Bart Layton
Birth Name:
Bart Layton
Birth Place:
London, England
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for 12 awards for "The Imposter" in total, six of which he won
- Won a BAFTA Film Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for "The Imposter" in 2013
- 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․""
- Co-founded the production company Raw in 2002 with producer Dimitri Doganis
- Best known for writing, directing, and producing "Locked Up Abroad" and directing "The Imposter․"
Awards
- 2012AFCA Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2012British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012Douglas Hickox AwardWinner
- 2012The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature FilmNominated
- 2012Grand Jury Prize - Knight Documentary Competition:Winner
- 2012Audience Award - Festival Favorites:Nominated
- 2012Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Documentary:Nominated
- 2012Best DocumentaryNominated
- 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 PrizeNominated
- 2013Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2013Breakthrough AwardNominated
- 2013ALFS Award - Breakthrough British Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2013Audience AwardNominated
- 2013Special Mention - International Competition:Winner
- 2013Big Stamp - International Competition:Nominated
- 2018Cinema ExtraordinaireNominated
- 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 CompetitionNominated
- 2018Audience Award - Audience Choice Award:Winner
- 2018Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 2018Jury PrizeWinner
- 2018Carmel Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 2018Junior JuryWinner
- 2018Audience Award - Festival Favorites:Nominated
- 2018Órbita - Best Feature Length Film:Winner
- 2018Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2019Heterodox AwardWinner
- 2019Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Nominated
- 2024Emmy - Outstanding Long Sports Documentary:Winner