User:RebeccaGWilson/Liam Garvo

Liam Garvo is an awarding winning producer who has worked on music videos, TV adverts, and numerous short films.

Background and early life
Liam was born William Chadwick Polard on 9th September 1977 in Pasadena, Texas, USA. He grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas, and graduated from high school in 1996. He then moved to Austin, Texas to study Computer Science at Austin Community College. After only partially attending a year he dropped out and began full time work at a computer company. He was then transferred to the UK in 1998 where he worked for 3 years before being transferred to Tokyo, Japan. Liam lived in Tokyo for a year before moving back to the UK.

Early career
Liam began his film career in 2007 when he directed and entered a 30 second teaser trailer for a new book (The Missing) into a competition being held by Penguin Books. Liam's entry went on to win the competition and was consequently screened before Spiderman 3 at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London UK.

Later work
Liam has since setup two production companies (Coral Bark, and Garvo Forder in partnership with Ross Forder ) and has directed and produced many award nominated and winning short films and music videos, including Ofelia which began life as an entry into the BBC new music shorts competition 2007, and went on to become the alternate selection. Ofelia also became official selection for both Memphis International Film and Florida Music festivals 2008. Most recently short horror film Where the Monsters Go won the Jury award at the Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010, and was official selection for the Raindance, Terror, and Mayhem Horror film festivals 2009.

Most recently Liam worked with director Luke Losey to produce a music video for the Hot Rats, titled Damaged Goods. Liam has also just completed his first 3D short film, BREATHE, a sci-fi which tells the story of humanity's last great effort to continue it's existence, but ultimately the pursuit for perfection is our downfall.

Upcoming projects
Liam is now working on a short drama with filmmaking visionary and award winning director Luke Losey, called Subject 8. This short film is set in 1975 and explores the rise and fall of The Institute for Neurological Research, Leningrad. In the 1950s the institute was the world's leading research facility for ESP and Parapsychology, but in the mid 1970s, after years of insupportable claims, the institute was discredited and fell into decline. This project is in the early stages of production and fundraising.

Liam has also begun work on his first feature film, Synchronicity, written and directed by Ross Forder. Synchronicity is a crime caper with its roots in Ealing comedies and with modern influence from Coen Brothers' screwball comedies, such as Raising Arizona and Burn After Reading, and Wes Anderson films. This project is also in the early stages of production and fundraising.