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British Independent Film Awards 2012
The 15th British Independent Film Awards, held on 9 December 2012 at the Old Billingsgate Market in central London, honoured the best British independent films of 2012. Awards Best Director * Peter Strickland - ''Berberian Sound Studio'' *Bart Layton - '' The Imposter'' *Ben Wheatley - ''Sightseers'' *John Madden - ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' *Rufus Norris - '' Broken'' The Douglas Hickox Award Given to a British director on their debut feature. *Bart Layton - '' The Imposter'' * Ben Drew - ''Ill Manors'' * Rowan Athale - ''Wasteland'' *Rufus Norris - '' Broken'' *Sally El Hosaini - ''My Brother the Devil'' Best Screenplay *Amy Jump, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram - ''Sightseers'' *Mark O'Rowe - '' Broken'' *Paul Andrew Williams - ''Song for Marion'' * Peter Strickland - ''Berberian Sound Studio'' *Abi Morgan - '' The Iron Lady'' Best Actress *Andrea Riseborough - '' Shadow Dancer'' *Alice Lowe - ''Sightseers'' *Elle Fanning - ''Ginger and Rosa'' *Judi Dench - ''The Best Exoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Independent Film Awards
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, with the ceremony itself taking place in early December. Since 2015, BIFA has also hosted UK-wide talent development and film screening programmes with the support of Creative Skillset and the British Film Institute. History The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were created in 1998 by Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne of the Raindance Film Festival, with the aim of celebrating merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, honouring new talent and promoting British films and filmmaking to a wider public audience. BIFA founding members include Phillip Alberstat, Chris Auty, André Burgess, Sally Caplan, Pippa Cross, Christopher Fowler, Lora Fox Gamble, Steven Gaydos, Norma Heyman, Emma E. Hickox, Fred Hogge, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan B (musician)
Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew (born 22 October 1983), better known by his stage name Plan B, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He first emerged as a rapper, releasing his debut album, ''Who Needs Actions When You Got Words'', in 2006. His second studio album, ''The Defamation of Strickland Banks'' (2010), was a soul and R&B album, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. He has also collaborated with other artists such as Chase & Status, most notably on the 2009 top ten single "End Credits". Drew has also had a successful film career as an actor, with roles in ''Adulthood'' (2008), '' Harry Brown'' (2009), ''4.3.2.1.'' (2010) and ''The Sweeney'' (2012). In 2012, he released the film ''Ill Manors'', which he wrote and directed and made the music for, accompanied by a Plan B soundtrack album which became his second number one album. Early life Drew was raised in London; his mother worked for a local authority and his father, Paul Ballance, pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Riseborough
Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in ''Venus'' (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), '' Never Let Me Go'', '' Brighton Rock'', ''Made in Dagenham'' (all 2010), ''W.E.'' (2011), '' Shadow Dancer'', '' Disconnect'' (both 2012), ''Welcome to the Punch'', '' Oblivion'' (both 2013), '' Birdman'' (2014), ''Nocturnal Animals'' (2016), '' Battle of the Sexes'', ''The Death of Stalin'' (both 2017), '' Mandy'', '' Nancy'' (both 2018), ''The Grudge'' and '' Possessor'' (both 2020). Outside of film, Riseborough received a BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the television film ''The Long Walk to Finchley'' (2008), and won critical acclaim for her performances in the Channel 4 miniseries ''The Devil's Whore'' (2008) and ''National Treasure'' (2016), as well as the BBC One miniseries ''The Witness for the Prosecution'' (2016). Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Lady (film)
''The Iron Lady'' is a 2011 biographical drama film based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher, a British politician who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep, and, in her formative and early political years, by Alexandra Roach. Thatcher's husband, Denis Thatcher, is portrayed by Jim Broadbent, and by Harry Lloyd as the younger Denis. Thatcher's longest-serving cabinet member and eventual deputy, Geoffrey Howe, is portrayed by Anthony Head. Despite the film's mixed reception, Streep's performance was widely acclaimed. She received her 17th Oscar nomination for her portrayal and ultimately won the award for the third time, 29 years after her second Oscar win. She also earned her third Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama award (her eighth Golden Globe Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Morgan
Abigail Louise Morgan (born 1968) is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as ''Sex Traffic'' and '' The Hour'', and the films '' Brick Lane'', '' The Iron Lady'', ''Shame'' and ''Suffragette''. Early life Abigail Louise Morgan was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1968. She is the daughter of actress Pat England and theatre director Gareth Morgan, who was director of the Gulbenkian Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne (now the Northern Stage). Her parents divorced when she was a teenager and her childhood was spent moving around the country while her mother acted in repertory theatre; she told ''The Scotsman'' in 2010 that she had attended seven separate schools during her childhood. Her sister is the fundraiser at London's Unicorn Theatre.Maggie BrownAbi Morgan: Cometh the hour, ''The Stage'', 15 July 2011. After initial ambitions to become an actress herself, she decided to become a writer while reading drama and literature at Exeter University.Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song For Marion
''Song for Marion'' is a 2012 British-German comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams and starring Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston and Vanessa Redgrave. The film was released as ''Unfinished Song'' in the United States. The film was nominated for three awards—Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress—at the 2012 British Independent Film Awards. Plot Arthur Harris is the grumpy husband of Marion, who is terminally ill yet continues to participate with enthusiasm at her local seniors' choir, The OAP'Z. The choirmaster is a young teacher, Elizabeth who is preparing the choir to enter a local musical choir competition called "Shadow Song". Arthur is also estranged from his son, James. Marion's health deteriorates over time until one night when she dies in her sleep. Arthur initially takes this loss severely and cuts himself from his family and the choir. Eventually he agrees to take Marion's place in the choir. The transiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Andrew Williams
