Mat Kirkby is a Welsh filmmaker. In 2015, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing The Phone Call, a short drama film starring Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent.[1] Kirkby wrote the film with his colleague James Lucas who both had family who worked on helplines.[2] The short had its world premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, where it also won Best Short Film. He began his career as a director of commercials and music videos for artists including Adele, Muse and Basement Jaxx.[3]
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References
- ^ "Oscars 2015: Nominations list". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "'The Phone Call' Director Mat Kirkby's Next Project Will Make '50 Shades' Look Like 'Mary Poppins': ShortList Quickie". TheWrap. 22 August 2014.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (19 February 2015). "How two British short film-makers turned rejection into an Oscars nod" – via The Guardian.
External links
- Mat Kirkby at IMDb
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