Irish short The Herd nominated for European Film Award
The Irish short documentary THE HERD directed by Ken Wardrop has been nominated in the Best Short Film category for the prestigious European Film Awards 2009.The Herd recently picked up the Prix UIP award at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Best Short Documentary award at the Expression En Corto International Film Festival in Mexico. It also won the Short Documentary Grand Jury Prize at this year's Seattle International Film Festival and has screened at numerous international festivals including the LA Film Festival, The Hamburg International Short Film Festival and the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto.
The Herd was produced by Andrew Freedman of Venom Films and received funding from the IFB through the Print Provision scheme. Wardrop and Freedman are the team behind the feature His & Hers which won the Audience Award at the Galway Film Fleadh in July.
The 22nd European Film Awards will take place on December 12th in Germany and will be attended by over 2,000 film professionals from all around Europe.