Steve McQueen

British film director and video artist

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2024 McQueen was awarded the Rolf Schock Prize.
2024 McQueen was awarded the Rolf Schock Prize.
November 22 2024 Scheduled streaming release of Blitz on Apple TV+.
November 22 2024 Scheduled streaming release of Blitz on Apple TV+.
November 1 2024 Scheduled release of Blitz in select cinemas in the United Kingdom and United States.
November 1 2024 Scheduled release of Blitz in select cinemas in the United Kingdom and United States.
October 22 2024 Screening of Blitz at the Chicago International Film Festival.
October 22 2024 Screening of Blitz at the Chicago International Film Festival.
October 9 2024 World premiere of Blitz, a film written, directed, and produced by McQueen, as the opening film of the BFI London Film Festival.
October 9 2024 World premiere of Blitz, a film written, directed, and produced by McQueen, as the opening film of the BFI London Film Festival.
2023 McQueen directed the documentary film Occupied City.
2023 Premiered the documentary Occupied City at the Cannes Film Festival, focusing on the occupation of Amsterdam during WWII.
2023 McQueen directed the short film 'Grenfell'.
2023 McQueen directed the short film 'Grenfell'.
2023 Premiered the documentary Occupied City at the Cannes Film Festival, focusing on the occupation of Amsterdam during WWII.
2023 McQueen directed the documentary film Occupied City.
2022 Steve McQueen received his knighthood at Windsor Castle in March 2022.
2022 Steve McQueen received his knighthood at Windsor Castle in March 2022.
2021 He directed the BBC documentary series Uprising.
2021 He directed the BBC documentary series Uprising.
2020 McQueen was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to art and film.
2020 The films Mangrove and Lovers Rock from the Small Axe anthology were selected for the Cannes Film Festival, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Lovers Rock was recognized as the top-ranked film in Sight and Sound's best films of 2020.
2020 Steve McQueen was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to film.
2020 Steve McQueen was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to film.
2020 The films Mangrove and Lovers Rock from the Small Axe anthology were selected for the Cannes Film Festival, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Lovers Rock was recognized as the top-ranked film in Sight and Sound's best films of 2020.
2020 McQueen was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to art and film.
November 2020 Release of the anthology series Small Axe on BBC One and Amazon Prime Video, premiering weekly.
November 2020 Release of the anthology series Small Axe on BBC One and Amazon Prime Video, premiering weekly.
October 2020 In October 2020, McQueen stated that he experienced racism 'every day' and voiced his support for the George Floyd protests.
October 2020 In October 2020, McQueen stated that he experienced racism 'every day' and voiced his support for the George Floyd protests.
June 2020 In June 2020, McQueen accused the UK film and television industry of racism and lack of diversity in an op-ed for the Guardian, expressing concern over the racial makeup of a TV-film set he visited.
June 2020 In June 2020, McQueen accused the UK film and television industry of racism and lack of diversity in an op-ed for the Guardian, expressing concern over the racial makeup of a TV-film set he visited.
2019 Announcement of Small Axe, an anthology series of five films created and directed by McQueen, set within London's West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early '80s.
2019 Announcement of Small Axe, an anthology series of five films created and directed by McQueen, set within London's West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early '80s.
2018 He directed the contemporary crime thriller Widows.
2018 He directed the contemporary crime thriller Widows.
2016 He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship.
2016 McQueen was awarded the Award for Cinematic Production by the Royal Photographic Society.
2016 Steve McQueen received the Cologne Film Prize in honor of his life's work.
2016 McQueen was awarded the Award for Cinematic Production by the Royal Photographic Society.
2016 Steve McQueen received the Cologne Film Prize in honor of his life's work.
2016 He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship.
July 2015 The video for Kanye West's 'All Day' received its American premiere at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
July 2015 The video for Kanye West's 'All Day' received its American premiere at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
March 7 2015 Steve McQueen shot the video for Kanye West's single 'All Day', which premiered in Paris before the American artist's concert residency.
March 7 2015 Steve McQueen shot the video for Kanye West's single 'All Day', which premiered in Paris before the American artist's concert residency.
2014 Steve McQueen criticized the film industry for ignoring American slavery and the Atlantic slave trade, highlighting the disparity in film representation between World War II and slavery.
2014 12 Years a Slave became the first Best Picture winner to have a black director or producer.

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