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Cowboy Films' first feature was Nick Love's
debut film, GOODBYE CHARLIE BRIGHT in
2002. This was followed by THE HOLE
(directed by Nick Hamm, staring Thora Birch
and Keira Knightly)
and the Anglo-Italian co-production THE
SOUL KEEPER (directed by Roberto Faenza
and staring Emilia Fox).
In 2006 Cowboy produced THE LAST KING
OF SCOTLAND, starring Forest Whitaker and
James McAvoy. Directed by Kevin
MacDonald, the film won a BAFTA for Best
British Film and numerous other awards
including an Oscar for Best Actor. The film
was released worldwide by Fox Searchlight.
In 2008 POPPY SHAKESPEARE was
completed. Based on Clare Allan's award winning book the films stars
Naomie Harris and Anna Maxwell Martin and was directed by Benjamin
Ross. The film was critically acclaimed when it was broadcast on Channel
4 and premiered internationally at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Anna
Maxwell Martin won the BAFTA for Best Actress and the film won the
Jury and Young Jury prizes at the Cinemascience Festival in Bordeaux
and the Best Independent Feature Film Award at the Santa Barbara Film
Festival. Content International are handling sales.
In post production is the cinema documentary WAR IN BABYLON,
about the 1970s/80s West Indian Cricket team. This aims to be the first
definitive film on this fantastic chapter in sporting history and will explore the
impact the West Indian team made on the game of cricket, set against the
social, political and cultural backdrop of the period. The film is directed by
Stevan Riley, and co-produced with Passion Pictures.

In addition the company has produced a
number of short films including Tim Pope's
PHONE, Nick Love's LOVE STORY and
Andrea Arnold's Oscar-winning short film
WASP.
Most recently Cowboy produced Martina Amati's debut
drama, A'MARE, which screened in competition at the Sundance Film
Festival and won a number of awards, including the UNICEF Award in Bilbao
and the BAFTA / LA Certificate of Excellence at Aspen. Martina has just
completed her latest short I-DO-AIR, which premiered at the London
Film Festival 2009.
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