Jonathan Stedall
- Directing
- January 20, 1938 · Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Biography
Early career included work as a stage manager in Rep at The Grand Theatre, Croydon; assistant film editor at Pinewood film studios; floor manager at TWW and ATV. Author aged twenty-five. Author aged twenty-five. In 1961/63 made first films at TWW (Television Wales and the West) with John Betjeman and Gwyn Thomas. Joined BBC Television as producer/director in 1963 at the advent of BBC2. In 1968 won British Film Academy (now BAFTA) Robert Flaherty Award for In Need of Special Care – a film about a Camphill school in Scotland for children with special needs (same film nominated for British Film Academy 'United Nations Award', along with its sequel about Botton Village – a Camphill community in Yorkshire for adults with special needs). Nominated by BAFTA and by The Broadcasting Press Guild for 1985 series with Alan Whicker – Living with Uncle Sam. Independent documentary film-maker since 1990.
Known for
Filmography
- The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner · Director, Writer
- The Abbey with Alan Bennett · Director
- Portrait or Bust · Director, Producer
- Rudolf Steiner Waldorf Education: An Introduction · Producer, Writer
- Dinner at Noon · Producer
- Great Railway Journeys · Producer, Director
- Taoism: A Question of Balance · Director
- Summoned by Bells · Director, Producer
- In Need of Special Care · Director
- One Pair of Eyes · Director