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[[File:24571 374620749686 515204686 3344665 8257161 n.jpg|thumb|alt=Joe Morris.|The film writer, producer and director Joe Morris]]
'''Joe Morris''' is a writer/director from [[LiverpoolSheffield]]. He has been working in the adult film industry for most of his working life, starting as a runner at the age of 14 and moving on to work across a range of production roles within the industry. He has studied film both at further and higher educational level being awarded various qualifications in Media Production as well as achieving a [[Postgraduate Certificate]] in Screen Arts.

Joe produced a five minute abstract film called The Purgatory of Mrs Timmings, which was screened at the [[Portobello Film Festival]].<ref name="reference name">http://www.scriptfactory.co.uk/go/DigiShorts/ArticleSub_510.html</ref> He wrote and directed a realist fifteen minute short film, Confirmation Day, which helped him secure funding on Screen Yorkshire's Digital Shorts scheme (run in partnership [[UK Film Council]]), where he wrote and directed his short film Boy.<ref name="name for reference">http://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/about-us/joe-morris Screen Yorkshire profile</ref> Boy was screened at festivals around the world, including Encounters, Soho Rushes[[Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival]], London Shorts, [[Cork Film Festival]], Leeds and Glimmer. It won a special mention at Glimmer as well as winning Best Film and Best [[Cinematography]] at [[No Limits International Student Film Festival]]. Boy created controversy and sparked an on-line opposition campaign because of its provocative narrative.

Joe completed his second UKFC short film Veteran, which he wrote and directed as part of the Digital Shorts slate 2009 and his third UKFC film Junk, part of the 2010 slate, which has been shortlisted for the 2011 [[Iris Prize]]. Both films are currently entering national and international festivals. He was also selected as one of eight participants in Screen Merseysides'Yorkshires high level bespoke training and development programme, Super 8. He is currently developing his first feature film.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p009rnbl (Film short 'Boy' on BBC Film Network's iplayer)

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