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Steve McQueen
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British film director and video artist (born 1969)
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Steve McQueen is a director and author whose professional career began in 1993. Born on October 9, 1969, he has two children. His published works include *Giardini notebook*, *Barrage*, and *Steve MC Queen: Speaking in Tongues*.
The subject is also listed as a musical group, with a playcount of 2,695 and 1,213 listeners. He has been referenced by 1,099 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1969-10-09 ) 9 October 1969 (age 56) , London, England
- Alma mater
- Goldsmiths, University of London ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Film director film producer screenwriter video artist
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Style
- Neo-noir experimental social realism
- Spouse
- Bianca Stigter
- Awards
- Full list
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Steve
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- filmmaker
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Erasmus Prize
- Participant in
- Documenta 11
- Movement
- contemporary art
- Image
- Steve McQueen at the 2024 New York Film Festival 1 (cropped II).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- London
- Residence
- London
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- Commons category
- Steve McQueen (director)
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Film
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Steve McQueen
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- date of birth
- 1969-10-09
- copyright representative
- Steve McQueen
- different from
- Steve McQueen
- medical condition
- dyslexia
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Steve Rodney McQueen (born 9 October 1969) is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and video artist. Known for directing films that deal with intense subject matter, he has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film. In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the "most influential people in the world".
McQueen began his formal training studying painting at London's Chelsea College of Art and Design. He later pursued film at Goldsmiths College and briefly at New York University. Influenced by Jean Vigo, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, and Andy Warhol, McQueen started making short films. In 1999 McQueen was awarded the Turner Prize for his "range" and "emotional intensity" of his art.
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