Michæl Jaffer

British Film Maker Michæl Jaffer made his first film, Part Time Lover in 1993. Although only a short film, it was acquired by a major film distributor and received a cinema release in the UK. The film went on to be sold to international television companies worldwide. In order to further his career, he relocated to Paris, France in 1995 and made his second film, L’Autre Femme (The Other Woman). The short film went on to be a popular selection at a number of major international film festivals, including Seattle, Cannes, Palm Springs, Mumbai and Sao Paulo. Critically acclaimed, the film also received a cinema release in the UK and has been sold to television worldwide.

Michæl remained in Paris for his debut feature film, Une Journée Tranquille (A Quiet Day). The film was an art house homage to the ‘nouvelle vague’ French films of the 1960’s and as with all of his previous work, it was well received by critics and went on to be distributed theatrically in the UK, France and Canada.

Both A Quiet Day and The Other Woman were released on DVD in the USA and Europe at the end of 2007.

Between 2000 and 2003 Michæl directed a number of international television commercials.
Soon after, he started his own production company Sugarfree Films.

In 2007, he completed his second feature film, FULL CIRCLE. The film had it’s world premier at the 38th International Film Festival of India and has subsequently been selected for numerous other international film festivals. The film was most recently screened at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2008.

He recently co-wrote the screenplay for his next feature film, 'Rocky Road'.





		British Film Maker Michæl Jaffer made his first film, Part Time Lover in 1993. Although only a short film, it was acquired by a major film distributor and received a cinema release in the UK. The film went on to be sold to international television companies worldwide. In order to further his career, he relocated to Paris, France in 1995 and made his second film, L’Autre Femme (The Other Woman). The short film went on to be a popular selection at a number of major international film festivals, including Seattle, Cannes, Palm Springs, Mumbai and Sao Paulo. Critically acclaimed, the film also received a cinema release in the UK and has been sold to television worldwide. Michæl remained in Paris for his debut feature film, Une Journée Tranquille (A Quiet Day). The film was an art house homage to the ‘nouvelle vague’ French films of the 1960’s and as with all of his previous work, it was well received by critics and went on to be distributed theatrically in the UK, France and Canada. Both A Quiet Day and The Other Woman were released on DVD in the USA and Europe at the end of 2007. Between 2000 and 2003 Michæl directed a number of international television commercials. Soon after, he started his own production company Sugarfree Films. In 2007, he completed his second feature film, FULL CIRCLE. The film had it’s world premier at the 38th International Film Festival of India and has subsequently been selected for numerous other international film festivals. The film was most recently screened at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2008. He recently co-wrote the screenplay for his next feature film, 'Rocky Road'.
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