Biography
This beguiling blend of comedy, fantasy and drama lit the way to the US, where Amiel directed Peter Falk and Barbara Hershey in "Tune in Tomorrow" (1990), a light-hearted romp that took place in and around a New Orleans radio show.
Amiel entered show business as a composer for the London stage. After college, he was hired to select plays for the Hampstead Theatre Club, a leading London venue for new playwrights, where he began directing. Amiel …
Career Milestones
1990 | US directing debut, "Tune in Tomorrow" | |
1989 | Helmed first feature released theatrically in the US, "Queen of Hearts" | |
1988 | US TV debut, "The Luck Child", an episode of "The Storyteller", a Jim Henson-produced children's fantasy series | |
1985 | Feature directing debut, "The Silent Twins", a BBC produced psychodrama screened at the London Film Festival | |
| Produced the British TV series "Tandoori Nights" (also directed) | ||
| Directed a dozen films for British TV including "A Sudden Wrench", "Gates of Gold", "Busted" and "Romance, Romance" | ||
| Joined BBC as story editor while taking a three-month directing course | ||
| Became literary manager for Hamstead Theatre Club and began directing for them two years later; also director for Royal Shakespeare Company | ||
| Began professional career composing music for the theater | ||
Awards
1989 | Montreal World Film Festival for Montreal Award for Best First Fiction Feature Film in Queen of Hearts |