William Oldroyd

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William Oldroyd at the screening of Lady Macbeth at the 2017 Gothenburg Film Festival

William Oldroyd (* 1979 in London ) is a British film and theater director .

Life

Born in London in 1979 William Oldroyd studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before house director at London's Young Vic Theater was where he modern adaptations of European classics like ghosts of Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Frank McGuinness staged. This was followed by directing work for larger productions such as Kean ou Désordre et Génie by Alexandre Dumas in an arrangement by Sartre in Tokyo, Waiting for Godot in Munich and The two noble cousins for the Royal Shakespeare Companys Complete Works Festival. Oldroyd has also staged operas such as Don Pasquale at Sadler's Wells Theater and La serva padrona in Viana do Castelo in Portugal.

In 2011, Oldroyd produced his first short film, Christ's Dog , which was nominated as best short film at the Hamburg International Independent Film Festival. His second short film, Best , won the Sundance London Short Film Competition in 2013. Oldroyd made his feature film directing debut with Lady Macbeth , in which Florence Pugh can be seen in the lead role. Oldroyd presented the film at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 . At the beginning of November 2017, the film was nominated in 15 categories for the British Independent Film Award , with Oldroyd being nominated for directing several times. The director received another nomination as part of the European Film Award 2017 for "European Discovery". The film is an adaptation of the novella The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov , which refers to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and was adapted by Alice Birch .

Filmography

  • 2011: Christ's Dog (short film)
  • 2013: Best (short film)
  • 2013: In Mid Wickedness (short film)
  • 2016: Lady Macbeth

Awards (selection)

British Independent Film Award

  • 2017 : Nomination for Best Director ( Lady Macbeth )
  • 2017: Nomination for the Douglas Hickox Award for best directorial debut (Lady Macbeth)

Directors Guild of America Award

  • 2018: Nomination for Best Debut Director (Lady Macbeth)

European film award

  • 2017 : Award as "European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI" (Lady Macbeth)

Munich Film Festival

  • 2017: Nomination for the CineVision Award (Lady Macbeth)

Independent Spirit Award

  • 2018 : Nomination for Best International Film (Lady Macbeth)

London Critics' Circle Film Award

  • 2018: Nomination in the Breakthrough British / Irish Filmmaker of the Year category (Lady Macbeth)

London Film Festival

  • 2016: Nomination with the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition (Lady Macbeth)

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • 2016: Awarded the FIPRESCI Prize (Lady Macbeth)
  • 2016: Nomination for Best Film for the Golden Seashell (Lady Macbeth)

Toronto International Film Festival

  • 2016 : Nomination for the Platform Prize (Lady Macbeth)

Zurich Film Festival

  • 2016: Received the Critics' Choice Award (Lady Macbeth)
  • 2016: Special Mention as an international feature film (Lady Macbeth)
  • 2016: Nomination as best international feature film for the Golden Eye (Lady Macbeth)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b http://www.filmfestival-muenster.org/2017/en/filme/lady-macbeth.html
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/01/rising-stars-2017-film-director-william-oldroyd-lady-macbeth
  3. ↑ a b Lady Macbeth - press book In: polyfilm Verleih. (PDF)
  4. ↑ New Talent Nominations 2017 In: bifa.film, November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Knut Elstermann: Film start: 'Lady Macbeth': Shakespearian class struggle in the marriage bed In: MDR culture. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Nominations for the European Film Awards 2017 In: europeanfilmawards.eu, November 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ spiegel.de
  8. ↑ focus.de
  9. ↑ Pete Hammond: DGA Awards Nominees: 'Shape Of Water', 'Lady Bird', 'Dunkirk', 'Three Billboards', 'Get Out' In: deadline.com, January 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ EFA European Discovery - Prix Fipresci In: europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ Hilary Lewis: 2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations Revealed In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ Guy Lodge: 'Three Billboards',' Phantom Thread 'Lead London Critics' Circle Nominations In: Variety, December 19, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Oldroyd, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK