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‘Philomena’ and ‘Kelly + Victor’ win at the BAFTAs
17 Feb 2014 : Deirdre Molumby
The winners of the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) 2014 were announced yesterday. The ceremony took place in London’s Royal Opera House.

Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film ‘Philomena’, which stars Coogan himself alongside Judi Dench. The film is about an Irish woman who, upon getting pregnant as a teenager, is forced to give up her son for adoption. A reporter is persuaded into writing her story.

The movie was filmed on location in Belfast and Mayo, with the cast including Irish actors Charlie Murphy, Ruth McCabe, Cathy Belton and Michelle Fairley. Irish crew members included costume designer Consolata Boyle and cinematographer Robbie Ryan.

Accepting the award, Coogan praised the ‘real Philomena Lee’ who the film was based on, saying, “Her story has been told and her story finished in the Vatican. She has been heard but there are 60,000 women who are yet to trace their children.” Co-writer Jeff Pope described it as “a gift of a story, it demanded to be told.”

Welsh director-writer Kieran Evans won the award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Before winning the film, Evans commented on ‘Kelly + Victor’, “It’s really nice to see a picture like this getting recognition from BAFTA. I understand why Kelly and Victor might be a difficult watch for some, but the moment I’d read Niall’s book I knew it was great source material.”

‘Kelly + Victor’ is an Irish-British co-production produced by Hot Property Films with Irish company Venom Films. It tells the story of a young couple who embark on a risky sexual relationship.





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