Nick Broomfield Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a founding member of the Morecambe Bay Victims Fund
• Recipient of an Amnesty International DOEN Award at the 2003 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival for "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer․"
• Recipient of Best Documentary - Special Jury Mention at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival for "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer․"
• Winner of a SIGNIS Award - Special Mention and a Silver Seashell at the 2007 San Sebastián International Film Festival for "Battle for Haditha․"
• Winner of a Solidarity Award at the 2006 San Sebastián International Film Festival for "Ghosts․"
• Awarded honorary doctorates from Essex and Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
• Received a Flaherty Documentary Award at the 1982 BAFTA Awards for "Soldier Girls․"
• Winner of an Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention at the 1981 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival for "Soldier Girls․"
• Was awarded the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Documentary
• Was the recipient of the California State Bar Award for his contribution to Legal Reform
• Quote: "A film is a portrait of an aspect of society․"
• Quote: "I was taught by someone who loved observational films where people are made to feel completely adequate about the way they are․ That is what makes an insightful film․"