Daniel Mulloy
Born1977
Brixton, London
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupations
  • Artist
  • director
  • screenwriter

Daniel Mulloy (born 1977)[1] is a British artist and filmmaker.

Short films

The work of Daniel Mulloy has often been defined by both its starkness and deceptive simplicity.[2] Mulloy's short films have won over one hundred international festival awards. According to Filmmaker magazine, Mulloy "is one of the world's most well regarded short filmmakers."[3]


He has won four BAFTAs, two of which are British Academy Film Awards, a BIFA and received two nominations for the European Film Academy Award. He received the British Academy Film Award for his films Antonio's Breakfast and Home and received the British Independent Film Award for his film Baby. His short films Dad, Antonio's Breakfast and Baby premiered at Sundance Film Festival.[4]

Feature films

According to Screen International (8 July 2011) Mulloy's (rumoured)[citation needed] first feature film as writer/director A Cold Day is "set in a tough New York high school" and will star Melissa Leo. It is being made for Focus Features.[5]

Mulloy is (rumoured)[citation needed] to be developing Mitrovica,[citation needed] a Kosovo set film, through the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program.[6][7]

Mulloy produced the Cuban set film[8] Una Noche directed by his sister Lucy Mulloy. Una Noche premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.[9] Una Noche won multiple awards at Tribeca Film Festival[10][11][12][13] ahead of its 2013 US theatrical release.

Mulloy is a passionate believer in the 'Cinema Community' and the DIY attitude that exists within it:

"A community with many strong and individual voices. A community with the festival circuit at its core, making films that shed light on the shape of the world we live in. This community, from my experience, is very good at supporting its members with networks for young non-funded filmmakers helping one another, crewing and offering advice on each others shorts and features." European Film Academy catalog [14]

Activism

Mulloy partners with the United Nations to raises awareness of the crisis for migrating populations and refugees. In 2017 he was awarded the Golden Lion at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for his work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[15]

Filmography

Year Title Role Description Company Notes
Director Writer Producer
2003 Dance Floor Yes Yes Short film BAFTA Award Cymru
2005 Sister Yes Yes Short film BAFTA Award Cymru
2006 Antonio's Breakfast Yes Yes Short film BFI BAFTA Award[16]
2008 Dad Yes Yes Short film BFI EFA Nom
2009 Son Yes Yes Short film Sony
2011 Baby Yes Yes Short film Film4 Productions BIFA Award
2012 Una Noche Yes Feature film IFC Films Fortissimo Films Gotham Award
2013 Nëna Short film UNDP In development
A Cold Day[17] Yes Yes Feature film Focus Features In development
Mitrovica[18] Yes Yes Feature film In development Sundance Institute
2017 Home Yes Yes Short film Dokufest & Bartle Bogle Hegarty BAFTA Award

References

  1. ^ "Režisér Daniel Mulloy: Vyrostl jsem na Švankmajerovi. Je neuvěřitelně invenční". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ Laurence Boyce, "Krakow 2016 Review - Home", Cineuropa, 1 June 2016 (Retrieved 1 March 2021)
  3. ^ Brandon Harris, "The 2011 Krakow Film Festival", FilmMaker, 13 June 2011 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  4. ^ Landon Zakheim, "Short Shot: Daniel Mulloy", Sundance Institute, 27 January 2011 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  5. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Focus developing UK director Daniel Mulloy’s debut feature A Cold Day", Screen Daily, 8 July 2011, (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  6. ^ Nigel M Smith, "Sundance Institute Selects 12 Projects for January Screenwriters Lab", Indiewire, 16 December 2011 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  7. ^ Press Release: "12 Feature Film Projects Selected for Sundance Institute January Screenwriters Lab" Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sundance Institute, 16 December 2011 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  8. ^ Genna Terranova, "Una Noche" Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Tribeca Film Festival (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  9. ^ John DeFore, "Critic's Notebook: Films That Debuted Elsewhere Outshone Tribeca Film Festival’s World Premieres", The Hollywood Reporter, 27 April 2012 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  10. ^ "'Una Noche' Actors From Cuba Flee During Film's Tribeca Festival Premiere", HuffPost, 22 April 2012 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  11. ^ Steve Dollar, "Defectors' Tale Leads Jury Awards", The Wall Street Journal, 26 April 2012 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  12. ^ [1], The Daily Telegraph from AFP, 27 April 2012] (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  13. ^ John DeFore, "Critic's Notebook: Films That Debuted Elsewhere Outshone Tribeca Film Festival’s World Premieres", The Hollywood Reporter, 27 April 2012 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  14. ^ Daniel Mulloy, European Film Academy catalog Archived 30 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, page.11, (Retrieved 9 January 2013)
  15. ^ "AD WEEK: Deputy ECD of BLACH SHEEP STUDIOS BBH Anthony Austin discusses the gold Lion winner" AD WEEK Website, June 2017 (Retrieved 27 June 2017)
  16. ^ BAFTA Awards database (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  17. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Focus developing UK director Daniel Mulloy’s debut feature A Cold Day", Screen Daily, 8 July 2011, (Retrieved 18 October 2012)
  18. ^ Press Release: "12 Feature Film Projects Selected for Sundance Institute January Screenwriters Lab" Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sundance Institute, 16 December 2011 (Retrieved 18 October 2012)

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