Category: BBC Films

Date: 13.02.2005
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Pawel Pawlikowski's My Summer Of Love won the prestigious Alexander Korda award for Best British Film at last night's Bafta Awards, against stiff competition from Vera Drake, Dead Man's Shoes, Shaun Of The Dead and Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban.

Already the winner of the Michael Powell Award at last year's Edinburgh Film Festival, My Summer Of Love is an intoxicating tale of obsession and the struggle for love and faith in a world where both seem impossible.

Pawlikowski recently won the Best Screenplay award and leading actresses Emily Blunt and Natalie Press won the Best Newcomers prize at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.

In addition, Natalie Press won the British Newcomer of the Year at the London Film Critics' Circle awards.

"This award is specially pleasing given the very strong competition this year," said David Thompson, Head of BBC Films.

"At BBC Films we have a strong commitment to original voices in film-making. We are delighted Pawel's film has been recognised in this way."

My Summer Of Love is a BBC Films, The Film Consortium with Baker Street presentation in association with the UK Film Council of a Take Partnerships production of an Apocalypso Picture.

The film is released in the UK by ContentFilm.