127 Hours
Following the inaugural 2009 Awards ceremony, the 54th BFI London Film Festival is delighted to announce the shortlists and juries for the 2010 Awards which will take place at Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s on 27 October.
Director Danny Boyle will also be presented with the BFI Fellowship, the highest accolade the British Film Institute can bestow.
This year’s Best Film Award will be presented in partnership with the festival’s headline sponsor American Express. The Best Film Award celebrates original, inventive and distinctive filmmaking in the festival.
An initial shortlist was drawn up by Sandra Hebron, the festival’s Artistic Director and the programming team, which will be judged by a jury representing the breadth of the international film community.
This year’s jury will be chaired by Patricia Clarkson and includes Gabriel Byrne, Sandy Powell and Shekhar Kapur.
Last year’s winner was Jacques Audiard’s powerful drama, A Prophet, which went on to receive world-wide recognition and awards success.
This year’s shortlist is:
-127 Hours UK/USA Danny Boyle
-Another Year UK Mike Leigh
-Archipelago UK Joanna Hogg
-Black Swan USA Darren Aronofsky
-How I Ended This Summer Russia Alexei Popogrebsky
-The King’s Speech UK/Australia Tom Hooper
-Meek’s Cut-Off USA Kelly Reichardt
-Never Let Me Go UK Mark Romanek
-Of Gods And Men France Xavier Beauvois
-The Sleeping Beauty France Catherine Breillat
-Uncle Boonmee Who Can
-Recall His Past Lives Thailand/UK/France/ Apitchatpong Weerasethakul
Patricia Clarkson said: "It's an honour to be on such a prestigious Film jury, and a pleasure to be judging a shortlist which showcases such a diverse range of films from some of the most exciting filmmakers around."
Director Danny Boyle will receive the highest accolade that the British Film Institute bestows, the BFI Fellowship.
This award is given to individuals whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to film culture. Boyle, whose latest feature 127 Hours closes this year’s festival, said of the award "A significant helping of humility is called for in the face of this honour and that is not difficult considering those awarded it before.
"I am shocked, flattered and delighted to receive the Fellowship on behalf of everyone who has helped me make the films, the successful ones and the not so successful ones, and on behalf of all runts in every litter."
Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire closed the 2008 festival and screened to huge acclaim on its way to worldwide box office and awards success.
The award for Best British Newcomer is presented in partnership with Swarovski and honours new and emerging film talent, recognising the achievements of a new writer, producer, director, actor or actress.
This year’s jury is drawn from across the British film industry and includes Andrea Calderwood, Antonia Bird, David Morrissey, Mike Goodridge, editor of Screen International and Tony Grisoni.
The shortlist for Best British Newcomer is:
-Brian Welsh Director/Writer In Our Name
-Clio Barnard Director/Writer The Arbor
-Richard Ayoade Director/Writer Submarine
-Michelle Eastwood Producer In Our Name
-Tracy O’Riordan Producer The Arbor
-Conor Mccarron Actor Neds
-Craig Roberts Actor Submarine
-Manjinder Virk Actress The Arbor
David Morrissey comments: "It’s a great privilege for me to be on the Best British Newcomer Jury at the LFF this year and that the festival continues to support new and innovative talent in Britain.
"It’s such a strong year and fills me with hope for the future of our industry, if, of course, we can find government support and funding for these nominees to go on and become world renowned film makers."
The Sutherland Award is presented to the director of the most original and imaginative feature debut in the festival.
The jury for this prestigious and longstanding award includes Ed Fletcher Managing Director of Soda Pictures, Esther Freud, Michael Winterbottom, Olivia Williams, Rebecca O’Brien, Stephen Poliakoff, Stuart Boreman, Director of Film Buying at Vue Entertainment, and Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor.
The previously announced Sutherland shortlist is: The Arbor, Don’T Be Afraid, Bi!, Leap Year, Love Like Poison, Memory Lane, October, Picco, Spork, Submarine, Two Gates Of Sleep.
