Daniel Mulloy (born 1977) is a British artist and filmmaker.

Short films

The work of Daniel Mulloy has often been defined by both its starkness and deceptive simplicity. Mulloy's short films have won over one hundred international festival awards. According to

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magazine, Mulloy ''"is one of the world's most well regarded short filmmakers."'' He has won four BAFTAs, two of which are

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, a BIFA and received two nominations for the

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Award. He received the

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for his films ''

Antonio's Breakfast ''Antonio's Breakfast'' is a 2006 Brixton set drama short film written and directed by Daniel Mulloy. It premiered in Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. Premise Antonio, a young black teenager, is woke ...

'' and ''

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'' and received the

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for his film ''

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''. His short films '' Dad'', ''

'' and ''

'' premiered at

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Feature films

According to Screen International (8 July 2011) Mulloy's (rumoured) first feature film as writer/director '' A Cold Day'' is "set in a tough New York high school" and will star

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. It is being made for

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. Mulloy is (rumoured) to be developing '' Mitrovica'', a

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set film, through the

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Feature Film Program. Mulloy produced the Cuban set film '' Una Noche'' directed by his sister Lucy Mulloy. Una Noche premiered at the 2012

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. '' Una Noche'' won multiple awards at

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ahead of its 2013 US theatrical release. Mulloy is a passionate believer in the 'Cinema Community' and the

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attitude that exists within it:

"A community with many strong and individual voices. A community with the festival circuit at its core, making films that shed light on the shape of the world we live in. This community, from my experience, is very good at supporting its members with networks for young non-funded filmmakers helping one another, crewing and offering advice on each others shorts and features."
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catalog

Activism

Mulloy partners with the

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to raises awareness of the crisis for migrating populations and refugees. In 2017 he was awarded the Golden Lion at

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for his work with the

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."AD WEEK: Deputy ECD of BLACH SHEEP STUDIOS BBH Anthony Austin discusses the gold Lion winner"
AD WEEK Website, June 2017 (Retrieved 27 June 2017)

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulloy, Daniel BAFTA winners (people) 1977 births People from Carmarthen People from Brixton British film directors British male screenwriters British film producers Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Living people Hunter College alumni