Gay-Rees: Driving pressure behind high-profile paperwork

James Gay-ReesAlthough he's tried the film business for 25 years, James Gay-Rees is not jaded. Contrary, he finds creating, that they is doing since 2002, invigorating."It's type of addictive," states Gay-Rees, who required doc "Exit With the Gift Shop" to Sundance this year (it later nabbed an Oscar nom) and captured introduced "Senna" towards the Park City fest, where it won a crowd award.Located in London, producer began his film career at Miramax in 1991 after graduation from England's Southampton U. having a degree in financial aspects and accounting. (His stepfather, director Mel Cruz, helmed "Tall Men" for that studio in 1989.)Following a year in NY, Gay-Rees became a member of Orbit Prods. around the Vital lot in La as mind of development, but eventually left to pursue work in creating.Directed by secretive street artist Banksy, "Exit With the Gift Shop" marked Gay-Rees' very first time creating a documentary. Although experts and audiences thought that pic was some type of hoax, it had been among last year's greatest-grossing docus."It could have been so difficult to engineer that," states Gay-Rees. "It's almost too surreal to become a hoax."Only a year later, producer made another splash at Sundance with Asif Kapadia's "Senna," about legendary Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna."It is extremely important with documentaries that you concentrate on great tales that stick out. The setting, for example, Formula 1, comes second towards the human drama."Gay-Rees is creating a story, "The Marriage Video," directed by Nigel Cole ("Calendar Women") in addition to another doc, tentatively entitled "The Pappas Siblings" about Australian skateboarders who self destruct."I wouldn't state that it had been any sort of accident which i experienced creating, however i don't believe should you understood how hard creating was you wouldn't always get into it to begin with. It certainly does not have any simpler as you become films made. It is simply that when you're doing so, despite the fact that you are aware how hard it's, it will get beneath your skin and also you continue returning for additional. Appropriately or wrongly."10 PRODUCERS To Look At 2011Jason Michael Berman Borderline Films Tyler Davidson & Sophia Lin James Gay-Rees Lawrence Inglee Red-colored Granite Pictures Laura Rister Jonathan Schwartz Diarmid Scrimshaw Kevin Walsh Contact Addie Morfoot at news@variety.com