THE SHEEP THIEF

Asif Kapadia (UK, 1997), 23 minutes, 16 mm, color Principal production credits Written and directed by Director of Photography Production Designer Sound Design Producer Editor Music Asif Kapadia Roman Osin Victoria Harwood Andy Shelley Victoria Connell Hugo Lawrence Dario Marionelli Cast Abdul Rehman Soaib Bhai Karimbhai Jigar Bhai Bikhabhai Kokila Behen Mahendra Festivals and Prizes include: 1997 Grand Prix, 12th Short Film Festival, Brest Prix de la Mise en Scène, Poitiers Film Festival 1998 Best Film Award, VIII International Film Festival Message to Man, St. Petersburg Best Short Fiction Award, 47th Melbourne International Film Festival Most Promising Director, 7th International Student Film Festival, Tel Aviv International Prix d'Aaton, 51st International Film Festival of Locarno International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Cannes Film Festival, official selection 1999 Best Short Film, 14th Iranian International Festival of Film Silver Jury Prize, New York Expo of Short Film & Video Asif Kapadia In 1994, Asif Kapadia graduated with honors from the University of Westminster where he specialized in screenwriting. It was here that he wrote and directed Indian Tales, which won the Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival, was screened at festivals in New York, Toronto, and the UK, and broadcast by British and Canadian television. The Sheep Thief was his graduation film at the Royal College of Art and was shot in Rajasthan, India. Asif Kapadia has made commercials and trailers, and has directed/produced short dramas, documentaries and insert films for both the BBC and Carlton Television. He is presently developing feature film projects, including The Coward, a magical folk tale set in India.

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