- Jon Ivay was born on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.
He studied at the Oxford school of drama and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Formed his own theatrical production company where he produced and directed many national and International tours of contemporary dramas and comedies,working with some of Britain's best known theatres. He has also written the stage plays Inside the Firm and Freebird. 2009 will see him working on both stage play and screenplay of JD & Coke the story of John Delorean's struggle to build the the cult Delorean sports car in Belfast Northern Ireland between 1978 and 1982.- IMDb Mini Biography By: freedom picture company - Early in his career, Ivay formed a theatrical production company (ITF Productions Ltd) with two friends. Over a seven year period they produced over thirty national touring productions working with some of Britain's best known theatres and promising directors. Whilst with ITF, he wrote the stage plays Inside The Firm (Edinburgh Festival & the Queens theatre Hornchurch) which told the story of Tony Lambrianou's involvement with the Kray Twins and Freebird (Bristol Old Vic, Cockpit London , Pleasance - Edinburgh Festival and tour) a motorcycle based comedy. After leaving ITF, Ivay adapted and directed the screen version of Freebird. Working with the producers and production team from the British movies Layer Cake and Kick-Ass. Freebird was shot in London, Hay-on- Wye, Brecon -Wales and Los Angeles. The film starred Phil Daniels, Gary Stretch and Geoff Bell. Supporting cast included Peter Bowles, Arthur Brown (The crazy World of Arthur Brown) and Laila Rouass. The film was released in cinemas across the UK in spring 2008. The films London Premiere was at the Empire Leicester Square London. Freebird's American premiere was at the Sunset 5 Movie Theater on Sunset Blvd Los Angeles on the 27th of October 2008. The film was an official entry at the 2009 Academy Awards. In 2009 Freebird was screened at the Berlin and Cannes film festivals. The original soundtrack for the film was produced by Youth who also produced Urban Hymns by The Verve amongst many other notable British and world artists including Embrace, The Prodigy, Paul McCartney, Primal Scream, James and The Cult. The Soundtrack from the film was released in Spring 2010. Ivay's latest project JD & Coke tells the story of John Deloreans struggle to build the Delorean DMC-12 Sports car in Belfast between 1978 and 1982 and opens in New York in 2014.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Freedom Picture Company
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