Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. Lambe received both fame and denouncements for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger. The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination. Much of the criticism surrounded his decision to make the film and have it nominated for an Oscar without consulting the mother of the murdered boy or accepting her request it be removed from consideration for an Oscar. Lambe said he would not be withdrawing the film, saying that "it would defeat the purpose of making the film".
Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Filmography
After the War (1999, short film) Sacred (2000, short film) Broken Things (2002, short film) Detainment (2018, short film)
Awards and nominations
1999
After the War
Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won
2003
Broken Things
Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won
Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won
2018
Detainment
Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won
Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, HCA Award – won
Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director,Best Overall Short Film – won Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won 2019 Detainment Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom
References
External links
1980 births
Living people
Irish film directors
Irish screenwriters
Irish film producers
Film people from Dublin (city) Irish male screenwriters Alumni of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology