Chris Bouchard is a British film producer and director[1] of The Hunt for Gollum,[2][3][4][5] an independent Lord of the Rings fan film. The budget was kept to £3,000[6] using crowd-sourced visual effects. The film was released on streaming platforms in May 2009.[7] In its first week it was the ninety-fourth most watched film in lower Manhattan, NY. As of May 2024, it had been watched by 13 million people.[8]
Chris Bouchard | |
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| Alma mater | University of York |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Bouchard went on to direct feature length crime drama Hackney’s Finest in 2014,[9] which was produced by London film studio Framestore.[10] In 2018 he co-directed The Little Mermaid which was released on Netflix. The film starred Shirley MacLaine, Poppy Drayton, William Moseley and Loreto Peralta.[11][12]
Awards and honours
editBest Fiction Produced for the Web for The Hunt for Gollum at the 2009 Cinéma Tous Ecrans festival.[13]
References
edit- ^ Dollard, Emma (15 September 2009). "University of Chester - Interview with Chris Bouchard". Transformative Works and Cultures. 3. doi:10.3983/twc.2009.0168. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "NY Times - Hunt for Gollum Interview with Chris Bouchard". Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Film Debate - Interview with Chris Bouchard". Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Richard (2 May 2009). "Guardian - fan films Hunt for Gollum". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Hunt for Gollum". BBC News. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "The Telegraph (UK) - Hunt for Gollum". Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "PR Web - Hunt for Gollum World Premiere". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Montali, Stefano. "'The Hunt for Gollum' Was Just Announced. It Was on YouTube in 2009". New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Guardian - Week's New Films". TheGuardian.com. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Gravitas Acquires Londons Finest". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Review 'The Little Mermaid'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "- The Little Mermaid". The Independent. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Telegraph (UK) - Short Film Success Stories". Retrieved 30 April 2020.