Biographie
Nick de Grunwald, Managing Director of 1515 Productions, is the son and nephew of esteemed UK film producers Dimitri and Anatole de Grunwald, known for classics such as The Millionairess, The Yellow Rolls Royce, The V.I.P.s, The Winslow Boy, The Way to The Stars, and The Demi-Paradise.
1515 Productions (previously Isis Productions) specializes in high-quality music films. Nick's first music film was the award-winning The Making of Sgt Pepper, focusing on The Beatles' legendary album. He later created Classic Albums, acclaimed as one of the greatest music documentary series ever made. Now in production on its sixth series, Classic Albums has featured films about albums by Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Paul Simon, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, U2, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Lou Reed, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Nirvana, Queen, Cream, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, The Doors, and Jay-Z.
Nick has developed numerous productions in collaboration with major television networks worldwide and global distribution companies, including PBS, NHK, ZDF, Arte, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Sky, Universal, Warner Music Vision, Eagle Rock, and EMI.
His work includes productions on Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens); Soul Survivor - The James Brown Story; Ray Davies - The World From My Window; Barry White - Let The Music Play; Pet Shop Boys - A Life in Pop; More Than This - The Roxy Music Story; Go - a film about Moby; The Life & Death of Marvin Gaye; All I Want - A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright; Juanes - A Musical Journey; System Of A Down - Screamers; Bryan Ferry - Dylanesque Live; and Tom's Midnight Garden, a children's feature film, which he co-produced.
Nick has produced three films for Melvyn Bragg's flagship ITV Arts program The South Bank Show: The Making of Sgt Pepper, UB40, and Bernie Taupin.
Other prominent films include Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni, Elizabeth Taylor - England's Other Elizabeth (BBC, Omnibus, & PBS Great Performances), and John Simpson Behind The Reporting Lines (BBC).
He also produced a major film adaptation of Purcell's opera Dido & Aeneas and the classical music series The Score.
