Mike Jefferies
Encyclopedia
Born in Liverpool, Mike Jefferies is a British
screenwriter
and film producer
.
Jefferies founded the highly successful media and publishing group Mondiale in 1991 which he sold to the Daily Mail
in 1999 after winning the HRH Queens Award for Export in 1998.
In 2000 Jefferies moved to Los Angeles where he founded and subsequently sold the B2B media group Line 56
Jefferies lives in South Africa for the majority of the year and visits England and LA for business and pleasure.
In 2002 he moved into the world of feature film writing and producing, beginning with the soccer trilogy Goal!
Jefferies co-wrote the three screenplays for Goal!
with Adrian Butchart
and contributions from veteran British writers Dick Clement
and Ian La Frenais
and Terry Loane. The story of a young illegal immigrant, rising from poverty to become one of the World's greatest players was released by Disney and has been shown in 38 countries worldwide.
Jefferies was again one of the writers on the second part of the trilogy, Goal! 2: Living the Dream...
, which was released in the USA in Summer 2008. Jefferies also co-wrote part three of the trilogy Goal! 3: Taking on the World with Piers Ashworth
Jefferies Produced all three films.
In September 2004 Jefferies tried to acquire Liverpool Football Club with former Miramax Executive Stuart Ford
.
In October 2010, as part of a fans' campaign against the ownership, Jefferies conceived and Directed a short film entitled 'Dear Mr Hicks' which was released virally via 'YouTube'. It featured celebrity fans of the club giving their reasons why they wanted to see a change of ownership. The Independent newspaper praised the video saying: "True to the city's capacity to create something out of adversity, a wonderfully inventive viral film, Dear Mr Hicks, has been published online to make it clear where he ought to go. The fans' view can be summarised thus: away, and soon". It was claimed that the video was watched 400 000 times in 42 hour and 1 million times in the first ten days.
Jefferies next film project is Jesse a biopic about the legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens
starring Anthony Mackie
United Kingdom
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Jefferies founded the highly successful media and publishing group Mondiale in 1991 which he sold to the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
in 1999 after winning the HRH Queens Award for Export in 1998.
In 2000 Jefferies moved to Los Angeles where he founded and subsequently sold the B2B media group Line 56
Jefferies lives in South Africa for the majority of the year and visits England and LA for business and pleasure.
In 2002 he moved into the world of feature film writing and producing, beginning with the soccer trilogy Goal!
Goal! (film)
Goal! is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal!. This film was made with full cooperation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film...
Jefferies co-wrote the three screenplays for Goal!
Goal! (film)
Goal! is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal!. This film was made with full cooperation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film...
with Adrian Butchart
Adrian Butchart
Adrian Butchart is an award winning British screenwriter and film producer.In 2003 Butchart wrote his first film, the highly acclaimed indie arthouse film I Love Your Work with actor and director Adam Goldberg...
and contributions from veteran British writers Dick Clement
Dick Clement
Dick Clement, OBE is an English writer.Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Clement was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and is best known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais. Generally, Clement and La Frenais write comedies, or dramas with a comic tone...
and Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais, OBE, , is an English writer best known for his creative partnership with Dick Clement. They are most famous for television series including, The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge, Lovejoy and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.They have also written various other work...
and Terry Loane. The story of a young illegal immigrant, rising from poverty to become one of the World's greatest players was released by Disney and has been shown in 38 countries worldwide.
Jefferies was again one of the writers on the second part of the trilogy, Goal! 2: Living the Dream...
Goal! 2: Living the Dream...
Goal II: Living the Dream is the second part of the football film trilogy Goal! and it was released on 9 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 29 August 2008 in the United States.- Plot :...
, which was released in the USA in Summer 2008. Jefferies also co-wrote part three of the trilogy Goal! 3: Taking on the World with Piers Ashworth
Jefferies Produced all three films.
In September 2004 Jefferies tried to acquire Liverpool Football Club with former Miramax Executive Stuart Ford
Stuart Ford
Stuart Ford is an English former professional football goalkeeper.He started his career as an apprentice at Rotherham United in June 1987. He spent five years at Rotherham, but made just five league appearances...
.
In October 2010, as part of a fans' campaign against the ownership, Jefferies conceived and Directed a short film entitled 'Dear Mr Hicks' which was released virally via 'YouTube'. It featured celebrity fans of the club giving their reasons why they wanted to see a change of ownership. The Independent newspaper praised the video saying: "True to the city's capacity to create something out of adversity, a wonderfully inventive viral film, Dear Mr Hicks, has been published online to make it clear where he ought to go. The fans' view can be summarised thus: away, and soon". It was claimed that the video was watched 400 000 times in 42 hour and 1 million times in the first ten days.
Jefferies next film project is Jesse a biopic about the legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the...
starring Anthony Mackie
Anthony Mackie
Anthony Mackie is an American actor. He has been featured in feature films, television series and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Drowning Crow, McReele, A Soldier's Play, and Talk, by Carl Hancock Rux, for which he won an Obie Award in 2002.In 2002 he featured...
Filmography
- Sumo (film) (2014) (Writer & Producer)
- Jesse (film) (2014) (Writer & Producer)
- Goal! 3: Taking on the World (2009) (Writer & Producer)
- Goal! 2: Living the Dream...Goal! 2: Living the Dream...Goal II: Living the Dream is the second part of the football film trilogy Goal! and it was released on 9 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 29 August 2008 in the United States.- Plot :...
(2007) (Writer & Producer) - Goal!Goal! (film)Goal! is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal!. This film was made with full cooperation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film...
(2005) (Writer & Producer)