Jon Wright

Jon Wright (b. 1971, Belfast, Northern Ireland) has been interested in film since age 10 when Raiders of the Lost Ark left him spellbound. He studied film and English literature at the University of East Anglia, then started his career making music videos and TV commercials: directing spots for Microsoft and the Irish government and writing the music for Sony and Pepsi ads. After trying his hand at shorts, in 2009 he directed his first feature, the horror comedy Tormented, which found wide distribution despite a limited budget. A previous short film, The Librarian’s Dream (2001), had similar success, winning the BBC Talent Competition, after which it was sold for broadcast around the world. Grabbers is his second feature.

47. MFF Karlovy Vary