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Christine Langan (born January 1965) is an English film producer who has been Head of BBC Films since April 2009. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1987 and working in advertising for three years, Langan joined Granada Television's drama serials department where she script edited daytime soap operas. From there, she transferred to Granada's newly created comedy department, where she developed the acclaimed television series ''Cold Feet'', and other one-off comedies. In 2000, she left Granada to become a freelance producer, and produced the romantic comedy series ''Rescue Me'' for the BBC. She returned to Granada in 2002, where she produced the acclaimed dramas ''The Deal'' (2003) and ''Dirty Filthy Love'' (2004). She made her feature film production debut on ''Pierrepoint'' (2005), which got her a Carl Foreman Award nomination at the 60th British Academy Film Awards. Langan also produced ''The Queen'' (2006) for Granada, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Langan became an executive producer at BBC Films, developing features such as ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008) and ''The Duchess'' (2008). In April 2009, she was appointed Creative Director of BBC Films, giving her control of a £12 million annual budget and which projects are commissioned for development. By 2010, Langan had led BBC Films to a record 13 nominations at the British Academy Film Awards, which included ''In the Loop'' (2009), ''Fish Tank'' (2009) and ''An Education'' (2009). Langan lives in London with her partner, writer Christian Spurrier, and their two children.〔〔 == Background == Christine Langan was born in January 1965 in Edmonton, London, England.〔Lundy, Darryl (9 November 2005). "(Person Page 17334 )". thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 3 September 2007.〕〔''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005''. 5e: p. 450.〕 Her mother and father, a dinner lady and a bricklayer respectively, already had three children. Growing up, Langan became interested in television production after seeing Lew Grade's name in the credits of several programmes.〔Manzoor, Sarfraz (27 February 2007). "(The power behind the throne )". ''The Guardian'' (Guardian News & Media): p. 1 (''MediaGuardian'' section).〕 She attended a Catholic grammar school and read English at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.〔〔"(Christine Langan )". PFD. Archived from (the original ) on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008.〕 After graduating from Cambridge University in 1987, Langan spent three years working as a copywriter for an advertising company.〔Macnab, Geoffrey (12 November 2009). "(In the loop )" (subscription access). ''Screen International'' (Emap Media). Retrieved on 20 February 2010.〕 She also contributed film reviews to BBC Radio 2's ''Cinema 2'' programme.〔 In 1990, Langan began her career in film production as an assistant developer for Tessa Ross at British Screen.〔 The following year, she responded to an advertisement for a script editor at Granada Television's drama serials department, located in Manchester. She was hired by David Liddiment, and worked mainly on Granada's daytime soap operas.〔〔 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「Christine Langan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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