Lloyd phillips producer biography of alberta

The CV of producer Lloyd Phillips includes globetrotting Naomi Watts thriller The International, and the title provides a good summation of Phillips' career. Over three decades in the business of moviemaking, he worked from Otago to Egypt and many borders beyond — though he was mostly based in Hollywood.

Kiwi director Martin Campbell, who worked with him on three films and was a close friend, described Phillips as "one of the best producers I have ever worked with.

His dedication and commitment were second to none". As production designer Kim Sinclair puts it in the tribute which can be found directly below this profile, Phillips was both a people-person and a provocateur.

Phillips was born in Cape Town, South Africa in , to English parents.

But after his family moved to New Zealand he spent all his schooling down under, including at Auckland Grammar. By the early 70s Phillips was in England, his photojournalism work having helped win him a p