John Langridge(I)
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Producer
John Langridge originally trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College and initially embarked on an acting career before switching to directing following further study at Panico/London Film Academy under screen veterans Bob and Julian Doyle (Monty Python's The Life of Brian, 'Jabberwocky', 'Brazil', 'The Time Bandits'.
He made his directorial feature debut in 2011 with the darkly comic 'Four', written by Paul Chronnell, produced by Raiomond Mirza for Oh My Productions and starring Martin Compston, Craig Conway, Sean Pertwee and Keirston Wareing. The film received solid reviews and was distributed in the UK by High Fliers and internationally by WTF Films.
In 2015, John formed the production company Drop Dead Films which produced three award-winning short films; 'Feminine Incite' (2016) 'The Woman Who Whirls' (2017) and 'Burned' (2017)
John Langridge's multi award-winning psychological horror feature '13 Graves' premiered in June 2019. Distributed by Evolutionary Films, it starred Michael McKell, Terri Dwyer, Kevin Leslie, Jacob Anderton and Morgan James. It won Best Feature at the Queen Palm International Film Festival 2018 and John was also Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer. At the Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018 it won Best Feature and John was again Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer. In the Top Indie Film Awards he was also Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer.
Drop Dead Films' follow up feature, the thriller 'Charlie Shaw's Revenge' is due for release in 2026. Produced by Justin Hayward, John Langridge and Renato Pires, it stars James Payton, Mark Benton, Bill Fellows and Cerys Knighton and has already enjoyed success on the festival circuit with Best Feature awards from The London Independent Film Festival and Made in Sussex Film Festival as well a Best VFX nod from Romford Horror Film Festival.
Next up for Langridge is the thriller 'Hostage', in development at Drop Dead Films.
He made his directorial feature debut in 2011 with the darkly comic 'Four', written by Paul Chronnell, produced by Raiomond Mirza for Oh My Productions and starring Martin Compston, Craig Conway, Sean Pertwee and Keirston Wareing. The film received solid reviews and was distributed in the UK by High Fliers and internationally by WTF Films.
In 2015, John formed the production company Drop Dead Films which produced three award-winning short films; 'Feminine Incite' (2016) 'The Woman Who Whirls' (2017) and 'Burned' (2017)
John Langridge's multi award-winning psychological horror feature '13 Graves' premiered in June 2019. Distributed by Evolutionary Films, it starred Michael McKell, Terri Dwyer, Kevin Leslie, Jacob Anderton and Morgan James. It won Best Feature at the Queen Palm International Film Festival 2018 and John was also Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer. At the Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018 it won Best Feature and John was again Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer. In the Top Indie Film Awards he was also Nominated for Best Director and Best Writer.
Drop Dead Films' follow up feature, the thriller 'Charlie Shaw's Revenge' is due for release in 2026. Produced by Justin Hayward, John Langridge and Renato Pires, it stars James Payton, Mark Benton, Bill Fellows and Cerys Knighton and has already enjoyed success on the festival circuit with Best Feature awards from The London Independent Film Festival and Made in Sussex Film Festival as well a Best VFX nod from Romford Horror Film Festival.
Next up for Langridge is the thriller 'Hostage', in development at Drop Dead Films.
