Nira Park founded Big Talk in 1995, through which she produced both series of Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes’ award-winning comedy series ‘Spaced’, directed by Edgar Wright, all three series of double BAFTA award-winning sitcom ‘Black Books’, and the comedy drama series ‘Free Agents’. Following the success of ‘Spaced’, Nira went on to develop and produce the hit movie ‘Shaun of the Dead’, for which she received a Carl Foreman Award nomination at the 2005 BAFTA Awards. Nira was also selected as one of Variety Magazine’s Top Ten Producers to Watch.
In 2006, she produced Ringan Ledwidge’s debut feature ‘Gone’ for Working Title/Universal and she collaborated again with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright on their follow up movie, ‘Hot Fuzz’. As Edgar Wright’s producing partner, they teamed up again with ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’, starring Michael Cera, which was released internationally in August 2010 to outstanding
critical acclaim. She also Executive Produced both series of BBC Three’s hit sitcom ‘Him & Her’, and Channel 4′s ‘Friday Night Dinner’, written and produced by Robert Popper.
2011 saw the release of ‘Paul’, penned by and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and directed by Greg Mottola for Working Title/Universal. Also ‘Attack the Block’ – Joe Cornish’s debut feature. The film has won several awards including all four Audience Awards at Sitges, SXSW, LAFF and Fantasia International Film Festival.
Upcoming films include ‘Sightseers’, directed by Ben Wheatley. The film will have its world premiere at Cannes with a Special Screening in the Director’s Fortnight section.
Nira is currently in post-production on psychological horror ‘In Fear’, directed by Jeremy Lovering for StudioCanal/Film4. And next up is ‘Cuban Fury’, a dance comedy starring Nick Frost, to be directed by James Griffiths. Filming will commence in London in June 2012.
She also has several projects with her long-time collaborators Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Joe Cornish which will go into production later this year.
Nira was the recipient of ‘Producer of the Year’ at the UK Women in Film and TV Awards in December 2010.
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