Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer.[1] Lambe received acclaim for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger.[2][3] The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.[4][5]
Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.[citation needed]
Filmography
- After the War (1999, short film)
- Sacred (2000, short film)
- Broken Things (2002, short film)
- Detainment (2018, short film)
Awards and nominations
- 1999
- After the War
- Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won[citation needed]
- 2003
- Broken Things
- Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won[citation needed]
- Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won[citation needed]
- 2018
- Detainment
- Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won[citation needed]
- Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, HCA Award – won[citation needed]
- Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director,Best Overall Short Film – won[citation needed]
- Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won[citation needed]
- Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won[citation needed]
- Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won[citation needed]
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won[citation needed]
- 2019
- Detainment
- Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom[citation needed]
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Director Defends Controversial Film About Murdered Toddler, Won't Pull It From the Oscars". Variety. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Detainment director Vincent Lambe: 'I wanted to bring some shades of grey to the James Bulger case'". Go London. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Oscars 2019: The nominees in full". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Three IADT graduates nominated for Oscars". Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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