiss. . .
Hidden Agenda
It's a Free World. . .
The Navigators
Carla's Song
Poor Cow
Looks and Smiles
Family Life
Route Irish
Black Jack
The Gamekeeper
The Spirit of '45
Fatherland
Sorry We Missed You
The Big Flame
Up the Junction
In Two Minds
The Price of Coal
Which side are you on?
The flickering flame
The End of Arthur's Marriage
Great Directors
The Rank and File
Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image: September 11
McLibel
A Question of Leadership
The Save the Children Fund Film
Recrudescence
The Golden Vision
Tickets
The Arthur Legend
The Price of Coal: Meet the People
Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
We Are Many
Les rebelles du foot
The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982
End of the Battle. . . Not the End of the War (We Should Have Known)
I, Daniel Blake

Cannes Jury Prize
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
César Award for Best Foreign Film
European Film Award for Best Film
BAFTA Fellowship
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film
British Independent Film Award for Best Director
Leopard of Honour
European Film Discovery Award - Prix Fipresci
David di Donatello for Best European Film
BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
César Award for Best Film from the European Union
Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Prix du Public UBS
Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film
British Independent Film Award – The Special Jury Prize
European University Film Award
Robert Award for Best Non-American Film
British Independent Film Award – Lifetime Achievement Award
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Production
Palme d'Or

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Ken Loach Life story

Kenneth Charles Loach is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty, homelessness, and labour rights.

Robert Carlyle on The Full Monty's return: ‘If you don't laugh, you'll cry'

Jun 10,2023 7:20 pm

... " With the main characters now in their mid-50s to mid-70s, the South Yorkshire-set comedy-drama resembles what might emerge if Ken Loach directed Last of the Summer Wine...

I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns hopes stage adaptation will 'make people angry'

May 31,2023 5:20 am

...By Claire Kendall and Danny SavageBBC NewsActor Dave Johns, who starred in I, Daniel Blake says he " wants to make people angry again" with a new stage adaptation of the Ken Loach film...

Anatomy of a Fall: French thriller wins Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize

May 27,2023 7:40 pm

... Triet beat 21 other films in competition for the accolade, seeing off tough competition from new films by acclaimed directors including Wes Anderson and Ken Loach...

Tariq Ramadan: Islam scholar cleared of Swiss rape charges

May 24,2023 6:00 am

... " That view was backed by dozens of high-profile figures, including American philosopher Noam Chomsky, and British filmmaker Ken Loach, who signed an open letter questioning whether Mr Ramadan was receiving a fair legal process, with the usual presumption of innocence...

Cannes: Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp and Wes Anderson return to film festival

May 15,2023 9:50 pm

... Films by Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson and Ken Loach are premiering at the festival, alongside dozens of others...

I'm cancelled for being a gender-critical lesbian - Joanna Cherry

May 2,2023 2:01 am

... " The show was part of an In Conversation With series of events with interview guests including film director Ken Loach, former labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham...

Oldham Coliseum: Historic theatre stages final act after funding cut

Mar 31,2023 9:41 pm

... " The closing night saw Eccleston and Peake perform excerpts from a new adaptation of Ken Loach s award-winning film I, Daniel Blake - which was due to have been on the Coliseum stage this summer...