Anthony Wonke
| Anthony Wonke | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | documentary film maker, director, producer |
| Notable work | Ronaldo, Fire in the Night and The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities. |
Anthony Wonke is a film director.
Anthony Wonke is an Emmy and triple BAFTA winning director and an Oscar nominated Executive Producer. He has also won, amongst other awards, the Prix Italia, Peabody, Grierson and RTS for his films. Anthony is known for his original feature documentaries Ronaldo, Being AP, Fire in the Night, The Battle for Marjah as well as his documentary series The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities. He is currently working on a major production for Disney, which will be announced soon. Wonke's work ranges across a variety of genres always highlighted by intelligence, visual flair and emotional insight. His work has been shown at film festivals in the USA, Canada, the Far East, and the UK, as well as being televised on BBC 1, BBC 2, Channel 4 and HBO.
In 2016, Wonke was the executive producer on the Oscar nominated short Watani: My Homeland. The 40’ documentary follows the story of a family’s escape from the Syrian Civil War, and their attempt to start a new life in Germany.
In 2015, he released his latest theatrical features Ronaldo with Universal Pictures and Being AP with BBC Films. 'Ronaldo' is an intimate and definitive portrait of Cristiano Ronaldo, voted the world’s best football player. It was produced by the makers of Senna and Amy. 'Being AP' is the extraordinary story of A P McCoy, who through obsessive dedication to his sport and heroic disregard of injuries has become the most successful jump jockey of all time, as he starts to contemplate retirement. 'Being AP' received its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2014, Wonke produced 'Children on the Front Line', a disturbing but poignant film for Channel 4 and Arte, about children living in the midst of the fighting in Syria, demonstrating the humanity of those at the heart of the conflict. Wonke and co-director Marcel Mettelsiefen have garnered 16 awards for this film including an Emmy, two BAFTAs, the Prix Italia, Peabody, RTS, Grierson, One World plus many other nominations.
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