BIFA Nominations Announced

The BIFA Pre-Selection Committee of 70 members viewed more than 200 films,
out of which they selected the nominations via ballot. To be considered, a film
must be intended for theatrical release and had a public paid screening or UK
festival screening between December 1 2008 and November 30 2009.

Films must have either been majority co-produced by a British company,
British qualifying under Department of Culture, Media and Sport guidelines or
have more than half its financing from a British source. Where there is any
major studio substantially funding a film the total budget must not exceed $16m
(£10m).

This year’s jury members include actress Jodie Whittaker, actors Idris Elba,
Liam Cunningham, Eddie Marsan and Peter Mullan, directors Sarah Gavron and Eran
Creevy and producers Dixie Linder, Anita Overland and Adrian Sturges.

The awards ceremony will be hosted by actor James Nesbitt on Sunday December
6 at The Brewery in London.

Congratulations to the following United Agents clients for their Nominations -

Best Actor

Peter Capaldi - In The Loop

Tom Hardy - Bronson

Best Supporting Actress

Rosamund Pike - An Education

Best Screenplay

Nick Hornby - An Education

This year there are a number of films with nominations that United Agents clients have been working on - these include

Fish Tank - Harry Treadaway, Actor; Helen Scott, Production Designer & Marese Langan, Hair & Make Up Designer

Love You More - Harry Treadaway, Actor

An Education - Barney Pilling, Editor & Lizzie Yianni Georgiou, Hair & Make Up Designer

Bright Star - Mark Bradshaw, Composer

Sidney Turtlebaum (Short) - Barry Ackroyd, Director of Photography

In The Loop - Marese Langan, Hair & Make Up Designer

Nowhere Boy - Jeremy Woodhead, Hair & Make Up Designer

Exam - Luke Mably, Actor

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - Lily Cole, Actor

Moon - Dominique McElligot, Actor