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Abrahamson directed the film ''[[Frank (film)|Frank]]'', which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The film is about an eccentric musician modeled after [[Frank Sidebottom]].<ref>{{cite news| title= First photo of Gyllenhaal, Fassbender and Gleeson in Frank |author=Michael Rosser|url=http://www.screendaily.com/home/blogs/first-photo-of-gyllenhaal-fassbender-and-gleeson-in-frank/5050497.article|publisher=Screen Daily|date=10 January 2013|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> It stars [[Michael Fassbender]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]] and [[Maggie Gyllenhall]]. He next directed the film adaptation of [[Emma Donoghue]]'s [[Room (novel)|novel]], ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'' (2015), for which he received his first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lenny Abrahamson to direct Room adaptation|author=Andreas Wiseman|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/lenny-abrahamson-to-direct-room-adaptation/5059897.article|publisher=Screen Daily|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> The film was successful, both critically and commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/room-2015/critic-reviews|title=Reviews of ''Room''|date=11 January 2016|accessdate=15 January 2016|publisher=metacritic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Abroad: International rights sell out for Lenny Abrahamson’s Room|author=Niall Murphy|url=http://www.scannain.com/irish/room-intl-rights-sell|publisher=Scannain|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
Abrahamson directed the film ''[[Frank (film)|Frank]]'', which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The film is about an eccentric musician modeled after [[Frank Sidebottom]].<ref>{{cite news| title= First photo of Gyllenhaal, Fassbender and Gleeson in Frank |author=Michael Rosser|url=http://www.screendaily.com/home/blogs/first-photo-of-gyllenhaal-fassbender-and-gleeson-in-frank/5050497.article|publisher=Screen Daily|date=10 January 2013|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> It stars [[Michael Fassbender]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]] and [[Maggie Gyllenhall]]. He next directed the film adaptation of [[Emma Donoghue]]'s [[Room (novel)|novel]], ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'' (2015), for which he received his first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lenny Abrahamson to direct Room adaptation|author=Andreas Wiseman|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/lenny-abrahamson-to-direct-room-adaptation/5059897.article|publisher=Screen Daily|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> The film was successful, both critically and commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/room-2015/critic-reviews|title=Reviews of ''Room''|date=11 January 2016|accessdate=15 January 2016|publisher=metacritic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Abroad: International rights sell out for Lenny Abrahamson’s Room|author=Niall Murphy|url=http://www.scannain.com/irish/room-intl-rights-sell|publisher=Scannain|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>


In 2014, it was announced that Abrahamson would direct an adaptation of [[Laird Hunt]]'s [[American Civil War|Civil War]] novel ''Neverhome''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Film: Lenny Abrahamson to adapt Laird Hunt’s ''Neverhome''|author=Niall Murphy|url=http://www.scannain.com/irish/neverhome-announcement|publisher=Scannain|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> In 2015, Abrahamson was working on a film based on [[Emile Griffith]]'s [[boxing]] rivalry with [[Benny Paret]] <ref name="IrishmanAbroad2">{{cite podcast|authorlink=Jarlath Regan|author=Jarlath Regan|edition=129|work=[[An Irishman Abroad]]|title=Lenny Abrahamson|publisher=SoundCloud.com|date=7 March 2016|url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/lenny-abrahamson-episode-129|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2014, it was announced that Abrahamson would direct an adaptation of [[Laird Hunt]]'s [[American Civil War|Civil War]] novel ''Neverhome''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Film: Lenny Abrahamson to adapt Laird Hunt’s ''Neverhome''|author=Niall Murphy|url=http://www.scannain.com/irish/neverhome-announcement|publisher=Scannain|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> In 2015, Abrahamson was working on a film based on [[Emile Griffith]]'s [[boxing]] rivalry with [[Benny Paret]]. <ref name="IrishmanAbroad2">{{cite podcast|authorlink=Jarlath Regan|author=Jarlath Regan|edition=129|work=[[An Irishman Abroad]]|title=Lenny Abrahamson|publisher=SoundCloud.com|date=7 March 2016|url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/lenny-abrahamson-episode-129|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> In March 2016 Abrahamson was reported to have signed on to direct an adaptation of [[Neal Bascomb]]'s unpublished book The Grand Escape, with [[Element Pictures]] and [[Film4 Productions]] as producers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Film: Lenny Abrahamson to direct The Grand Escape for Element Pictures and Film4|author=Niall Murphy|url=http://www.scannain.com/irish/the-grand-escape-lenny-abrahamson|publisher=Scannain|date=30 March 2016|accessdate=30 March 2016}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 11:47, 30 March 2016

Lenny Abrahamson
Born
Leonard Abrahamson

(1966-01-26) 26 January 1966 (age 58)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1991–present
SpouseMonika Pamula (2 children)

Leonard "Lenny" Abrahamson (born 26 January 1966) is an Academy Award nominated Irish film and television director. Abrahamson is known for his films Adam & Paul, Garage, What Richard Did, Frank and Room.

