A BAFTA nominated film starring Broadchurch actress Olivia Colman is to be screened in cinemas across the UK and around the world.
The Karman Line, a moving short film directed by Northamptonshire film-maker Oscar Sharp, will tour cinemas next month as part of a national BAFTA Shorts tour.
The 24-minute long film, which is a moving story about death and loss, was shortlisted in the Best Short Live Action category in last week’s BAFTA Awards 2015.
Directed by Oscar, who is from Potterspury, the award-winning film captures the life of a mother who is hit by a rare condition that sees her lift off the ground at a slow but ever increasing rate.
The agony eventually forces her husband and daughter to come to terms with losing her.
Although Oscar narrowly missed out on a BAFTA gong, his film will now be part of a feature-length package of all of this year’s BAFTA-nominated British short films and animations which will screen in cinemas from March.
The nearest location for people in Northamptonshire to watch it will be in Milton Keynes at MK Gallery on Friday, April 3, 2015. Click here for the full list of locations the films will be appearing at.
Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said: “We are delighted to be bringing the work of exciting British filmmaking talent to a wider audience, and giving the shorts theatrical exposure beyond a film festival environment. The BAFTA-nominated shorts represent the best in live action and animated short-filmmaking, and it’s particularly gratifying to see individuals who BAFTA has recognised and supported early in their careers progress to our flagship Film Awards ceremony in just a few short years.”
Oscar, who grew up in Northamptonshire, studied for an MA in Drama and Philosophy at Manchester University and is now studying in the Graduate Film School at New York University.
He was a BAFTA Los Angeles Scholarship recipient in 2012.
Oscar’s credits include Sign Language which won the Virgin Media Shorts Award in 2010.
The Kármán Line has travelled to festivals worldwide winning nine prizes including Best Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards. Oscar recently signed a one-picture blind deal with Tobey Maguire’s Material Pictures.
Lisa Bryer, BAFTA-winning producer and Chair of the British Short Film jury, said: “This year’s BAFTA-nominated shorts reflect the huge diversity and strength of film production across the UK, with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all represented. In addition to the nominated talent behind the camera, there are also some wonderful onscreen performances from relative newcomers and well-known faces, including actors from popular British shows such as Broadchurch.”
Catharine Des Forges, Director of the Independent Cinema Office, said: “Independent cinemas and their audiences are always keen to see work made by British rising talent, and we always have strong interest from exhibitors across the UK interested in screening this programme. Short films are not just a great way for talent to emerge, but an amazing form in their own right and we’re really happy to share these BAFTA-nominated (and in two cases also Oscar-nominated) films in their natural home: the cinema.”
