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Marc Munden
Marc Munden is an English film director best known for his work on Utopia, National Treasure and The Mark of Cain among others.
Munden was born in London, England. His father, Maxwell Munden, was a filmmaker who made films for the Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) during World War 2. One such film was Song of the People which was a musical about factory workers. Munden studied Maths and Philosophy at University College London.
Munden began his career as an assistant to Mike Leigh, Derek Jarman, and Terence Davies before directing documentaries for television at the BBC.
His first film, Bermondsey Boy (1991), was a documentary examining some of the myths of masculinity, which won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival and was nominated for the BFI Award for Innovation.
In 2007 Munden directed The Mark of Cain, picking up the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama and earning Munden his first nomination for Best Director. He also received BAFTA nominations for The Devil's Whore (2009) and The Crimson Petal and the White (2011).
Munden went on to direct the cult hit Utopia (2013–2014). The series received high praise for its striking visuals, but also some expressions of concern about its violence. Mark Monahan of The Daily Telegraph described it as “a dark, tantalisingly mysterious overture,” while Sam Wollaston of The Guardian called it “a work of brilliant imagination,” “a 21st-century nightmare” that “looks beautiful,” but also wondered about the gratuitousness of its violence. The series won an International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in 2014 and Munden received a BAFTA nomination for Best Director.
In 2016 Munden directed National Treasure starring Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters and Andrea Riseborough. The series focuses on a beloved British TV comic who gets accused of rape. Over the course of the series, the show examines the psychology of this man as well as how his family perceive him. National Treasure received critical acclaim upon release with many reviewers noting the sensitivity of Jack Thorne's screenwriting, the nuanced character portrayals and Munden's distinctive artistic style. Munden would go on to win the BAFTA for Best Director and the series overall won Best Miniseries.
In 2017 Munden teamed up with writer Tony Grisoni to make Crazy Diamond as part of the Channel 4/Amazon Video anthology series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
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Marc Munden
Marc Munden is an English film director best known for his work on Utopia, National Treasure and The Mark of Cain among others.
Munden was born in London, England. His father, Maxwell Munden, was a filmmaker who made films for the Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) during World War 2. One such film was Song of the People which was a musical about factory workers. Munden studied Maths and Philosophy at University College London.
Munden began his career as an assistant to Mike Leigh, Derek Jarman, and Terence Davies before directing documentaries for television at the BBC.
His first film, Bermondsey Boy (1991), was a documentary examining some of the myths of masculinity, which won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival and was nominated for the BFI Award for Innovation.
In 2007 Munden directed The Mark of Cain, picking up the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama and earning Munden his first nomination for Best Director. He also received BAFTA nominations for The Devil's Whore (2009) and The Crimson Petal and the White (2011).
Munden went on to direct the cult hit Utopia (2013–2014). The series received high praise for its striking visuals, but also some expressions of concern about its violence. Mark Monahan of The Daily Telegraph described it as “a dark, tantalisingly mysterious overture,” while Sam Wollaston of The Guardian called it “a work of brilliant imagination,” “a 21st-century nightmare” that “looks beautiful,” but also wondered about the gratuitousness of its violence. The series won an International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in 2014 and Munden received a BAFTA nomination for Best Director.
In 2016 Munden directed National Treasure starring Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters and Andrea Riseborough. The series focuses on a beloved British TV comic who gets accused of rape. Over the course of the series, the show examines the psychology of this man as well as how his family perceive him. National Treasure received critical acclaim upon release with many reviewers noting the sensitivity of Jack Thorne's screenwriting, the nuanced character portrayals and Munden's distinctive artistic style. Munden would go on to win the BAFTA for Best Director and the series overall won Best Miniseries.
In 2017 Munden teamed up with writer Tony Grisoni to make Crazy Diamond as part of the Channel 4/Amazon Video anthology series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.