1. Genre Research:
Film Directors
Xavier Vale
Shona Traynor

2. RICHARD CURTIS
 This is Richard Curtis, one of the leading romantic
comedy writers in Britain. His resume includes:
 Love Actually
 Four Weddings and a Funeral
 Notting Hill
 He notes in an interview that he likes ‘a lot of plots’
within a film – which is why Love Actually has so many
characters, all in some way connected.
 His use of British actors, including Hugh Grant, Emma
Thompson and Colin Firth.

4. NANCY MEYERS
 Nancy Meyers is one of the most successful female
American director, recently winning an Oscar for her
film: It’s Complicated.
 Other than It’s Complicated, she has written and
produced:
 The Holiday
 Something’s Gotta Give
 She has always had some aspects of romance in all of
her films, going back to The Parent Trap in 1998.
 The Holiday (2008) was another of Meyer’s
successes, featuring big name actors, it grossed $63
million at the box office.
 She is the highest grossing female director.
 In 2009 she was considered to be the most powerful
female director

5. From www.imdb.com

6. GARY MARSHALL
 Gary Marshall has directed many romantic-comedy
films, including:
 Valentine’s Day
 Runaway Bride
 The Princess Diaries
 The Princess Diaries 2
 Pretty Woman
 He has not only focused on romantic-comedies,
throughout his film career he has directed many
films in many genres.

8. Valentine’s Day Interview
http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/valentine-s-day-garry-marshall-
interview