Jonny Brooker
- Director
- Composer
- Writer
Jonathan made his first film in 1982 aged 14. An ambitious 8mm / 16mm stop-motion remake of The Battle of Hoth based upon the snow battle of The Empire Strikes Back. It was this that ignited his passion for special effects, story telling and film making.
But it was his family's wish that Jonathan continue his education with engineering and computer science, and ultimately a 30 year career in technology across Europe, Asia and USA.
But his passion for film making never died and he's made more than 6 short films in UK, Rome, The Netherlands and Belgium between 1996 and 2024.
In 2018, Jonathan decided it was time to return to his passion, full time. Initially founding Shouting Sound & Motion Productions in London, and then co-founding Chichester FilmMakers.
He has since made a number of presentation shorts, and in 2024 led the making of the multi-award winning film, The Barn (2024), and now working closely with the local community to develop and make more short films and embark on a series of feature films slated for 2025 - 2028 with Chichester Filmmakers C.I.C - a non-profit group of professional industry film crew and award winning production staff, supporting local talent and skills development and creating community led film productions (from script development, through production, to post-production and distribution), supported by a number of well known organisations and charities, such as the Mission Impossible editorial team, WildIndie Films, Chichester International Film Festival, and the truly talented and award-winning Kate Winslet.
Known for his passion for adventure / thriller / action genres, Jonathan has a knack for weaving intricate stories and plots in to his films, often leading the audience on wild and mysterious adventures.
Multi-award winner of Best Director for The Barn in 2024, with additional team wins for Best Indie Short Film, Best Narrative, Best Producer, Best Production, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, 1st place winners medal for Best Audience award, Best Costume, Best Art Director, and Best Actor.
Although a passionate admirer and follower of the early days of many of the sci-fi / fantasy styled films of the late 1970's and 1980's, such as Superman, E.T, Star Wars and Jason and the Argonauts, his film making passion was first sparked when he saw George Lucas' 2nd Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back. From then on, he was hooked. The never-done-before special effects grabbed his imagination and he began his journey in to film making, albeit more as a hobby until 2016, when he left behind his 30 year engineering and tech career behind him and turned to film and scoring full-time.
He co-founded Shouting Sound & Motion Productions (also known as iMovieShout), in 2017, a film-score and post-production studio, with additional post-production services in visual effects (VFX) and sound, and initially located in Soho, London (UK), with a small team, and a studio in Kent. Alas due to Covid, the business was downsized and later relocated to Chichester, West Sussex.
When not producing or directing film productions, Jonathan is often found collaborating with the team at Chichester Filmmakers and Old Chapel Productions to develop new productions and funding opportunities to make films and develop film making opportunities within the local community.
He has worked with and supported a plethora of film projects, musicians and composers worldwide over the years, and supported a number of award winning productions including various theatrical fringe productions in London and Rome, occassionally working with the legendary Anthony Minghella.
For more about how Jonathan got started in film, please check out the Trivia section.
Known for his passion for adventure / thriller / action genres, Jonathan has a knack for weaving intricate stories and plots in to his films, often leading the audience on wild and mysterious adventures.
Multi-award winner of Best Director for The Barn in 2024, with additional team wins for Best Indie Short Film, Best Narrative, Best Producer, Best Production, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, 1st place winners medal for Best Audience award, Best Costume, Best Art Director, and Best Actor.
Although a passionate admirer and follower of the early days of many of the sci-fi / fantasy styled films of the late 1970's and 1980's, such as Superman, E.T, Star Wars and Jason and the Argonauts, his film making passion was first sparked when he saw George Lucas' 2nd Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back. From then on, he was hooked. The never-done-before special effects grabbed his imagination and he began his journey in to film making, albeit more as a hobby until 2016, when he left behind his 30 year engineering and tech career behind him and turned to film and scoring full-time.
He co-founded Shouting Sound & Motion Productions (also known as iMovieShout), in 2017, a film-score and post-production studio, with additional post-production services in visual effects (VFX) and sound, and initially located in Soho, London (UK), with a small team, and a studio in Kent. Alas due to Covid, the business was downsized and later relocated to Chichester, West Sussex.
When not producing or directing film productions, Jonathan is often found collaborating with the team at Chichester Filmmakers and Old Chapel Productions to develop new productions and funding opportunities to make films and develop film making opportunities within the local community.
He has worked with and supported a plethora of film projects, musicians and composers worldwide over the years, and supported a number of award winning productions including various theatrical fringe productions in London and Rome, occassionally working with the legendary Anthony Minghella.
For more about how Jonathan got started in film, please check out the Trivia section.
