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Keen City is an award-winning creative production company based in London.[1] Named from a line in the poem "The Moon's a Balloon" by E. E. Cummings, Keen City are a team of writers, directors and producers who are know for performance driven narrative content.

Founded in 2008, their first film, Alleyman, won a British Lion Award for Achievement at the British Independent Film Awards, 2011[2][3][4]

Since then, Keen City has been behind a wide range of projects. Their most recent are the critically acclaimed[5] [6][7]and award winning[8][9][10] Forget Me Not.

Short films

  • Alleyman (2011) IMDb[11] Directed by Andrew Ellinas.
  • Darkest Before Dawn (2011) Directed by Leah Stipic.
  • The Tyrant's Cup (2012) IMDb,[12] Directed by Nick Goulden.
  • Child, (2012) Directed by George Watson.
  • Lonesome, (2012) Directed by Francis Wallis.
  • 12, (2014) Directed by George Watson.
  • Lucky Bastards, (2015) Directed by Andrew Ellinas.
  • Reality Mine, (2015) Directed by Nick Goulden.
  • Forget Me Not, (2019) Directed by Nick Goulden

Selected Awards and nominations

  • Winner: Best Drama - Portobello Film Festival
  • Winner: Best Drama - Dam Short Film Festival
  • Winner: Best Short - Zero Plus Film Festival
  • Winner: Special Award - Zero Plus Film Festival
  • Longlisted: - Best British Short Film - BAFTA
  • Finalist: Light in Motion Award for Best Drama - Foyle Film Festival
  • Finalist: Best British Short Film - British British Independent Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Short Film - Norwich Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best British Short Film, Best Lead Actor - James Cosmo, Best Supporting Actress - Ruby Royle, Best Production Design - Southampton Film Festival
  • Finalist: Best Director, Best Composer - L.I.M.P.A London Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Film - Alicante Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Film - New Haven Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Film - Madrid Independent Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Film - Cinemagic Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Fiction Short Film - Picknic Film Festival
  • Nominated: Best Film - Ciudad De La Linea Film Festival
  • Winner: British Lion Award - British Independent Film Festival
  • Honourable Mention - Los Angeles Film Festival[13]

References

  1. ^ info@mandy.com. "Keen city productions". Mandy Supporting Artists UK. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2011-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ ruth (2019-01-24). "Short Film Spotlight: FORGET ME NOT + Q&A with director Nicholas Goulden & producer Angela Godfrey". FlixChatter Film Blog. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ^ Olson, Chris (2018-12-18). "Forget Me Not short film". UK Film Review. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  7. ^ Bradley, Jazmine Sky (2018-12-17). "Forget Me Not review: "An unforgettable, heartwarming story" [Indie Short Film]". critical popcorn. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  8. ^ Lee. "2021 Award Winners". Dam Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  9. ^ "PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL LONDON". www.portobellofilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  10. ^ "Призеры VII кинофестиваля Ноль Плюс". zeroplusff.ru. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  11. ^ Ellinas, Andrew (2016-06-01), Alleyman (Short, Drama), Mark Bullimore, Tom Ferguson, Christian Jelen, Ed Macdonald, Keen City Productions, retrieved 2021-03-23
  12. ^ Goulden, Nicholas; Hammond, James, The Tyrant's Cup (Short, Comedy, Sport), Paul Campion, Jon Crowley, Ben Fawcett, Nicholas Goulden, retrieved 2021-03-23
  13. ^ "los angeles new wave international film festival THE NEXT FACTOR IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA HOME SUBMISSIONS AWARDS SPRING 2011 WINNERS SPRING 2011 FESTIVAL PRESS PHOTOS BUY FESTIVAL PASSES ARCHIVE CONTACT US For a full schedule of screenings and events from spring 2011 festival Click Here.pdf spring 2011 festival Winners". www.lanewwave.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 21 December 2018.


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