Keri Collins
Keri Collins (born 1978) BAFTA winning director and writer for film and television. He has written and directed a number of short films for the BBC, and has directed for The Sunday Times, and US network PBS .
His debut feature comedy, the Raindance 2013 official selection, 'Convenience' starred Vicky McClure (This is England), Ray Panthaki (Ali G In da House), Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions) and Verne Troyer (Austin Powers), and won the Breakthrough Award at the 2014 BAFTA Cymru Awards.
'Convenience' received multiple 4 star reviews, including from EMPIRE magazine.
Keri's short film 'FUNDAY' was described by Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) as "Deliciously melancholic"; was an official selection at the Raindance Film Festival 2011; was acquired for distribution by Shorts International and nominated for a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Short film.
In 2008, Keri was mentored by Sir Kenneth Branagh after being selected for the prestigious Guiding Lights scheme.
Collins was born in Pontypool, Wales.