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| name = Perry Bhandal<br />
| image = Perry Bhandal Feature Film Director.png<br />
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| caption = Perry Bhandal in 2019<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1968|1|12}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Taplow]], [[UK]]<br />
| years_active = 2009–present<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Manchester]]<br />
| nationality = British<br />
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'''Perry Bhandal''' (born 12 January 1968) is a British film director, screenwriter, and producer of the films ''[[Interview with a Hitman]]'' and ''The Last Boy'' and author of ''_prelude'', a collection of short stories and artwork, and ''The Winter Man'' a crime thriller.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Bhandal was born in [[Taplow]], England and is of [[Sikh]] heritage. He received a [[BSc]] from the [[University of Manchester]] and two [[Master of Arts|M.A.]]s from the [[University of Brunel]]: one in film and one in creative writing.<br />
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==Career==<br />
In May 2009 Bhandal set up the [[Feature Film|film]] production company Kirlian Pictures and set about developing the feature film ''Interview with a Hitman''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/aug/31/making-feature-film-art-business/|title=Perry Bhandal – The Guardian | location=London | date=31 August 2012}}</ref><br />
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Bhandal shot ''Interview with a Hitman'' in 18 days in August 2011 on location in Newcastle and Bucharest. The film had its market premiere at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2012 and has gone on to sell in Major territories worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2061712/companycredits|title=International Distributors – Interview with a Hitman IMDB|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/well-go-strippers-werewolves-hitman-kaleidoscope-295969/|title=Hollywood Reporter – Interview with a Hitman International Sales | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Stuart|last=Kemp}}</ref><br />
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''Interview with a Hitman'' was released theatrically in the UK on 20 July 2012. It was released in the US on 5 March 2013.<br />
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Bhandal shot his second feature, the [[Rumi]] inspired sci fi, fantasy, thriller ''The Last Boy'' <ref>{{Citation|last=Bhandal|first=Perry|title=The Last Boy|date=2018|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4157728/|others=Luke Goss, Anna Wilson-Jones, Peter Guinness|accessdate=2018-03-02}}</ref>' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/luke-goss-joins-the-last-boy/5107216.article?referrer=RSS|title=Luke Goss joins 'The Last Boy'|work=Screen|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en}}</ref> The film is due to be released in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/spotlight-pictures-brings-the-last-boy-to-afm-exclusive/5123352.article|title=Spotlight Pictures brings 'The Last Boy' to AFM (exclusive)|work=Screen|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Feature films===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto"<br />
! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year<br />
! rowspan="2"|Title<br />
! colspan="3"|Credited as<br />
|-<br />
! width=65 | Director<br />
! width=65 | Screenwriter<br />
! width=65 |Producer<br />
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| 2012<br />
| align="left" | ''[[Interview with a Hitman]]''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2019<br />
| ''The Last Boy''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Footnotes===<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|4678690|Perry Bhandal}}<br />
* [http://www.kirlianpictures.com ''Director Perry Bhandal'']<br />
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[[Category:British film producers]]<br />
[[Category:British male screenwriters]]<br />
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