BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

For ANTHONY DOD MANTLE, DFF/BSC

On Wednesday, 29th November the British Independent Film Awards ( BIFAs ) has celebrated its ninth edition at Hammersmith Palais , London . BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT award was granted to Cinematographer ANTHONY DOD MANTLE, DFF/BSC by The Last King of Scotland . Its director Kevin Macdonald was also awarded with BEST DIRECTOR - SPONSORED BY THE CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP prize.

ANTHONY DOD MANTLE (1955, England , UK ) starts his career in 1990 in Denmark . He works several times with directors: Thomas Vinterberg ( De Største helte (1996),   Festen (1998), It's All About Love (2003), Dear Wendy (2005)), Cæcilia Holbek Trier , Lars von Trier ( Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005)), and Danny Boyle ( 28 Days Later... (2002), Millions (2004)). His career is therefore deeply connected with Dogma, a Danish aesthetic film movement that was born during the nineties. Besides the titles already mentioned he has also collaborated in Mifunes sidste sang (1999), another important Dogma title, by Anders Thomas Jensen and Søren Kragh -Jacobsen.

Recently he has done Brothers of the Head (2005) by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe , a UK production; and a short feature Sophie (2006) and a long feature Istedgade (2006) with Danish director Birgitte Stærmose . Premiering in 2007 he has Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2007) by Thomas Grube , a documentary on music and the comedy Hjemve (2007) by Lone Scherfig .

He was awarded three times by the Robert Festival ( Denmark ) with Menneskedyret (1995), Festen (1998) and It's All About Love (2003). With Dogville (2003) and 28 Days Later... (2002) he was awarded in 2003 by the European Film Awards. Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema awarded him in 2000 by Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) - also a Dogma film. In Camerimage he was nominated two times for Golden Frog award: in 1998 by Festen (1998) and in 1999 by Mifunes sidste sang (1999).

For Dod Mantels's personal site go here

For The Last King of Scotland official website go here

(Anthony Dod Mantle: Photo Date: 19 January 2003
Photo by Brandon Hickman - © WireImage.com - Image courtesy)

Other BIFAs 2006 awards:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

SPONSORED BY THE UK FILM COUNCIL and MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER (ON SCREEN) - SPONSORED BY DIESEL for This is England written and directed by Shane Meadows

Cinematography by DANNY COHEN

BEST BRITISH DOCUMENTARY
The Road to Guantanamo by Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross

Cinematography by MARCEL ZYSKIND

BEST BRITISH SHORT
Cubs written and directed by Tom Harper

Cinematography by Robbie Ryan

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - Ken Loach (director)

For more information about all BIFSs 2006 awards go here

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