Kevin Allen

Kevin Allen's latest feature is the counterculture romantic comedy LA CHA CHA. Filmed during the summer 2020 lockdown and shot entirely on an iphone using Moondog anamorphic lenses, La Cha Cha, stars Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, Keith Allen and Melanie Walters and is available on Amazon Prime. Next up is TIN, the much awaited sequel to TWIN TOWN, set in the world of home grown cannabis in Welsh town of Llanelli. Also slated is THE CRUCIBLE an epic 4-part period drama set in 19th century Merthyr Tydfil during the industrial revolution. Allen's film version of Dylan Thomas UNDER MILK WOOD was shot in two language versions, and the Welsh film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2015. In 2013 Kevin directed Y-SYRCAS which was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award and won the Audience and Jury awards at The European Minority Language Film Festival 2014. He supervised and developed projects in Hollywood including COMING OUT for Milk Wood Films and CHEEK TO CHEEK' a feature film collaboration with Gene Wilder. Allen set up Airstream Films at this time' developing a diverse slate of feature projects with his producing partner, Kate McCreery. He then directed AGENT CODY BANKS 2: DESTINATION LONDON. In 2005 Allen adapted Louis Stevenson's novel, TREASURE ISLAND, as both a feature film and TV series for Working Title Films. Kevin directed the first series of ITV's BENIDORM for which he was nominated for his second BAFTA.