Adrian Tanner

{{Short description|English director and writer}}

Adrian Tanner is a writer and director based in London whose work includes the feature film Redistributors{{cite web|title=Redistributors|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/redistributors|website=British Film Council|accessdate=22 March 2016}} that was nominated for Best Thriller at the 2016 UK National Film Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalfilmacademy.org/nominations-for-the-national-film-awards-2016-revealed/|website=National Film Academy|title=Nominations for the National Film Awards 2016 Revealed|accessdate=22 March 2016}}

His short film Trading Licks was completed in 2013 and stars Roger Allam and Justin Edwards.{{cite web|title=Trading Licks|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2062691/|website=IMDb|accessdate=22 March 2016}} It was selected for The Bahamas, Newport Beach{{cite web|title=Trading Licks|url=http://newportbeach.festivalgenius.com/2015/films/tradinglicks_adriantanner_newportbeach2012|website=Festival Genius|accessdate=22 March 2016}} and London Short film festivals{{cite web|title=London Short Film Festival|url=http://shortfilms.org.uk/events/event|website=London Short Film Festival|accessdate=22 March 2016}} and broadcast internationally.

Tanner has directed many hours of on-line content for brands such as M&S and Barclays and began his career as a television editor on prime time shows such as Watchdog and Home Front and drama documentaries.{{cite web|title=Adrian Tanner|url=http://www.adriantanner.com/|website=Adrian Tanner|accessdate=22 March 2016}}