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British Independent Film Award For Breakthrough Performance
The British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony, until 2020 the category was presented as Most Promising Newcomer. Actress Laila Morse was the first recipient of this award for her performance as Janet in '' Nil by Mouth''. The category with a wider meaning of "newcomer", including new actors but also directors, cinematographers, editors, etc., since 2001 the category is directed towards only actors. According to BIFA, the category is for "British performers taking their first significant role in a theatrical feature film", it also states that "eligibility of performers with significant theatre or TV credits will be determined by the Nomination Committee". The category includes both leading and supporting performances. Winners and nominees 1990s ; Most Promising Newcomer 2000s ; Best Newcomer (On Screen) ; Best Newcomer (Off Screen) ; Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Independent Film Award
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports, and promotes British independent cinema and film-making talent in the 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, Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratcatcher (film)
''Ratcatcher'' is a 1999 drama film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. Set in Glasgow, Scotland, it is her debut feature film and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The film won its director numerous awards including the Carl Foreman Award for Newcomer in British Film at the BAFTA Awards, the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival and the Silver Hugo for Best Director at the Chicago International Film Festival. ''Ratcatcher'' grossed $888,817 worldwide. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection. Synopsis ''Ratcatcher'' is set in Glasgow in 1973. The city, despite its Victorian grandeur, has some housing schemes that are among the poorest in western Europe. Many had no running hot water, bathing facilities, and indoor toilets. The city is midway through a major re-development program, demolishing these schemes and re-housing the tenants in new modern estates. Social problems are exacerbated by the binme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Was An Accident
''It Was an Accident'' is a 2000 British comedy film directed by Metin Hüseyin, written by Ol Parker and produced by Paul Goodman, based on the novel of the same name by Jeremy Cameron and starring Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Beesley and James Bolam. In the film, an ex-convict, trying to go straight, accidentally gets mixed up in a fresh series of crimes. Cast * Chiwetel Ejiofor as Nicky Burkett * Max Beesley as Mickey Cousins * James Bolam as Vernon Fitch * Nicola Stapleton as Kelly * Neil Dudgeon as Holdsworth * Hugh Quarshie as George Hurlock * Thandiwe Newton Melanie Thandiwe Newton ( ; born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton ( ), is a British actress. She has received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe ... as Noreen Hurlock (credited as Thandie Newton) * Jacqueline Williams as Sharon * Sidh Solanki as Rameez * Cavan Clerkin as Jimmy * Sally Chattaway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine, (born 18 March 1964) is a British jazz musician, who was the principal founder in the 1980s of the black British band the Jazz Warriors. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and keyboards. On his 2011 album, ''Europa'', he plays almost exclusively bass clarinet. Background Pine's parents were Jamaican immigrants, his father a carpenter and his mother a housing manager. As a child, Pine wanted to be an astronaut. Born in London, Pine lived in the "Avenues" area of Kensal Green in north-west London, before moving to Wembley and attending Kingsbury High School, where he studied classical clarinet, teaching himself the saxophone from the age of 14. Maya Jaggi"Fusion visionary" ''The Guardian'', 30 September 2000. He began his music career playing reggae, touring in 1981 with Clint Eastwood & General Saint. Career In 1986, Pine's debut album '' Journey to the Urge Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Splendide (2000 Film)
''Hotel Splendide'' is a 2000 British independent dark comedy film, written and directed by Terence Gross and starring Toni Collette and Daniel Craig. The film appeared in a number of British and European film festivals but was not released in the US, although it did appear on cable networks on channels catering to independent film. It is currently available in the UK on DVD and the U.S. on video on demand. The film tells the story of the Blanche family who run a dark and dismal health resort on a remote island which is only accessible by ferry. The spa program consists of feeding the guests seaweed and eel-based meals, then administering liberal colonic irrigation. The spa is run by the family matriarch, Dame Blanche, until her death. Things continue with her children running the resort until Kath, the resort's former sous chef and the love interest of one of the sons, comes back to the island unannounced. Stranded between monthly ferries, she is a catalyst for a series of eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day In September
''One Day in September'' is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Michael Douglas provides the sparse narration throughout the film. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 72nd Academy Awards, on 26 March 2000. Summary The documentary begins with an advertisement by the Munich Tourism Bureau with a woman inviting the world to visit the city for the Olympics, then shows interviews with the wives of some of the murdered athletes, including Ankie Spitzer, widow of fencing coach Andre Spitzer. The film also features the first known filmed interview with Jamal Al-Gashey, a surviving terrorist. Al-Gashey, who is in hiding in Africa, wears a cap and sunglasses and his face is slightly blurred. There are various shots of the Games getting under way, and attention is given to the lax security the Germans had at the Games. The terror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Wright