Paul Andrew Williams (born 1973 in Portsmouth, England) is a British film writer and director. He won the New Director's Award for his film '' London to Brighton'' in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Career Williams began his career as an actor but later wrote and directed pop-promos, viral ads and short films. In 2001 he wrote and directed the short film ''Royalty'' which inspired ''London to Brighton''. ''Royalty'' premiered at the London Film Festival in 2001, was shown UK television, was shortlisted for the Kodak showcase, and later screened at BAFTA. In 2003 Williams was the only UK-based director to be picked up by the Fox Searchlight Director's Lab. His short film, ''It's Okay to Drink Whiskey'', made through this programme, premiered at 2004's Sundance Film Festival. His UK TV debut, ''Naked'', was pick of the day in ''Time Out'' magazine. Through a new development slate between Pathe and BBC Films, Williams was hired to write ''The Choir''. Williams wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark O'Rowe
Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Life Mark O'Rowe was born in 1970 in Dublin, Ireland, to parents Hugh and Patricia O'Rowe (to whom he dedicated his 1999 play, ''Howie the Rookie''). He grew up in Tallaght, a working class suburb in the west of Dublin, and he claims that much of the violence in his work stems from watching and rewatching a tremendous amount of violent, bloody movies when he was in his teens. List of plays * ''The Approach'' (2018) * ''Our Few and Evil Days'' (2014) * ''Terminus'' (2007) * '' Howie the Rookie'' (1999) * '' The Aspidistra Code'' (1995) * '' Anna's Ankle'' * '' From Both Hips'' * '' Crestfall'' * ''Made in China'' Credits as a screenwriter * ''Intermission'' * ''Perrier's Bounty'' * '' Boy A'' * '' Broken'' * '' The Delinquent Season'' * ''Normal People (TV series)'' Awards and nominations As a playwright * Irish Times/ESB Theatre Award for Best New Play for Howie the Rookie. * George Devine Award for Best New Play f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Oram
Stephen John Oram is an English actor, comedian, writer, and filmmaker. He is known for his role in the 2012 film ''Sightseers'', which he also co-wrote. Life and career Oram was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. He started as a character comedian on the comedy circuit and performed several comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe with comedy partner Tom Meeten during the early 2000s. He also appeared at Ealing Live, a comedy night at Ealing Studios, where he met and started working with Alice Lowe. In 2002, Oram and Meeten wrote and starred in Channel 4's ''Matthew & Tone: Tales of Friendship and Innocence''. It was directed by Dominic Brigstocke and screened in season 5 of the ''Comedy Lab'' series. Oram also composed much of the music used in the show. Oram appeared in various TV & film roles throughout the 2000s including the second series of ''People Like Us (mockumentary), People Like Us'' (2001), the feature film ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'' (2004) starring Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Lowe
Alice Eva Lowe (born 3 April 1977)England & Wales births 1837 – 2006 is an English actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Dr. Haynes in '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'' and Madeleine Wool/Liz Asher in ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace''. She wrote, directed, and starred in the 2016 film ''Prevenge'' and starred in and co-wrote the 2012 film ''Sightseers''. She also starred in the educational children's television series ''Horrible Histories''. Early life Lowe was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England. She attended Kenilworth School and graduated from King's College, Cambridge, where she studied classics. At university she became involved in theatre and comedy. Career Lowe began her career in surreal experimental theatre shows including ''City Haunts'', ''Snowbound'' and ''Progress in Flying Machines'' co-devising and performed along with colleagues such as Robert Webb and David Mitchell. Lowe worked under the directorship of Paul King, who has s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Brother The Devil
''My Brother the Devil'' is a 2012 British crime drama film written and directed by Sally El Hosaini. It stars James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Saïd Taghmaoui. It tells the story of two sons of Egyptian immigrants coming of age in east London. It was released in the UK on 9 November 2012 and debuted in US cinemas on 22 March 2013. It was also released in Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. The film won multiple awards, including Best Cinematography at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and Best European Film at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Mo and Rashid "Rash" are teenage brothers of Egyptian descent living with their parents in Hackney. Elder brother Rash is fiercely protective of Mo, giving him a TV when he does well and encouraging him to stay in school. However Mo begins to want to emulate Rash who works as a low level drug dealer, and is able to use money from his job to pay for small luxuries to make their lives more comfortable. Mo is robbed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally El Hosaini
Sally El-Hosaini ( ar, سالى الحسينى ) is a Welsh-Egyptian film director and screenwriter. Her debut feature film ''My Brother the Devil'' won awards internationally, including at the 2013 ''Evening Standard'' Film Awards, 2012 Sundance Film Festival, 2012 Berlin International Film Festival and 2012 BFI London Film Festival Awards, amongst others. It stars Fady Elsayed, BIFA Award-winning James Krishna Floyd and César Award nominated actor Saïd Taghmaoui. Background El-Hosaini was born in Swansea, Wales, of Egyptian Welsh parentage, and raised in Cairo, Egypt. She had her first story published when she was seven years old. El-Hosaini completed her high school education at Atlantic College, one of the United World Colleges, in Wales. She went on to read Arabic with Middle Eastern Studies at Durham University. Before making films she taught English literature at a girls' school in Sana'a, Yemen and worked for Amnesty International. She is a long-time resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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