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• British producer, writer, narrator and director Adam Curtis is behind such television documentaries as The Power of Nightmares, Pandora's Box, The Mayfair Set, The Trap and The Century of the Self. Curtis' programs, though always about serious issues, maintain a sense of tongue-in-cheek humor and are characteristic in their extensive use of archive footage. In his film making, Curtis strives to to find meaningful connections between historical situations and often focuses on the impact different ideologies have had on modern society.The Guardian: The Exorcist (October 24, 2004)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born in 1955
  2. Works for the BBC
  3. Taught politics at Oxford University, but left to pursue a career in televisionThe Guardian: The Exorcist (October 24, 2004)
  4. First TV job was on BBC's That's Life!The Guardian: The Exorcist (October 24, 2004)
  5. Advisor for the weekly celebrity gossip email magazine PopbitchThe Register: Adam Curtis: The TV elite has lost the plot (November 20, 2007)

• Awards

  1. Received the "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Documentary" award from the Director's Guild of Great Britain in 2005 for an episode of The Power of Nightmares
  2. Won the Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award at the 2005 San Francisco International Film Festival
  3. Received the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for "Best Factual Series" in 1993 for Pandora's BoxIMDB: Adam Curtis Awards

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