| Vincent Lambe | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-12-01) 1 December 1980 (age 44) Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | IADT |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. Lambe received acclaim for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger. The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.
Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Filmography
- After the War (1999, short film)
- Sacred (2000, short film)
- Broken Things (2002, short film)
- Detainment (2018, short film)
Awards and nominations
- 1999
- After the War
- Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won
- 2003
- Broken Things
- Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won
- Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won
- 2018
- Detainment
- Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won
- Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, Grand Prix - HCA Award – won
- Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director,Best Overall Short Film – won
- Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won
- Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won
- Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won
- 2019
- Detainment
- Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom
References
- "Director Defends Controversial Film About Murdered Toddler, Won't Pull It From the Oscars". Variety. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Detainment director Vincent Lambe: 'I wanted to bring some shades of grey to the James Bulger case'". Go London. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Oscars 2019: The nominees in full". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Three IADT graduates nominated for Oscars". Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Winners 2018 - Winchesterfilmfestival.com". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "OFF18 Winners and Nominees - OFF - Odense International Film Festival". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Winners - Krakow Film Festival". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- Knight, Chris (8 February 2019). "Short and Sweet". Vancouver Sun. p. B7. Retrieved 6 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ShortFilmWire 2019 International Competition". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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