Daniel Mulloy
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| Born | Brixton, London |
| Occupation | Artist Film director Screenwriter |
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Daniel Mulloy (born 1977) is a British artist and filmmaker. He is winner of The Golden Dragon, the BIFA and BAFTA Awards. His short-form film works have garnered over ninety international awards and have been broadcast, screened and exhibited worldwide on visual art platforms and cinematic release.
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[edit] Life and career
Born in Brixton [1], London, Mulloy moved to Carmarthen, Wales, as a teenager.[2] He studied painting at Slade School of Fine Art, University College London and in Hunter College New York under Robert Morris.
Mulloy's first move towards film was a short video installation created whilst in New York. Mulloy documented a day in the life of a teenager who, just out of juvenile detention, is caught between rival gangs. His short films have often premiered at the Sundance Film Festival[3] and he "has fast become renowned for his auteur vision and the powerful performances his cast, often of non-actors, give."[4]
"Mulloy, a three time BAFTA award winner for his shorts work, is one of the world’s most well regarded short filmmakers"[5] Filmmaker Magazine
In 2006 Mulloy's film, Antonio's Breakfast, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[6] It went on to win the British Academy Award[7] and in 2007 won an Imp at Les Lutins du court-métrage[8] making Mulloy the first British director to receive the award.[9] Antonio's Breakfast follows a morning in the life of Antonio, a teenager torn between caring for his terminally sick father and leading his own life.
Dad a short that depicts, with stark realism, the trauma caused to a man by the intimate nature of his parents affection, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007. It went on to be Nominated for the European Film Academy Award,[10] after winning the Prix UIP and Grand Prix (The Golden Dragon) in Kraków Film Festival.[11] Dad was briefly available on iTunes,[12] as a down-loadable short and went straight into the US top ten bestsellers. The film, apparently grossing more than its budget on release day alone, was controversially banned from the down-load site before its first week was through.
In January 2008 Son, a short about a young boy who, in the confines of a labyrinthine underground theater, tries to cope with the realities of his mother's abusive relationship, won the Grand Jury Award for Best International Short Film at its US premiere in Slamdance Film Festival[13] Utah. Mulloy went on to be presented the award for Best British Short Film by Sean Connery at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[14]
Baby "in which a young woman is followed home by a stranger" (IMDB) [15] stars Arta Dobroshi and Daniel Kaluuya. The film met with critical acclaim and like Mulloy's earlier short Dad, proved controversial on the international festival circuit for its 'taboo suject matter'. Baby premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival where it won the Best British Short Film Award, Mulloy becoming only the second director to win the award twice. [16] Baby was produced by Film Four and the UK Film Council as part of the final Cinema Extreme series of short films. Baby's international premiered was at Sundance Film Festival[17] 2011, it went on to receive over twenty awards internationally gaining more kudos in the UK when it won the coveted British Independent Film Award for Best British Short Film. [18]
Recently the British Film Institute honored Mulloy with "premature retrospectives" they titled "Young and Restless" at Cairo International Film Festival[19] and Haifa International Film Festival[20] and his "collected works" have screened in festivals and galleries all over the world including MOMA, Tokyo, Prague, Paris and Saint Petersburg.
Mulloy is a passionate believer in the 'European cinema community' and the DIY attitude that exists within it.
"A community with many strong and individual voices. A community with the festival circuit at its core. Making films that critique and shed light on the shape of the world we live in. This community, from my experience, is very good at supporting its members with networks for young non-funded filmmakers helping one another, crewing and offering advice on each others shorts and features. There are lots of strong, young creative teams growing across Europe." Daniel Mulloy interview in European Film Awards catalog.[21]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] As Writer and Director
| Year | Title | Genre | Company | Notes |
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| 2004 | Sister | short | ARTE Award | |
| 2005 | Antonio's Breakfast | short | BAFTA British Academy Film Award Best Short Film[22] | |
| 2007 | Dad | short | European Film Award Best Short Film Nomination | |
| 2008 | Son | short | Sony | Edinburgh International Film Festival Best Short Film Award |
| 2010 | Baby | short | Film4 Productions | British Independent Film Award Best Short Film |
| 2012 | Nëna | short | UNDP | IN PRODUCTION in Kosova |
| 2013 | A Cold Day[23] | feature | Focus Features | IN DEVELOPMENT |
| 2013 | Mitrovica[24] | feature | IN DEVELOPMENT with Sundance Institute |
[edit] As Producer
| Year | Title | Genre | Company | Notes |
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| 2012 | Una Noche | feature | Una Noche Films | Shot in Havana Cuba to premiere at Berlinale 2012[25] - Tribeca Film Festival Creative promise Award[26] & the Euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers’ Gotham Award[27] winner. |
[edit] Interviews
- Making Short Films : The Complete Guide from Script to Screen - Clifford Thurlow
- Get Your Short made, Funded and Filmed: The Shooting People Shorts Directory – Tricia Tuttle
[edit] References
- ^ The Times - Brixton Burning... The Riots Remembered Retrieved April, 2011.
- ^ National Association for Moving Image - Daniel Mulloy Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ Sundance Short Shot: Daniel Mulloy interview Retrieved Feb, 2011.
- ^ Irish Film Board - Advanced Party directors announced - Daniel Mulloy profile Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ [1] Retrieved November, 2011.
- ^ Hollywood Reporter - Shorts Unspool at Sundance Retrieved Sept, 2010.
- ^ Bafta.org winners Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ Scottish Screen - Ground Breaking Advanced Party - Daniel Mulloy profile Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ Irish Film Board - Advanced Party directors announced - Daniel Mulloy profile Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ European Film Academy Archive Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ Access Cinema Krakow IFF Awards Retrieved Sept, 2010.
- ^ The Guardian - They're short and sweet and yours for £1 - Sundance iTune (paragraph four) Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ Variety - Slamdamce 2008 Awards Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ IMDB Awards Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ IMDB - Baby Retrieved November, 2010.
- ^ Edinburgh Film Festival - And The Winners Are... Retrieved Nov, 2010.
- ^ Sundance Film Festival - National/International Shorts List Retrieved Dec, 2010.
- ^ British Independent Film Awards Retrieved Dec, 2010.
- ^ [http://dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=10487 Retrieved Dec, 2008
- ^ [2] Retrieved April, 2011.
- ^ European Film Academy catalog page. 11 Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ Bafta.org winners Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ [3] Retrieved January 2012.
- ^ [4] Retrieved January 2012.
- ^ [5] Retrieved January 2012.
- ^ Variety - Tibeca Film Fest 2010 Creative Promise Awards Retrieved September, 2010.
- ^ [6] Retrieved January 2011
[edit] External links
- Daniel Mulloy on the Internet Movie Database
- Variety - Daniel Mulloy articles
- Screen International - Stars of Tomorrow
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