Michael Riley (film producer)

Michael Riley is an English film producer. He is CEO of Bristol and London-based production company Sterling Pictures.

Biography
Born in Nottingham, Michael Riley grew up in Edwalton. He attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, studying English, Media and Theatre studies.

His factual work includes documentaries in China about the Uyghurs in Xinjiang; Kenya where he produced the Turner Prize nominated short film Waiting for artist Zarina Bhimji; and India where he interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama at his palace in Dharamshala. He produced In A Land Of Plenty, a ten-part drama series for the BBC by Sterling Pictures (with TalkBack Productions). He continues to produce mainly feature films in the UK and many of his films have won awards at international film festivals.

He lives in South Gloucestershire and has a daughter, Evelyn Martha Riley and two sons, Edward Maxwell Riley and Elliott Alec Riley.

Filmography

 * 1992: Mother's Day directed by Michael Riley for Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television
 * 1995: Boston Kickout directed by Paul Hills
 * 1996: Hard Men directed by J.K. Amalou
 * 1997: Loop directed by Allan Niblo
 * 2000: Out Of Depth directed by Simon Marshall
 * 2001: In A Land Of Plenty directed by Hettie MacDonald and David Moore
 * 2001: Lava (2001 film) directed by Joe Tucker
 * 2007: Vampire Diary directed by Mark James and Phil O'Shea
 * 2007: A Girl and a Gun directed by David L G Hughes
 * 2007: Sugarhouse directed by Gary Love
 * 2007: Outlanders directed by Dominic Lees
 * 2007: The Man Who Would Be Queen directed by J.K. Amalou
 * 2008: China's Wild West directed by Urszula Pontikos
 * 2008: French Film directed by Jackie Oudney
 * 2009: The Good Times Are Killing Me directed by John L'Ecuyer
 * 2010: Deviation directed by J.K. Amalou
 * 2011: Zero directed by David Barrouk
 * 2011: Hard Boiled Sweets directed by David L.G. Hughes
 * 2012: The Seasoning House directed by Paul Hyett
 * 2012: Scar Tissue (2012 film) directed by Scott Michell
 * 2013: Soulmate directed by Axelle Carolyn
 * 2016: 'Chosen (2016 film)' directed by Jasmin Dizdar
 * 2017: Crowhurst directed by Simon Rumley
 * 2017: Heretiks directed by Paul Hyett
 * 2019: Sideshow directed by Adam Oldroyd
 * 2020: The Ballad of Billy McCrae directed by Chris Crow
 * 2021: Fear The Invisible Man directed by Paul Dudbridge
 * 2022: Can You Hear Me? directed by Simon Hunter
 * 2023: Jagged Honeycomb (2023 film) directed by Lev Prudkin
 * 2023: Frankenstein: Legacy (2023 film) directed by Paul Dudbridge
 * 2023: Land of Legend (2023 film) directed by Niall Johnson

Awards

 * Milan International Film Festival - Best Film for Vampire Diary
 * Cologne Conference - Top Ten for In A Land Of Plenty
 * Mile High Horror Film Festival - Best Film for The Seasoning House
 * Gibara International Film Festival - Best Film for Outlanders

Nominations

 * Sundance Film Festival - Best Short Film for China's Wild West