From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Gary Sinyor born Manchester England 1962 is an awardwinning film director producer and writer He was raised in a Sephardic Jewish upbringing before going on to the National Film and Television School As the cowriter coproducer and codirector of Leon the Pig Farmer he shared the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the 1992 Venice Film Festival the Chaplin Award for the best first feature from the 1992 Edinburgh International Film Festival the 1994 Best Newcomer award from the London Critics Circle and the Most Promising Newcomer from the 1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards He has since attempted to dissociate himself from the Chaplin award after becoming involved in a dispute between the Edinburgh Festival and the Israeli Embassy The 2002 DVD release of Leon the Pig Farmer also included Sinyors writing debut The Unkindest Cut which had been nominated for a BAFTA as Best Short Film in 1989 Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Sinyor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia