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Chris Waitt (born Christopher Martyn Preston Waitt, February 8, 1974) is an independent filmmaker, musician and writer from the seaside town of Worthing, England. ==Films and television== After an unsuccessful career as a rock musician, Waitt began to write and direct short films. He co-wrote, directed and performed in the Bafta winning short film ''Dupe'',〔http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/bafta-scotland-awards-2005/〕〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632389/awards〕 a comedy about a slacker who buys a cloning machine on eBay. He also made a number of short documentaries, including the Bafta nominated ''Heavy Metal Jr.'', a humorous look at a group of ten-year-olds who form a death metal band called Hatred. The film was included on the Wolphin DVD collection.〔"Wolphin, Vol. 4" http://www.wholphindvd.com/issues/wholphin-no-4/〕 Waitt also directed, co-wrote and co-created the MTV adult puppet show Fur TV, with his long term collaborator, writer and producer Henry Trotter. In 2008, Waitt completed his first feature film, the confessional and humorous documentary A Complete History of My Sexual Failures. The film was made through Warp films and Film4 and had its world premiere at the Sundance film festival in 2008, where it was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.〔 In 2009, the rights for ''A Complete History of My Sexual Failures'' were purchased by Universal Studios. The Hollywood remake will be directed by Jay Roach〔Phillips, Emily. ( "Jay Roach Discovers His Sexual Failures" ), ''Empire'', 10 March 2009. Retrieved on 2010-10-14.〕 (Meet the Fockers, Austin Powers). Waitt is an Executive Producer on the film.〔Siegel, Tatiana ("Universal to remake 'Sexual Failures'" ), ''Variety'', , 8 July 2010. Accessed on 2010-10-14.〕 Waitt is currently developing a second film with Film4 and Babycow productions,〔"A succession of Baby Cow film projects is also underway. The company has struck a deal with Film 4 to work with Chris Waitt on his second movie, filmed in Russia and England." - Burrell, Ian. ("Funny business: Henry Normal explains why his new project is no joke" ) ''The Independent'', London, 8 July 2010. Accessed on 2010-10-14.〕 provisionally entitled ''Untitled Chris Waitt Vanity Project no. 2.'' On Sunday 8 July 2012, Waitt's latest work was debuted on Sky F1 ahead of the 2012 British Grand Prix, McLaren Animation's first release, Tooned, is written and directed by Waitt and Henry Trotter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Waitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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