The Katrin Cartlidge Foundation was charitable foundation established in memory of actress

Katrin Cartlidge Katrin Juliet Cartlidge (15 May 1961 – 7 September 2002) was an English actress. She first appeared on screen as Lucy Collins in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'' (1982–1983), before going on to win the 1997 Evening Standard Fil ...

, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2002, at the age of 41. Through the foundation, and as referenced to the

Sarajevo Film Festival The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in Southeast Europe, and is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War, and brings internati ...

, support was provided to emerging filmmakers.

Foundation History

The impact of the sudden death of actress Katrin Cartlidge saw the creation of the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation by trustees

Mike Leigh Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design ...

, Peter Gevisser,

Simon McBurney Simon Montagu McBurney (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatrical director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London. He has had roles in the films '' The Manchurian Candidate'' ...

, Chris Simon and Cat Villiers. Patrons include

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier ('' né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nomina ...

and Cartlidge's sister Michelle. Established at the

, an annual bursary was awarded by "an elected curator, chosen by the (Foundation) Trustees were from a wide and eclectic number of Katrin Cartlidge’s friends and colleagues… (to) a new creative voice… While the new talent nominated each year was a filmmaker, the choices were as varied and extraordinary as Katrin’s own choice of filmmakers and friends from across the arts.""Katrin Cartlidge Foundation: Award"
''KatrinCartlidgeFoundation.org.uk'' (Retrieved 24 July 2009)

Patrons

Annual Awards History

* 2012: Orwa Nyrabia and Diana El Jeiroudi, for their contribution to independent film in Syria at the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator:

Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre ...

* 2011: Hala Lotfy for ''The Strokes'' at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator: Charlotte Rampling * 2010: Ciné Institute, Haiti at the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator: Annie Nocenti * 2009: Juanita Wilson for ''The Door''"Katrin Cartlidge Foundation 2009"
''SFF.ba'', 23 July 2009 (Retrieved 24 July 2009) at the 15th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator:

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

* 2008: Faruk Šabanović at the 14th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator:

Danis Tanović Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie ''No Man's Land'' which won him many awards, including an Academy Award f ...

* 2007:

Cary Fukunaga Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He first gained recognition for writing and directing the 2009 film '' Sin nombre'' and the 2011 adaptation of ''Jane Eyre''. He was the first director of partial East Asian des ...

for ''Victoria Para Chino'' at the 13th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator: John Lyons * 2006: Eyas Salman and Gerd Schneider for ''The Edge Of Hope'' at the 12th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator:

and

Juergen Teller Juergen Teller (born 28 January 1964) is a German fine-art and fashion photographer. He was awarded the Citibank Prize for Photography in 2003 and received the Special Presentation International Center of Photography Infinity Award in 2018. Maj ...

* 2005: Amy Neil for ''Can't Stop Breathing'' at the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator:

Emily Watson Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of ''Twelfth Night'' and ''Uncle Vanya'' at the Donmar Wa ...

* 2004: Greg Hall for ''The Plague'' at the

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:: Curator:

Hastings, Chris; Jones, Beth
"Mike Leigh gives award to director of his son's film"
''

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'', 27 August 2006 (Retrieved 24 July 2009) – described the film as "Serious, funny, real, surreal, and totally anarchic. Very exciting twenty-first-century kind of cinema."

References

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External links

Katrin Cartlidge Foundation
''KatrinCartlidgeFoundation.org.uk ''
Sarajevo Film Festival
''SFF.ba'' Foundations based in the United Kingdom British film awards