Justine Wright is a film editor from Wellington, New Zealand. In 2000, the film ''One Day in September'', which Wright had edited, won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. She also won the Best Newcomer Behind the Camera award at the British Independent Film Awards for the same film. In 2014, Wright won the European Editor of the Year Award at the European Film Awards. In 2016, she was co-winner (with Noam Amit) at the Jerusalem Film Festival of the Haggiag Award for Best Editing for her work in ''Forever Pure''. Filmography * ''One Day in September'' (1999) - won Best Documentary at the 72nd Academy Awards *'' Late Night Shopping'' (2001) - won a BAFTA (Scotland) Best Feature Film award * ''The Game of Their Lives'' (2002) - won Best Sports Documentary at the British Television Awards * ''The Final Curtain'' (2002) * ''Touching the Void'' (2003) * ''The Last King of Scotland'' (2006) * ''State of Play'' (2009) * ''The Eagle'' (2011) * ''The Iron Lady'' (2011) * ''Loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
''There's Only One Jimmy Grimble'', also known as ''Jimmy Grimble'', is a 2000 British sports comedy drama film directed by John Hay, starring Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Lewis McKenzie, Gina McKee, Ben Miller and Samia Ghadie. Set in Greater Manchester Jimmy is a young aspiring footballer who plays for his school team and after receiving a pair of old football boots that once belonged to one of Manchester City's greatest ever players begins to see his skills on the field change. The movie has become nostalgically linked to Manchester City, with the movie released in the midst of a golden era for local rivals Manchester United. Plot Jimmy is a shy teenager living in Oldham, Greater Manchester and being raised by his single mother Donna. Like most Mancunians, Jimmy loves football and is a big fan of Manchester City. He finds school troubling and is often being bullied by popular kids and staunch Manchester United fans "Gorgeous" Gordon Burley and Psycho. Jimmy joins the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purely Belter
''Purely Belter'' is a 2000 British comedy drama film directed by Mark Herman about two teenagers (Chris Beattie and Greg McLane) trying to get money, by any means necessary, in order to get season tickets for home games of Premier League football team Newcastle United. It is based on the 2000 novel ''The Season Ticket'' by Jonathan Tulloch. Title The title is a Geordie dialect expression. "Pure" means very, and "Belter" or "Belta" means great or good. Despite it being based in Newcastle Upon-Tyne and following Newcastle United F.C, the actual dialect phrase "Pure Belter" has been altered to "Purely Belter" to make it grammatically more conventional for a mainstream audience. The phrase is spoken several times in the film. Cast *Chris Beattie – Gerry McCarten *Greg McLane – Sewell * Charlie Hardwick – Mrs McCarten * Roy Hudd – Mr Sewell * Tim Healy – Billy McCarten *Kevin Whately – Mr Caird *Tracy Whitwell – Clare McCarten * Kerry Ann Christiansen – Bridget *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Resort (2000 Film)
''Last Resort'' is a British drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski in his feature film debut, and starring Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, and Paddy Considine. The film concerns a Russian immigrant and her son who become stranded in a small English seaside town when her British fiancé does not show up as planned. The film had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 22 August 2000 and played at various film festivals to critical acclaim. Pawlikowski won a BAFTA Award, the Carl Foreman Award for Most Promising Newcomer in British Film; and the FIRESCI Prize at the London Film Festival. Plot Tanya, a young Russian woman, arrives with her 10-year-old son Artyom in London, expecting to be met by her fiancé Mark. When he does not arrive, Tanya panics and claims political asylum, resulting in her and her son being confined to the small seaside town of Stonehaven while their claim is considered, a process she is told could take up to a year. Stonehaven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Korzun
Dianna Aleksandrovna "Dina" Korzun (; born 13 April 1971) is a Russian actress. Life and career Korzun was born in Smolensk. She graduated from secondary school and Art school, studied ballet and modern dancing. After graduation from the Moscow Art Theatre School, she was invited to join the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, where she was a stage actress (1996–2000). Her major roles were Katerina in ''Storm'', She in '' I Can't Imagine Tomorrow'', and Helena in ''Midsummer Night's Dream''. Korzun made her screen debut in Valery Todorovsky's '' Country of the Deaf'' (1998) as Yaya, a deaf and mentally ill young woman. Her other significant role is Tanya in '' Last Resort'' (2000) by Paweł Pawlikowski, for which she won the Best actress prize at the British Independent Film Awards (Best Newcomer on screen), London Film Festival (FIPRESCI Prize), Bratislava International Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival, and Thessaloniki Film Festival. In 2006, Korzun was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Fitzmaurice
Neil Simon Fitzmaurice (born 20 August 1969) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Jeff, the love rival of protagonist Mark Corrigan, in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show''. He has written for a number of other sitcoms, including ''Phoenix Nights, Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights'' and ''Benidorm (British TV series), Benidorm''; both of which he has also starred in. Career Writing Fitzmaurice's writing projects include ''That Peter Kay Thing'', for which he received a British Comedy Award, and the critically acclaimed ''Phoenix Nights'', in which he also appeared as "Ray Von". He has also written two feature films: ''Going Off Big Time'', in 1999, which was nominated for four BIFA awards and is part of Film Four's Best of British, and more recently ''Charlie Noades R.I.P''. Acting As an actor, Fitzmaurice has appeared in ''Going Off Big Time'' (which he also wrote), played Jeff in the Channel 4 comedy series ''Peep S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
