Alicia Duffy

Writer / Director

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Film, TV & Theatre

Associate Agent : Olivia Martin

Film, TV & Theatre

Alicia also directs commercials, represented Cby Stink.
At the NFTS Alicia was awarded the Heath Group/ICE Media scholarship.

Short Films

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Learners

2002

BBC Films

The Most Beautiful Man in the World

2002

Breakthru & Film Council

35mm, 5′
BAFTA nomination – Best Short Film 2003
Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival 2003
Best Short Film – Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2003
Certificate of Merit – 39th Chicago International Film Festival
Ist Prize – Best Cinematography – The Rhode Island Film Festival 2003

"The stand-out (at Cannes): a delicate, dream-like wonder full of light and warmth … it packs a powerfully resonant charge and shows a film-making sensibilty that’s unique" (The Telegraph)
"One of the brightest up and coming writer-directors in the UK" (Screen International)

Crow Stone

2001

NFTS

16mm, 12′
Best Short Drama – Royal Television Society Awards 2001
Prizewinner and offical selection – Cinefondation award, Cannes Film Festival 2001
Best British Short – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2001
Best International Short – Bologna Film Festival 2001
Gold Plaque – Chicago Film Festival 2001

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2000

NFTS

16mm, 10′
winner of the Arriflex Award 2000
Special Commendation at the Edinburgh Film Festival

Other

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Original Bliss

2005

Writing an adaptation of the AL Kennedy novella, to star Kristin Scott Thomas

Sadie By the Sea

2005

An original screenplay

Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains

2004

Writing an adaptation of the award-winning novel with Granta-listed author Susan Elderkin

Film

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2010

Little Bird

As writer and director.
Adapted from the book THE REPUBLIC OF TREES by Sam Taylor
* Selected for Directors Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2010