TWO films made in the Isle of Man were nominated for three British Independent Film Awards in November.
CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film announced that TT3D: Closer to the Edge received one nomination and Albatross received two.
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were started in 1998 and celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, honour new talent and promote British film and filmmaking to a wider audience.
TT3D: Closer to the Edge was nominated in the Best British Documentary category and Albatross was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer, for actress Jessica Brown Findlay, and Best Supporting Actress, for actress Felicity Jones.
Economic Development Minister John Shimmin MHK said: "We are thrilled to learn that both of these recent Isle of Man made movies have been so well received by their peers.
"Albatross was shot entirely on the Isle of Man in late 2009 and shows off the beauty and diversity of the Island to maximum effect.
"And of course we are immensely proud of our own home-grown TT3D: Closer to the Edge which has turned out to be one of the most successful documentary feature films of all time.
"The film has recently been achieving excellent box-office receipts in Australia and New Zealand and is going from strength to strength. We wish both films every success for the future.
"The fact that both of these successful productions were filmed almost entirely on the Isle of Man is a great compliment to everyone living here on the Island. Not only those directly involved in the productions – local crew members and extras for example - but also all those people who provide a service or facility to films - hoteliers, retailers, carriers, wholesalers – even those of us who have been inconvenienced in some way by the filming process.
"It is the enduring goodwill of the Manx people that has enabled us to make almost 100 films here on the Island which has generated literally millions of pounds for the Manx economy."
Update: The British Independent Film Awards took place on Sunday, December 4, in Central London. Neither film won any of the awards they were nominated for.
This story is part of isleofman.com's Review of the Year 2011.
