Vincent Lambe

{{short description|Irish film director, screenwriter and producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person |name= Vincent Lambe |image= |caption= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|12|1}} |birth_place= Dublin, Ireland |years_active= 1999–present |occupation= Film director, producer, writer |alma_mater = IADT }}

'''Vincent Joseph Lambe''' (born 1 December 1980) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/oscars-2019-detainment-director-vincent-lambe-defends-film-1203116878/|title=Director Defends Controversial Film About Murdered Toddler, Won't Pull It From the Oscars|work=Variety|date=24 January 2019 |accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref> Lambe received acclaim for directing the 2018 short film ''Detainment'', which is about the murder of James Bulger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/detainment-director-vincent-lambe-james-bulger-case-a4041341.html |title=Detainment director Vincent Lambe: 'I wanted to bring some shades of grey to the James Bulger case' |work=Go London |date=17 January 2019 |accessdate=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref name = BBCNom>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46964691 |title=Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination |work=BBC News |date=22 January 2019 |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref> The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46917940 |title=Oscars 2019: The nominees in full |work=BBC News |date=22 January 2019 |accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=IADTGrad>{{cite web|url=http://www.iadt.ie/news/three-iadt-graduates-nominated-for-oscars |title=Three IADT graduates nominated for Oscars|work=Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School of Ireland, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.<ref name=IADTGrad />

==Filmography == * ''After the War'' (1999, short film) * ''Sacred'' (2000, short film) * ''Broken Things'' (2002, short film) * ''Detainment'' (2018, short film) * Every Five Miles (2022, TV Movie)

==Awards and nominations== ;1999 * '' After the War'' ** Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} ;2003 * ''Broken Things'' ** Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} ** Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

;2018 * ''Detainment'' ** Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won <ref>{{cite web |url=https://winchesterfilmfestival.com/?page_id=1390 |title=Winners 2018 - Winchesterfilmfestival.com |accessdate=2024-09-02}}</ref> ** Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, Grand Prix - HCA Award – won<ref>{{cite web |url=https://filmfestival.dk/en/off18-winners-and-nominees/ |title=OFF18 Winners and Nominees - OFF - Odense International Film Festival |accessdate=2024-09-02 }}</ref> ** Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director, Best Overall Short Film – won {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} ** Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/archiwum/awards-2/ |title=Winners - Krakow Film Festival |accessdate=2024-09-02 }} </ref> ** Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} ** Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} ** Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} ;2019 * ''Detainment'' ** Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-short-and-sweet/148816397/ |title=Short and Sweet |first=Chris |last=Knight |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |page=B7 |date=2019-02-08 |access-date=2024-06-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ** Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shortfilmwire.com/en/2019/programmation/section/2/International-competition |title=ShortFilmWire 2019 International Competition |accessdate= 2024-09-02}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.vincentlambe.com}} * {{IMDb name|1564793}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambe, Vincent}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Irish film directors Category:Irish screenwriters Category:Irish film producers Category:Film people from Dublin (city) Category:Irish male screenwriters Category:Alumni of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology