MARTIN MCDONAGH'S 'SIX SHOOTER' NOMINATED FOR BAFTA AWARD
SIX SHOOTER, a short film directed by renowned Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, has been nominated for a BAFTA award in the Short Film category.A 30 minute imaginative black comedy, SIX SHOOTER is the first collaboration between BSÉ/IFB, Ireland’s national screen agency, and Film Four Lab, the experimental division of Film Four dedicated to working with first time writers and directors.
SIX SHOOTER is McDonagh's first transition into film and stars an impressive Irish cast including Brendan Gleeson (TROY, COLD MOUNTAIN) playing the lead and Ruaidhri Conroy (HART’S WAR, WHEN THE SKY FALLS), David Wilmot (LAWS OF ATTRACTION, INTERMISSION), and Aisling O’Sullivan (THE ACTORS, THE WAR ZONE) in supporting roles.
To date the short film has scooped a number of awards including Best Irish Short at the Foyle Film Festival 2004, and Best First Short Film at the Cork Film Festival . It was also selected to screen at the prestigious London Film Festival last September.
BSE/IFB CEO, Mark Woods said “We are very proud of the success of SIX SHOOTER, a film which announces the emergence of a serious new Irish film talent and brings a wonderfully talented playwright into the film industry.”
Woods added ““We are also happy to have partnered Film Four Lab on this exciting project. We hope this proves the first of several creatively energetic collaborations with Film Four Lab.”
SIX SHOOTER, which will be broadcast on Channel 4, is produced by Missing in Action Films, Funny Farm Film & Television and Fantastic Films and co-funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board and Film Four Lab. International sales are being handled by The Works.
The BAFTA Awards will be hosted by Stephen Fry on Saturday 12th February at the Odeon, Leicester Square and broadcast on BBC ONE.