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 (TV series), Brookside'' (1982–1983), before going on to win the 1997 ...

, 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 internatio ...

, 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 screenwriter, producer, director and former actor with a film, theatre, and television career spanning more than 60 years. His accolades include prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin In ...

, Peter Gevisser,

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

, Chris Simon and Cat Villiers. Patrons include

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series ''Secret Summer'', von Trier's career has spanned more than five decad ...

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 Orwa Nyrabia (; born 16 December 1977) is an independent documentary film festival artistic director, producer, filmmaker, trainer, human rights defender and, together with his partner, filmmaker Diana El Jeiroudi, co-founder of DOX BOX Internati ...

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. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, ...

* 2011: Hala Lotfy for ''The Strokes'' at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival :: Curator:

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress. An icon of the Swinging London, Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role of Meredith in the 1966 film ''Georgy Girl'', which starred Lynn ...

* 2010:

Ciné Institute Ciné Institute is a film school in Jacmel, Haiti, which grew out of the Jacmel Film Festival in 2008. It is the first and only film school in Haiti founded by David Belle. The college offers a free two-year tuition made possible by private donor ...

, 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 John 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'' (2003), ''Melancholia' ...

* 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 the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or. Ta ...

* 2007: Cary Fukunaga 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. M ...

* 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 Ware ...

* 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