I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake- Director
- Ken Loach
- Country
- United kingdom, France, Belgium
- Year
- 2016
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Paul Laverty
- Cast
- Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Micky McGregor
- Production
- Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch Production, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve
Storyline
The script follows a 50 something carpenter who needs state welfare after falling ill. He comes across a single mother whose circumstances also compel her to seek the refuge of the welfare state; only, negotiating the red tape proves to be a challenge.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Festival de Cannes 2016
Winner: Palme d'Or
Festival del Film Locarno 2016
Piazza Grande
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016
Pearls
San Sebastian Audience Award (ex-aequo)
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
Special Presentations
European Film Awards (EFA) 2016
Nominated: EUROPEAN FILM 2016, EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2016 & EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2016
Goyas Awards 2017
Nominated to Best European Film
BAFTA Awards 2017
Nominated: BEST FILM, DIRECTOR, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM, SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Best outstanding British Film
César 2017
Nominated
Winner: Best Foreign Feature
Releases
Spain (28 of October 2016)
Call for proposals Development
Media support 48.229€
Slate development - 2015
MEDIA support to Sixteen Films
Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Media support 49.186€
Countries: Belgium, Hungary, The Netherlands, Romania
Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2016
Call number 13/2015
Countries: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.
ES: Caramel Films SL (99.600€)
