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Nikolas Mark Powell (4 November 1950 – 7 November 2019) was a British businessman and one of the co-founders of Virgin Records with Richard Branson. After operating a mail-order company, a small record shop, and a recording studio, the partners established the label in 1972.
- 4 November 1950, Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Sandie Shaw
- 7 November 2019 (aged 69), Oxford, England, United Kingdom
11. Nov. 2019 · Co-founder of Virgin Records who went on to head the film company Palace Pictures, which had hits with Mona Lisa and The Crying Game. Ryan Gilbey. Mon 11 Nov 2019 08.24 EST. Nik Powell, who has...
- Ryan Gilbey
8. Nov. 2019 · Virgin Records co-founder and childhood friend of Richard Branson, Nik Powell has died in Oxford from cancer at the age of 69. Powell had been receiving treatment for cancer and passed away on...
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7. Nov. 2019 · Nik Powell, a co-founder of Virgin Records with Richard Branson and a producer on films including the best picture Oscar nominee The Crying Game, has died. He was 69. Powell had been receiving...
- Stephen Woolley - Producer, Number 9 Films Co-Founder
- Daniel Battsek - Director, Film4
- Neil Jordan - Director
- The Virgin Group
- Jon Wardle - NFTS Director
- Amanda Nevill - Chief Executive, BFI
- Ken Loach and Sixteen Films
- David Puttnam – Producer, President of The FDA
- Adrian Wootton – Chief Executive, Film London
- Josh Berger - President & MD, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland & Spain and Chair, BFI
“Nik Powell asked me - a 25-year old punk movie buff - to start a small video label with him in 1982 based on the programming at the Scala Cinema, which I ran. That label blossomed into Palace Video, Pictures and Productions, creating an incredible Palace team of enthusiasts who for a decade played a major part in transforming the British film indu...
“Nik was a mentor to me and gave me my first real job in the industry. He was an eternal optimist who never let any obstacle stand in his path, which makes his passing even more upsetting. Nik’s gregarious personality made him tremendous fun to be around but that should not obscure the major influence that he (along with Stephen Woolley at Palace P...
“Nik was a force of nature, who, with Steve Woolley and all of the team at Palace, enabled some extraordinary pictures to be made. I was proud to be part of that. His later engagement with the NFTS as an educationalist was a great addendum to a great and generous career.”
“[Powell] played a huge role in the development of the Group. He leaves an incredible legacy of music, film, friendship, laughter and love.”
“I spent five incredibly happy years working with Nik as his deputy. He was a good friend and I will miss him hugely. He told me recently how his work to support and develop NFTS students to reach their full potential was probably the professional achievement he was most proud of. The culmination of his work at the School was recognised in 2018 whe...
”Nik was a one-off, injecting a sort of rock n rollteenage exuberance to everything, his energy sweeping us all along with him. His legacy is multiple, but his transformation of the NFTS, achieved with his extraordinary and driven clarity of purpose will always be found at the heart of film, now and in the future. He is a bit of a legend to us all....
“So saddened and shocked to hear that legendary, peerless, film producer Nik Powell has died today. A good friend and fellow traveller with a penchant for brilliant ideas, appalling suits and terrible jokes.”
“NFTS under [Nik’s] leadership made an extraordinary contribution to the film and television industries - injecting talent into many of its creative sectors. A great man, a great life and a great loss.”
“I knew him for many years, admired him as an entrepreneurial producer, brilliant director of NFTS and one of the most outspoken and funniest men in the UK film industry. He was a unique character and a stalwart of our business.”
“Over the years, I had the privilege of seeing Nik’s passion, energy and support for new talent, through Warner Bros. partnership with the NFTS and also at the BFI. He was a champion of both British film and British filmmakers who made a mark on countless young people’s lives and careers. His legacy will live on through the films, television and ga...
7. Nov. 2019 · Nik Powell, the former director of the UK’s National Film And Television School (NFTS), has died aged 69. Powell had been receiving treatment for cancer. He died this morning (November 7) in...
Nik Powell, who has died of cancer aged 69, played pivotal roles in developing Britain’s record shops, record labels and film industry. He was a businessman who approached both music and film...
