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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 the company produced its first TV drama, POPPY SHAKESPEARE.
Starring Naomie Harris and Anna Maxwell Martin, the drama was a critical success
when transmitted on Channel 4 - winning the BAFTA for Best Actress and the Best
Independent Feature Film Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Recently completed is the cinema documentary FIRE IN BABYLON, which tells the story
of the West Indies cricket team of the 1970's/80's and one of the greatest chapters in
sporting history, exploring their achievement against the social, political and cultural
backdrop of the period. The film is directed by Stevan Riley, and co-produced with Passion
Pictures. The film premiers at the London Film Festival and will be released in Spring 2011.
Production has now started on a 4 x 60 minute drama for Channel 4 entitled TOP BOY.
Written by Ronan Bennett, this is a thriller set in the world of drugs and crime on the
streets of Hackney and will transmit in Autumn 2011.

In addition the company has produced a number of short films including Andrea Arnold's
Oscar-winning short film WASP. Most recently Cowboy produced Martina Amati's debut short,
A'MARE, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2009 and her follow up film
I-DO-AIR, which won the BAFTA for Best Short Film 2010.
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