Anthony Wonke

Anthony Wonke

Anthony Wonke is an Emmy and triple BAFTA winning director, and an Oscar nominated and Emmy winning Executive Producer. He's also won, amongst other awards, the Prix Italia, Peabody, Grierson and RTS for his films. Known for his original feature documentaries 'Children on the Frontline', 'Fire in the Night', 'The Battle for Marjah' as well as his documentary series 'The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities', he released his latest theatrical features 'The Director and the Jedi' with Lucas Film and Disney, 'Ronaldo' with Universal Pictures, 'Being AP' with BBC Films and 'Unmasking Jihadi John - Anatomy of a Terrorist' with HBO which was recently nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA and Grierson awards. He is currently working on a feature film 'In the Shadows' for Film 4 and a US based drama series co-creating with Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning producer Lee Magiday. He's also attached to and co-creating a drama series with Moonage Productions. His commercial work for Ogilvy Mather and Saatchi on Du Pont Horizons, and Jaguar campaigns has been rewarded with numerous industry awards. Wonke's ranges across a variety of genres always highlighted by intelligence, visual flair and emotional insight. Wonke's work has been shown at film festivals in the USA, Canada, the Far East, and the UK, as well as being televised on BBC 1, BBC 2, Channel 4, HBO, PBS and Arte.
Anthony Wonke

Movies

Ronaldo
  • Nov 09, 2015
  • OST
Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and un-paralleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving & fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of the art football footage and never before seen archival footage, the film gives an astonishing insight into the sporting and personal life of triple Ballon D'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his career. From the makers of ‘Senna’ and ‘Amy’, Ronaldo takes audiences on an intimate and revealing journey of what it’s like to live as an iconic athlete in the eye of the storm.