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James Cleave(II)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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James Cleave
James is a member of Directors UK and an award-winning Writer-Director based in London with a passion for storytelling. As third-culture kid, he was born in the UK, but spent over 19 years growing up in Limassol, Cyprus. Since 2010, he has had the privilege of working on over 70 film, television, and commercial productions for major companies such as, the BBC, Disney, 20th Century, BFI, Pathé, Hattrick, and Zeppotron; taking on various roles within the Assistant Director department. Some of the standout projects I've contributed to include: A Haunting In Venice, Cinderella, RED 2, Black Mirror (Season 2), and the BAFTA-winning Pride. Beyond that, he has produced over 70 corporate and non-broadcast productions, earning 24 international awards for his work. James' debut short film Sometime Else, has garnered 16 awards and 24 nominations/finalist statuses across national and international film festivals, including Official Selections at the BAFTA Cymru Qualifying Carmarthen Bay Film Festival as well as Kevin Smith's (Clerks) inaugural SModcastle Film Festival in New Jersey, USA. His latest comedy-drama short, Mafia, is currently circulating festivals and he is in pre-production for his next drama short film.
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James Cleave is known for SELF+TAPE (2026), Mafia (2024) and Sometime Else (2021).
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 13 nominations total

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    James Knight, Christopher Dean, Boo Jackson, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Fabrizio Tullio, Pippa Moss, and Amy Whitworth in SELF+TAPE (2026)
    SELF+TAPE
    Short
    • Director
    • 2026
    Rosalind Adler, Martin Ball, Christopher Dean, Paul O'Connell, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Tom Ward-Thomas, Matthew Wellard, Fabrizio Tullio, Samuel Lawrence, and Lottie Tolhurst in Mafia (2024)
    Mafia
    9.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Nia Roberts, Paul O'Connell, Sean Joseph Young, Leila Mimmack, James Cleave, Delly Allen, and Nino Oz in Sometime Else (2021)
    Sometime Else
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
    Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Emma Laird, Jude Hill, Riccardo Scamarcio, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Kyle Allen, and Ali Khan in A Haunting in Venice (2023)
    A Haunting in Venice
    6.5
    • Additional Crew
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Director

    • James Knight, Christopher Dean, Boo Jackson, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Fabrizio Tullio, Pippa Moss, and Amy Whitworth in SELF+TAPE (2026)
      SELF+TAPE
      Short
      • director
      • 2026
    • Rosalind Adler, Martin Ball, Christopher Dean, Paul O'Connell, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Tom Ward-Thomas, Matthew Wellard, Fabrizio Tullio, Samuel Lawrence, and Lottie Tolhurst in Mafia (2024)
      Mafia
      9.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Nia Roberts, Paul O'Connell, Sean Joseph Young, Leila Mimmack, James Cleave, Delly Allen, and Nino Oz in Sometime Else (2021)
      Sometime Else
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Things to Do in Japan (2014)
      Things to Do in Japan
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Writer

    • James Knight, Christopher Dean, Boo Jackson, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Fabrizio Tullio, Pippa Moss, and Amy Whitworth in SELF+TAPE (2026)
      SELF+TAPE
      Short
      • writer
      • 2026
    • Nia Roberts, Paul O'Connell, Sean Joseph Young, Leila Mimmack, James Cleave, Delly Allen, and Nino Oz in Sometime Else (2021)
      Sometime Else
      7.2
      Short
      • written by
      • 2021

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Uncle Artoo
      • first assistant director
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • The Country
      • first assistant director
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2026
    • James Knight, Christopher Dean, Boo Jackson, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Fabrizio Tullio, Pippa Moss, and Amy Whitworth in SELF+TAPE (2026)
      SELF+TAPE
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Contact (2026)
      Contact
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Baby (2025)
      Baby
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Dog's Dinner (2025)
      Dog's Dinner
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Parker Lapaine in Type of Rain (2025)
      Type of Rain
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Rosalind Adler, Martin Ball, Christopher Dean, Paul O'Connell, Cheska Hill-Wood, James Cleave, Tom Ward-Thomas, Matthew Wellard, Fabrizio Tullio, Samuel Lawrence, and Lottie Tolhurst in Mafia (2024)
      Mafia
      9.7
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Moustache Man (2023)
      Moustache Man
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Toonocalypse (2015)
      Toonocalypse
      6.6
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Boomers (2014)
      Boomers
      7.0
      TV Series
      • third assistant director: daily (2014)
      • 2014–2016
    • Kate Hudson, James Franco, Tom Wilkinson, and Omar Sy in Good People (2014)
      Good People
      5.5
      • third assistant director: second unit
      • 2014
    • Craig Roberts in TEOTFW (2014)
      TEOTFW
      7.6
      TV Short
      • third assistant director
      • 2014
    • Gone Too Far (2013)
      Gone Too Far
      5.7
      • third assistant director
      • 2013
    • Keeping Up with the Joneses (2013)
      Keeping Up with the Joneses
      6.5
      Short
      • third assistant director: additional photography
      • 2013
    • Beattie Edmondson, Josh Widdicombe, and Elis James in BBC Comedy Feeds (2012)
      BBC Comedy Feeds
      7.1
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 2013
    • Modern Man (2013)
      Modern Man
      7.1
      Short
      • assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 2013

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    James Cleave Writer-Director Showreel (2024)
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    James Cleave Writer-Director Showreel (2024)
    MAFIA (2024) Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 1:38
    MAFIA (2024) Official Trailer
    MAFIA (2024) Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 1:38
    MAFIA (2024) Official Trailer
    Sometime Else (2021) Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 0:58
    Sometime Else (2021) Official Trailer

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