Michael Winterbottom comments: "Film festivals are hugely important events for filmmakers and the London Film Festival is one of the biggest and best. It's very exciting to get a chance to watch films by new directors from all over the world."
The Grierson Award for Best Documentary, a partnership between the Grierson Trust and the LFF, recognises outstanding feature-length documentaries of integrity, originality, technical excellence or cultural significance.
The Award is presented in commemoration of John Grierson. Kevin Macdonald will chair the jury, which also includes Mandy Chang and Christo Hird of the Grierson Trust, Charlotte Moore, Head of Documentary Commissioning at the BBC and Dick Fontaine of the NFTS.
This year’s shortlist is:
-Armadillo Denmark Janus Metz
-Benda Bilili! France Renaud Barret, Florent De La -Tullaye
-Circo Mexico/USA Aaron Schock
-Maria And I Spain Félix Fernández De Castro
-The Peddler Argentina Eduardo De La Serna, Lucas -Marcheggiano, Adriana Yurcovich
-Pink Saris UK/India Kim Longinotto
-The Tillman Story USA Amir Bar-Lev
-Waste Land UK/Brazil Lucy Walker
Kevin Macdonald said: "The list of documentaries showing at this year’s LFF is mouth-wateringly good and I’m genuinely thrilled to chair the Grierson Award Jury.
"What could be more fun than getting to see all these great films for free and then getting to passionately argue about them with my fellow jurors?!"
A special hour-long programme, with exclusive coverage of the ceremony, will be broadcast on 7 November, 9pm on Sky Arts 2 HD – including all the nominees and winners, an insight into the juries’ decisions, and a 75th anniversary tribute to the unique work of the BFI Archive.
Following the inaugural 2009 Awards ceremony, the 54th BFI London Film Festival is delighted to announce the shortlists and juries for the 2010 Awards which will take place at Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s on 27 October.
Director Danny Boyle will also be presented with the BFI Fellowship, the highest accolade the British Film Institute can bestow.
This year’s Best Film Award will be presented in partnership with the festival’s headline sponsor American Express. The Best Film Award celebrates original, inventive and distinctive filmmaking in the festival.
An initial shortlist was drawn up by Sandra Hebron, the festival’s Artistic Director and the programming team, which will be judged by a jury representing the breadth of the international film community.
This year’s jury will be chaired by Patricia Clarkson and includes Gabriel Byrne, Sandy Powell and Shekhar Kapur.
Last year’s winner was Jacques Audiard’s powerful drama, A Prophet, which went on to receive world-wide recognition and awards success.
This year’s shortlist is:
-127 Hours UK/USA Danny Boyle
-Another Year UK Mike Leigh
-Archipelago UK Joanna Hogg
-Black Swan USA Darren Aronofsky
-How I Ended This Summer Russia Alexei Popogrebsky
-The King’s Speech UK/Australia Tom Hooper
-Meek’s Cut-Off USA Kelly Reichardt
-Never Let Me Go UK Mark Romanek
-Of Gods And Men France Xavier Beauvois
-The Sleeping Beauty France Catherine Breillat
-Uncle Boonmee Who Can
-Recall His Past Lives Thailand/UK/France/ Apitchatpong Weerasethakul
Patricia Clarkson said: "It's an honour to be on such a prestigious Film jury, and a pleasure to be judging a shortlist which showcases such a diverse range of films from some of the most exciting filmmakers around."
Director Danny Boyle will receive the highest accolade that the British Film Institute bestows, the BFI Fellowship.
This award is given to individuals whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to film culture. Boyle, whose latest feature 127 Hours closes this year’s festival, said of the award "A significant helping of humility is called for in the face of this honour and that is not difficult considering those awarded it before.
"I am shocked, flattered and delighted to receive the Fellowship on behalf of everyone who has helped me make the films, the successful ones and the not so successful ones, and on behalf of all runts in every litter."
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