Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold, OBE ( born April 5, 1961 in Dartford, Kent, England) is a British director, actress and Academy Award winner. Your first major success as a filmmaker she had with the short film Wasp ( Wasp ), which was awarded at the Oscars 2005. In the Film Festival of Cannes she was awarded in 2006 and 2009 respectively for Red Road and Fish Tank invitations in competition for the Palme d'Or.
Life
Early television work
Andrea Arnold first gained popularity as an actress and presenter for the children's program No.73 (later 7T3 ), a show for the Saturday morning program of ITV The program was a sketch show similar to The Kumars at No.. 42 ( BBC ) and was supplemented by cartoons and talk shows.
After 7T3 1988 was deposed, works Andrea Arnold for another two years as part of the presenting team for the children's TV show Motormouth, which aired on the same time slot. In 1990, she wrote for A Beetle Called Derek, a show for the promotion of environmental awareness for young people, they also presented.
As a director
Andrea Arnold made her work as a presenter of children's programs after winning the Oscar for her short film Wasp behind and has been dedicated entirely to the work as a film director.
With Red Road in 2006 was the first film in the so-called Advance Party film series, a competition which was advertised on an idea by Lars von Trier and producer Gillian Berrie the Lone Scherfig and Anders Thomas Jensen. Three budding directors had to each make a film under predetermined conditions relating to budget, location and casting.
The theme of Red Road, Arnold's first feature film length, is revenge. It tells the story of a security guard who discovers a person from her past in the video monitoring. Following the success of the film she was in 2009 with the drama tie Fish Tank, which was awarded the 2010 British Academy Film Award for Best British film. It tells the story of a 15 -year-old Schulabbrecherin (played by the amateur actress Katie Jarvis), who falls in love with a rundown housing estate in eastern England in the new friend of her mother.
2011 Arnold filmed with Wuthering Heights the novel by Emily Brontë. On the side of Kaya Scodelario ( Cathy ) James Howson will be the first black Heathcliff actor in a film version of Wuthering Heights. The third feature film by director received an invitation to compete in the 68th International Film Festival of Venice.
In 2012, she was appointed to the jury of the 65th International Film Festival of Cannes.
Filmography
Awards selection
- 2005: Oscar for Best Short Film for Wasp
- 2005: Best Director and Best Screenplay for Red Road
- BAFTA Awards 2007: Carl Foreman Award for Red Road
- BAFTA Awards 2010 Best British film ( Alexander Korda Award) for Fish Tank
- 2006: Douglas Hickox Award for Red Road
- 2009: Best Director for Fish Tank
- 2009: nomination for Best Screenplay for Fish Tank
- 2009: nomination for Best Director for Fish Tank
- 2006: Jury Prize and was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Red Road
- 2009: Jury Prize and was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Fish Tank