The Sheep Thief
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The Sheep Thief is a 1997 16 mm short film by Asif Kapadia
Writer /Director lasting 23mins. It is Kapadia’s graduation film from the Royal College of Art
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The film is included on CINEMA 16
, the DVD of British Short films.
Screened at Clermont Ferrand, Toronto
and London Film Festival
s, televised in the UK by Channel 4
and across Europe by Canal +, ZDF
and Arté
.
Asif Kapadia
Asif Kapadia is a British filmmaker of Indian descent. He directed several award-winning films, including The Sheep Thief , winner of the 2nd Prize Cinéfondation for Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival, The Warrior , which won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film and Senna , winner of the...
Writer /Director lasting 23mins. It is Kapadia’s graduation film from the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
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Awards
- Festival de Cannes 1998 CinefondationCinéfondationLa Cinéfondation is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers....
- Second Prize. - BrestBrest, FranceBrest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
European Short Film Festival 1997 - Grand PrixPrizeA prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them...
}. - St. Petersburg Film Festival 1998 - Best Short Film Award.
- Isfahan Iranian Children’s Film Festival 1999 - Best Short Film Award.
- Melbourne Film FestivalMelbourne International Film FestivalThe Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....
1998 - Best Short Film Award. - Poitiers Film Festival 1998 - Best Direction Award.
- Tel Aviv Film Festival 1998 - Most Promising Director Award.
- Locarno Film Festival 1998 - International Prix de Aaton.
- New York Expo 1998 - Jury Prize.
- Montecatini Film Festival 1998 -Jury Prize.
- Cinema Texas Film Festival 1997 - Best Cinematography.
The film is included on CINEMA 16
Cinema 16
Cinema 16 was a New York city based film society founded by Amos Vogel. From 1947 until 1963, he and his wife Marcia ran the most successful and influential membership film society in North American history, at its height boasting 7000 members....
, the DVD of British Short films.
Screened at Clermont Ferrand, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
s, televised in the UK by Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and across Europe by Canal +, ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
and Arté
Arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
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