Peter Ettedgui
Peter Ettedgui | |
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| Occupations | Director, writer, and producer for mostly documentary films |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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Peter Ettedgui is a British film writer, director and producer. Along with his professional partner Ian Bonhôte, he has made documentaries including McQueen (2018), Rising Phoenix (2020) and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024).
Career
Ettedgui and Michael Ignatieff co-wrote the screenplay for Onegin, a 1999 romantic drama based on Alexander Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.[1] In 2005, he was a co-producer of Kinky Boots.[2]
Ettedgui wrote the 2018 documentary McQueen about fashion designer Alexander McQueen, and co-directed it with his professional partner Ian Bonhôte.[3] The film was nominated for Outstanding British Film and Best Documentary at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards in 2019.[4]
In 2020, Ettedgui and Bonhôte directed Rising Phoenix, a documentary about the Paralympic Games.[5] Ettedgui, who is Jewish, and Bonhôte, who had a Jewish grandmother who survived the Holocaust, were inspired by the story of Paralympics founder Ludwig Guttmann, who also fled Nazi Germany.[6] The film won the award for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary at the Sports Emmy Awards in 2021.[7] It was a nominee for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards 2021.[8]
Ettedgui and Bonhôte wrote and directed Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story about Superman actor Christopher Reeve, in 2024.[9] The film won the award for Best Documentary at the 78th British Academy Film Awards.[10] The pair were also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.[11]
Personal life
Ettedgui's father Joseph Ettedgui, who was born in Morocco, founded the Joseph fashion brand.[12]
In November 2025, Ettedgui publicly alleged that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage had racially abused him when they were classmates at Dulwich College in the late 1970s. Farage responded by stating: "I categorically deny saying those things, to that one individual", which Ettedgui said was "fundamentally dishonest".[13]
References
- ^ "Kith and Pushkin". The Guardian. 19 November 1999. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Kinky Boot Factory kicks off in Northampton". Screen Daily. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Alexander, Ella (5 June 2018). "The inside story of the must-see McQueen documentary". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Parfitt, Orlando (11 February 2019). "Baftas 2019: Full list of winners". Screen Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Rising Phoenix 'will make you angry and upset'". BBC News. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Mottram, James (28 August 2020). "The man who inspired superheroes". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (8 June 2021). "Sports Emmys: TNT & ESPN Lead Networks As Seven Programs Score Two Wins Apiece – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Grater, Tom (18 February 2021). "'Rocks' & 'His House' Win Big At British Independent Film Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (9 December 2024). "How to Tell the Story of a Different Superhero". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Baftas 2025: Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison among big winners – in pictures". The Guardian. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (15 July 2025). "Snubbed By Oscars, 'Will & Harper,' 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' Score Multiple Emmy Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Newbold, Alice (28 May 2018). "The McQueen Documentary Tells The Story Of The People Who Carry His Legacy". British Vogue. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Pike, Joe; Kemp, Phil; Wheeler, Brian. "Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2025.