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Alan Entwistle (born 1961 in Bispham, Blackpool) is an English film-maker.

Entwistle has directed eleven Short films, two of which, Women Agree and Viking Relics, he also wrote and produced. . He was formerly a music journalist at Record Mirror in the early 1980's.

24weekers is Entwistle's debut feature film.

24weekers is a British drama film written and directed by Alan Entwistle about the experiences faced by his wife when their son Jack was born 16 weeks early. The film explores the experiences of parents and their babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Jack Entwistle's story was covered by the Sunday Mirror in 2006, when the Nuffield Council on Bioethics made a recommendation to the government to stop treatment of babies born before 26 weeks gestation as these babies were considered by the council to be bed blockers. In October 2011, a film trailer for 24weekers was screened in Manchester.

Filmography
Drama short film
 * The First Hit (1986)
 * Colin & Mandie (1987)
 * Widows Revenge (1988)
 * Bad Hair Day (2001)
 * Kitchen Sink Dramatica (2002)

Comedy short film
 * A Is For Animal, Z Is For Zoo (1989)
 * Women Agree (1993)
 * Eyes Wide Open (2001)

Horror short film
 * Viking Relics (1990)

Action short film
 * Milk Tray Man (1995)
 * Roofless (1999)

Family Drama Feature Film
 * 24weekers (in development)