The comedy movie, which also stars Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender, follows the Belfast group on their mission to save their mother tongue through music, and is directed by Peppiatt
A film about Irish rap trio Kneecap has won seven gongs at the British Independent Film Awards 2024 including Best British Independent Film.
.READ MORE - Conor McGregor plans move away from Ireland amid fallout from Nikita Hand case Elsewhere, Best Director went to Rungano Nyoni, for On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, an exploration of secrets and grief within a middle-class Zambian family, thriller Santosh took Best Screenplay, and Best Lead Performance went to Marianne Jean-Baptiste for comedy drama Hard Truths.
Duo Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane took the Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary award as well as The Raindance Maverick Award for Grand Theft Hamlet, which sees a performance of Shakespeare’s tale enacted entirely within the confines of the video game Grand Theft Auto.
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Kneecap claim slew of gongs at British Independent Film AwardsKneecap are an Irish hip hop trio from west Belfast.
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Kneecap Sweeps Awards at British Independent Film AwardsKneecap, a comedy/drama film about an Irish hip-hop trio, has won four awards in the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) craft categories, including Best Casting, Best Editing, Best Original Music, and Best Music Supervision. The film also leads this year's BIFAs with 14 nominations, including Best Director and Best Film.
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UK Government Ordered to Pay Legal Costs to Kneecap After Grant WithholdingThe UK government has been ordered to pay legal costs to the punk rock band Kneecap after intervening to withhold a grant they were due to receive under the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS). The decision has been hailed as a victory for freedom of expression and the arts.
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Kneecap win discrimination case against UK Govt: 'They have tried to silence us'Speaking after the judgement, Kneecap's DJ Provai said: 'They don’t like that we oppose British rule, that we don’t believe that England serves anyone in Ireland'
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Emilia Pérez wins best film at European Film AwardsKarla Sofía Gascón becomes the first trans woman to win best actress as Belfast’s Kneecap film loses out on two nominations
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Kneecap win legal action over UK funding ban: ‘This was never about £14,250. The motivation was equality’Grant was blocked on grounds that Kneecap ‘oppose the United Kingdom itself’
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