Clio Barnard (1 January 1965) is a British

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of documentary and

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s. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright

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. In 2013 she was hailed as a significant new voice in

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for her film '' The Selfish Giant'', which premiered in the Director's Fortnight section of the

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Early life and education

Barnard grew up in the town of

Otley Otley is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically a part of the West Ridi ...

in Yorkshire. Her father was a university lecturer and her mother was an artist who later became a jazz singer. She graduated from Newcastle Polytechnic (now

Northumbria University , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = � ...

), with a First Class B.A. (Hons) with distinction in fine art and received a Post-Graduate Diploma in Electronic Imaging at

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is part of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland. It is ranked as one of the top schools of art and design in the United Kingdom. History Attempts were made to establish an art schoo ...

. In 1988, her post grad video work ''Dirt and Science'' featured

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and toured internationally as part of the ICA Biennial of Independent Film & Video, curated by

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."Clio Barnard - Reader - Film Studies"
School of Arts, University of Kent

Reception and awards

Critics have likened Barnard's realist yet lyrical work to that of

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. '' Time Out'' said of '' The Selfish Giant'', "this is ‘ Kes’ revisited in a post- Thatcher northern England."Dave Calhou
"''The Selfish Giant'' (15)"
''Time Out'' (London), 21 October 2013 Her debut feature, '' The Arbor'' (2010) won several awards including Best New Documentary Filmmaker at

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New York, Best Newcomer and Sutherland Awards at The

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, Douglas Hickox Award at British Independent Film Awards, ''The Guardian'' First Film Award, Best Screenplay at the London Evening Standard Film Awards, the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival Innovation Award and the Jean Vigo Award for Best Direction at

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International Documentary Film Festival. She was nominated for the BAFTA Outstanding Debut Award in February 2011.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Clio British documentary filmmakers Living people British film directors Place of birth missing (living people) 1965 births British women film directors Alumni of the University of Dundee WFTV Award winners Women documentary filmmakers Film people from Yorkshire People educated at Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley