John Smith

One of a younger generation of avant-garde filmmakers strongly associated with the London Film-makers' Co-op, John Smith has made more than 40 film, video and installation works since 1972. Watershed has had an ongoing relationship with the artist for the last 6 years, and in 2002 produced a publication, John Smith: Film and Video Works 1972 – 2002, in partnership with Bristol-based moving image projects agency Picture This, to coincide with a major touring retrospective.

Smith’s major works include The Girl Chewing Gum (1976), The Black Tower (1987), Slow Glass (1991), Blight (1996) and Worst Case Scenario (2003). Works in the Hotel Diaries series (which, until completion of the final installment, were screened as individual short films) have been awarded prizes including Best International Short Film at the Cork International Film Festival, Ireland (2005), the Grand Prix at the Split Festival of New Film, Croatia (2007) and the Grand Prix (ex aequo) at the Lucca Film Festival, Italy (2007).

For further information and to view some of John Smith’s previous work, visit: johnsmithfilms.com.