Personal life

Abrahamson was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Edna (nėe Walzman) and Max Abrahamson, a solicitor.[1] He was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.[2] Both sides of his family were originally from Eastern Europe, including Poland.[3]

He studied at Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected a scholar in Mental and Moral Science (philosophy) in 1988, having first completed an MA in Theoretical Physics in 1987.[4]

Abrahamson is married to Monika Pamula, a Polish-born film studies teacher; the couple has two children.[5][6]

Career

Abrahamson was offered a scholarship to study for a PhD in Philosophy in Stanford University. He did not complete his studies and returned to Ireland to take up filmmaking, initially directing commercials, filming a popular series of adverts for Carlsberg.[7] His first film was Adam & Paul, a black comedy that featured a pair of heroin addicts as they made their way around Dublin in search of a fix. The follow up film to this was 2007's Garage, starring Pat Shortt as a lonely petrol station attendant in rural Ireland. Both films won the IFTA award for best film.[citation needed]

Also in 2007, RTÉ screened Abrahamson's four-part TV miniseries Prosperity, which was written in collaboration with Mark O'Halloran, the co-writer of Adam and Paul and Garage. Like these two films, Prosperity focused on people on the fringes of Irish society, with each one-hour episode focusing on a specific character, including an alcoholic, a single mother, and an asylum seeker. Prosperity was nominated for six Irish Film and Television Awards in 2008 and won in two categories, Best Directing for Lenny Abrahamson, and Best Script for Mark O'Halloran.[8] In 2012, he won his third IFTA for best film with What Richard Did.[citation needed]

On December 2012, in an interview with Eurochannel, Abrahamson announced that he was working on a UK film called Frank which is set in Britain, Ireland and the USA. "It's a comedy about a young musician who joins an eccentric band led by an enigmatic singer called Frank. It's a kind of road movie, strange, funny and quite original, I hope. It stars Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson."[9]

Abrahamson directed the film Frank, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The film is about an eccentric musician modeled after Frank Sidebottom.[10] It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhall. He next directed the film adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel, Room (2015), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination.[11] The film was successful, both critically and commercially.[12][13]

In 2014, it was announced that Abrahamson would direct an adaptation of Laird Hunt's Civil War novel Neverhome.[14] In 2015, Abrahamson was working on a film based on Emile Griffith's boxing rivalry with Benny Paret. [15] In March 2016 Abrahamson was reported to have signed on to direct an adaptation of Neal Bascomb's unpublished book The Grand Escape, with Element Pictures and Film4 Productions as producers.[16]

Filmography

Feature films

TV series

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Irish Film & Television Awards

  • Best Director for Film – Adam & Paul (2004) Winner
  • Best Director for Film – Garage (2007) Winner
  • Best Director for Film – What Richard Did (2012) Winner
  • Best Director for Television - Prosperity (2007) Winner

Cannes Film Festival

Satellite Awards

References

  1. ^ Max Abrahamson profile,lawsociety.ie; accessed 7 March 2016.
  2. ^ Curt Schleier (14 August 2014). "Lenny Abrahamson, Ireland's 'Third Most Famous Jew'". Forward.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Lenny Abrahamson". Independent.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "List of Scholars". Scholars' Website (TCD). Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ Aine McMahon. "Oscars: 'You have to mark an event like this', Lenny Abrahamson says". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. ^ Staff. "Interview: Lenny Abrahamson". Shaqsy.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. ^ Ryan Gilbey (3 January 2013). "Lenny Abrahamson: 'Good guys can be complex, too'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. ^ Eurochannel. "Prosperity - Lenny Abrahamson - Gary Egan - Ireland - Eurochannel". Eurochannel: The European TV channel - European movies, TV series and music. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  9. ^ Eurochannel. "Interview - Lenny Abrahamson - Eurochannel". Eurochannel: The European TV channel - European movies, TV series and music. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  10. ^ Michael Rosser (10 January 2013). "First photo of Gyllenhaal, Fassbender and Gleeson in Frank". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  11. ^ Andreas Wiseman (3 September 2013). "Lenny Abrahamson to direct Room adaptation". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Reviews of Room". metacritic.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  13. ^ Niall Murphy (18 May 2015). "Irish Abroad: International rights sell out for Lenny Abrahamson's Room". Scannain. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  14. ^ Niall Murphy (24 September 2014). "Irish Film: Lenny Abrahamson to adapt Laird Hunt's Neverhome". Scannain. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  15. ^ Jarlath Regan (7 March 2016). "Lenny Abrahamson". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (129 ed.). SoundCloud.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  16. ^ Niall Murphy (30 March 2016). "Irish Film: Lenny Abrahamson to direct The Grand Escape for Element Pictures and Film4". Scannain. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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