Keen City Ltd. (formerly Keen City Productions Ltd from 2010–2012)[1] is a creative production company based in London. Named from a line in the poem "The Moon's a Balloon" by E. E. Cummings, Keen City are a team of writers, directors and producers who make performance driven narrative content.
Founded in 2008, their first film, Alleyman, won a British Lion Award for Achievement at the British Independent Film Awards, 2011[2][3][4] Keen City was behind Forget Me Not.[5][6][7][8][9]
Short films
edit- Alleyman (2011) IMDb[10] Directed by Andrew Ellinas.
- Darkest Before Dawn (2011) Directed by Leah Stipic.
- The Tyrant's Cup (2012) IMDb,[11] Directed by Nick Goulden.
- Child, (2012) Directed by George Watson.
- Lonesome, (2012) Directed by Francis Wallis.
- 12, (2014) Directed by George Watson.
- Lucky Bastards, (2015) Directed by Andrew Ellinas.
- Reality Mine, (2015) Directed by Nick Goulden.
- Forget Me Not, (2019) Directed by Nick Goulden
Selected Awards and nominations
edit- Winner: Best Drama - Portobello Film Festival
- Winner: Best Drama - Dam Short Film Festival
- Winner: Best Short - Zero Plus Film Festival
- Winner: Special Award - Zero Plus Film Festival
- Longlisted: - Best British Short Film - BAFTA
- Finalist: Light in Motion Award for Best Drama - Foyle Film Festival
- Finalist: Best British Short Film - British British Independent Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Short Film - Norwich Film Festival
- Nominated: Best British Short Film, Best Lead Actor - James Cosmo, Best Supporting Actress - Ruby Royle, Best Production Design - Southampton Film Festival
- Finalist: Best Director, Best Composer - L.I.M.P.A London Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Film - Alicante Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Film - New Haven Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Film - Madrid Independent Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Film - Cinemagic Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Fiction Short Film - Picknic Film Festival
- Nominated: Best Film - Ciudad De La Linea Film Festival
- Winner: British Lion Award - British Independent Film Festival
- Honourable Mention - Los Angeles Film Festival[12]
References
edit- ^ "Keen City Ltd. overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "The Film Festival Guild". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "MoodySky Audio - News". Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Alleyman". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Olson, Chris (18 December 2018). "Forget Me Not short film". UK Film Review. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Bradley, Jazmine Sky (17 December 2018). "Forget Me Not review: "An unforgettable, heartwarming story" [Indie Short Film]". critical popcorn. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Lee (15 February 2021). "2021 Award Winners". Dam Short Film Festival. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL LONDON". www.portobellofilmfestival.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Призеры VII кинофестиваля Ноль Плюс". zeroplusff.ru. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Ellinas, Andrew (1 June 2016), Alleyman (Short, Drama), Mark Bullimore, Tom Ferguson, Christian Jelen, Ed Macdonald, Keen City Productions, retrieved 23 March 2021
- ^ Goulden, Nicholas; Hammond, James, The Tyrant's Cup (Short, Comedy, Sport), Paul Campion, Jon Crowley, Ben Fawcett, Nicholas Goulden, retrieved 23 March 2021
- ^ "los angeles new wave international film festival THE NEXT FACTOR IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA HOME SUBMISSIONS AWARDS SPRING 2011 WINNERS SPRING 2011 FESTIVAL PRESS PHOTOS BUY FESTIVAL PASSES ARCHIVE CONTACT US For a full schedule of screenings and events from spring 2011 festival Click Here.pdf spring 2011 festival Winners". www.lanewwave.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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