John Dick, an architect of Europe’s modern film and TV support systems, died on July 31 from cancer at the age of 63. He is survived by his partner Anne Boillot and two children, Eoin Dick and Emil…
, an architect of Europe’s modern film and TV support systems, died on July 31 from cancer at the age of 63. He is survived by his partner Anne Boillot and two children, Eoin Dick and Emily Sherlock., its film-TV support program, come and go, returning to the private sector or taking up other public office. John Dick stayed the course, serving for near three decades from the program’s fill-fledged launch in different and increasingly senior roles.
With physical video distribution – Betamax, VHS -building fast, Dick joined Metropolis Video Film Co in 1983, establishing its retail and industry services, then segued to Solaris Motion Picture Co. from 1987 to 1990, again as managing director. Dropping back videos, Kavanagh recalls, he “started an informal conversation and got a lecture from John about the problems of the industry, leading to us asking him to interview, where we got another lengthier lecture and, very relieved that someone knew what they were talking about, offered him the job.”
Dick “defended Europe and its audiovisual industry with incredible integrity and was always open to debate and discussion, offering extremely accurate and well-thought-
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