Ken Loach
17.06.1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Pohađao je St. Peter’s College u Oxfordu gdje je studirao pravo, no prekinuo je školovanje zainteresiravši se za glumu. Kratko vrijeme glumi i režira u glumačkoj družini u Birminghamu, a 1936. se zapošljava kao redatelj-vježbenik na BBC-u.
Ondje u suradnji s producentom Tonyjem Garnettom režira zapažene drame i stječe specifičan dokumentaristički stil: Up the Junction (1965), Coming Out Party (1965), Cathy, vrati se kući (Cathy Come Home, 1966). Nakon prvog kino filma, Poor cow (1967) sa Tonyjem Garnettom osniva neovisnu producentsku kuću Kestrel films i režira filmove Kes (1969), Family Life (1971), A Misfortune (1973), Days of Hope (1975), Lugar (The Gamekeeper, 1980), Pogledi i osmjesi (Looks and Smiles, 1981).
U osamdesetima se razilazi s Garnettom i počinje raditi dokumentarne filmove o radničkoj klasi poput A Question of Leadership (1981), Questions of Leadership (1983) i Na čijoj ste strani? (Which Side Are You On?, 1984), međutim filmovi mu redovito bivaju cenzurirani. Tijekom devedesetih vraća se igranom filmu, doživljava uspjeh, niz nagrada na prestižnim festivalima te tako biva konačno i priznat: Skrivena namjera (Hidden Agenda, 1990), Riff-Raff (1990), Raining Stones (1993), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Carla’s Song (1996), Moje ime je Joe (My Name Is Joe, 1998), Bread and Roses (2000), Slatke šesnaeste (Sweet Sixten, 2002), Jedan poljubac drag (A Fond Kiss..., 2004).
Filmografija
-Jedan poljubac drag (Ae Fond Kiss, 2004)
-Slatke šesnaeste (Sweet Sixteen, 2002)
-11’09”01 - September 11 (segment “United Kingdom”, 2002)
-The Navigators (2001)
-Kruh i ruže (Bread and Roses 2000)
-Moje ime je Joe (My Name is Joe, 1998)
-The Flickering Flame (1997)
-Carla’s Song (1996)
-A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership (1995)
-Zemlja i sloboda (Land and Freedom, 1995)
Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)
-Raining Stones (1993)
-Riff Raff (1990)
-Skrivena namjera (Hidden Agenda 1990)
-The View from the Woodpile (1988) (TV)
-Fatherland (1986)
-Na čijoj si strani? (Which Side Are You On? (1984)
-Pitanje vodstva (Questions of Leadership 1983) (TV)
-The Red and the Blue (1983) (TV)
-Pogledi i osmjesi (Looks and Smiles 1981)
-Pitanje vodstva (A Question of Leadership 1981) (TV)
-Auditions (1980) (TV)
-Lugar (The Gamekeeper 1980)
-Black Jack (1979)
-The Price of Coal (1976) (TV)
-Days of Hope (1976) (mini TV serija)
-A Misfortune (1973) (TV)
-After a Lifetime (1971) (TV)
-The Save the Children Fund Film (1971)
-Family Life (1971)
-The Rank and File (1971) (TV)
-Kes (1969)
-The Big Flame (1969) (TV)
-The Golden Vision (1968) (TV)
-In Two Minds (1967) (TV)-Poor Cow (1967)
-Cathy, vrati se kući (Cathy Come Home 1966) (TV)
-The Coming Out Party (1965) (TV)
-The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965) (TV)
-Up the Junction (1965) (TV)
Three Clear Sundays (1965) (TV)
-Tap on the Shoulder (1965) (TV)
-The Diary of a Young Man (1964) (TV)
-Z Cars (1962) (TV serija)