Isabelle Stead (born 8 October in Leeds, United Kingdom)[citation needed] is a British film director, producer and philanthropist.
In 2008, Stead became a Sundance fellow and alumni.[1]
In 2010 Stead was selected by the British Council as the UK Producer on the Move for Cannes International Film Festival.[2] Stead produced 'Son of Babylon' the film screened at Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and received the Amnesty and Peace Prize, followed by a British Independent Film Award.[3] The film was selected as Iraq's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.
In 2011 Stead produced the documentary In My Mother's Arms that premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival[4] - the film went on to win the Asia Pacific Academy Award for Best Documentary.
In 2012 Stead became a member of the Asia Pacific Motion Picture Academy of the Arts.[5]
Humanitarian work
editIn 2010 Stead established the 'Iraq's missing' campaign and began lobbying for the DNA testing of Iraq's mass graves.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit- 2013 - In the Sands of Babylon
- 2011 - In My Mother's Arms
- 2010 - Kosher
- 2009 - Son of Babylon
- 2005 - Ahlaam
Awards
edit- 2013 Best Film from Arab World for 'In the Sands of Babylon' - Abu Dhabi Film Festival
- 2012 Asia Pacific Academy Award
- 2010 British Independent Film Award - Raindance Award
- 2010 Amnesty International Film Award
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "News | Sundance Institute". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "| British Council". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Award-winning Son of Babylon". 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Toronto film festival 2011: The full programme". TheGuardian.com. 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Winners of the Sixth Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards Announced". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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