Lynne RAMSAY

Director, Actress

United Kingdom

Lynne RAMSAY © Brigitte Lacombe courtesy of the Doha Film Institute

British director Lynne Ramsay studied photography at the Napier University of Edinburg. In 1995, she graduated from the National Film and Television School of London. In 1996, she was awarded the Jury's Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival for her film Small Deaths. After having directed two short films Kill the Day (1996) and Gasman (1997) for which she received numerous prizes, she directed her first feature film Ratcatcher (1999) selected for Cannes, Official Selection Un Certain Regard. She is now working on her second feature film, Morvern Callar.

Jury attendance

  • Member Feature films, 2013
  • Member Cinéfondation & Short Films, 2001

Feature films

CHAMBRE 999

CHAMBRE 999

 Cannes Classics, 2023Actress
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

 In Competition - Feature Films, 2017Director, Screenplay
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

 In Competition - Feature Films, 2011Director, Screenplay
RATCATCHER

RATCATCHER

 Un Certain Regard, 1999Screenplay, Director
ONE EYE

ONE EYE

 Cinéfondation, 1998Cinematography
GASMAN

GASMAN

 In Competition - Short Films, 1998Actress, Director, Screenplay
SMALL DEATHS

SMALL DEATHS

 In Competition - Short Films, 1996Cinematography, Screenplay, Director

Awards

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

In Competition - Feature Films, 2017
2017 Award for Best Screenplay (Ex-Aequo)2017 Award for Best Actor
Director, Screenplay
GASMAN

GASMAN

In Competition - Short Films, 1998
1998 Jury Prize - Short Film (Ex-Aequo)
Actress, Director, Screenplay
SMALL DEATHS

SMALL DEATHS

In Competition - Short Films, 1996
1996 Jury Prize - Short Film
Cinematography, Screenplay, Director