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Bart Layton Biography

Birth Name:Bart Layton

Birth Place:London, England

Profession Producer, Writer, Director

Fast Facts

Won a BAFTA Film Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for "The Imposter" in 2013
Was nominated for 12 awards for "The Imposter" in total, six of which he won
He studied languages at Bristol University in search of something creative "that might also make money․"
Credits his mother with influencing his early taste in film and art
Quote: "(On "The Imposter"): "We create our own truth, which often suits us better than reality․ If you want something badly enough you are capable of convincing yourself that it exists in the face of all evidence to the contrary․""
Best known for writing, directing, and producing "Locked Up Abroad" and directing "The Imposter․"
Co-founded the production company Raw in 2002 with producer Dimitri Doganis

Awards

2012AFCA Award-Best Documentary: winner
2012British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Douglas Hickox Award-: winner
2012The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film-: nominated
2012Grand Jury Prize-Knight Documentary Competition: winner
2012Audience Award-Festival Favorites: nominated
2012Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Documentary: nominated
2012Best Documentary-: nominated
2012Golden Eye Award-Best International Documentary Film: winner
2013EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: winner
2013COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: winner
2013Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
2013Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
2013Breakthrough Award-: nominated
2013ALFS Award-Breakthrough British Filmmaker: nominated
2013Audience Award-: nominated
2013Special Mention-International Competition: winner
2013Big Stamp-International Competition: nominated
2018Cinema Extraordinaire-: nominated
2018British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2018British Independent Film Award-Best British Independent Film: nominated
2018British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2018British Independent Film Award-Best Debut Screenwriter: winner
2018New Direction Competition-: nominated
2018Audience Award-Audience Choice Award: winner
2018Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2018Jury Prize-: winner
2018Carmel Award-Best International Film: nominated
2018Junior Jury-: winner
2018Audience Award-Festival Favorites: nominated
2018Órbita-Best Feature Length Film: winner
2018Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
2019Heterodox Award-: winner
2019Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
2024Emmy-Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: winner