IAN HAYDN SMITH is a U.K.-based writer and editor. As a journalist he has written on film and the arts for numerous media outlets, both print and broadcast. From 2007 to 2012 he was editor of International Film Guide. Since 2011 he has been editor of Curzon Magazine and is series editor of 24 Frames. He has spoken at film festivals and cultural events around the world, both as a critic and as a representative of the British Council. He has interviewed a variety of filmmakers and artists, including Ralph Fiennes, Clint Eastwood, Isabelle Huppert, Alan Bennett, Ang Lee, Agnes Varda, Terry Gilliam and Anton Corbijn. He has written books on Chinese cinema and Wim Wenders, and is currently working on a biography of American filmmaker Sidney Lumet. Recent publications include editing the updated edition of 1001 Movies to See Before You Die. He lives in London.