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UK: Social enterprise wins film festival
The documentary about a unique community of bakers with learning disabilities is taking international film festivals by storm and will soon be presented in the US
di Staff
Breadmakers, the winner of the Best Scottish Short Documentary at the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival, has been selected for the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The short documentary about a unique community of bakers with learning disabilities set in Edinburgh?s Garvald Bakery, which received its premiere at EIFF 2007, also picked up a BAFTA Scotland nomination for Best Short Film.
Director Yasmin Fedda was thrilled when she discovered that Breadmakers was to be shown at Sundance, which runs from 17-27 January 2008. ?I?m looking forward to having pancake breakfast with Robert Redford! No seriously, I?m really pleased, especially for the Garvald Bakery.
?I would have never expected all the interest my film has had to date. Maybe people are taking to it because they can recognise themselves in these characters.?
Breadmakers was made as part of the Bridging the Gap New Talent Initiative, run by Scottish Documentary Institute and the scheme?s Executive Producer, Noe Mendelle, was delighted that the film will be showcased at North America?s biggest film festival.
Watch the documentary on www.youtube.com
More info:
http://breadmakersfilm.blogspot.com
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