Vincent Lambe
# Vincent Lambe

Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. Lambe received both fame and denouncements for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger. The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination. Much of the criticism surrounded his decision to make the film and have it nominated for an Oscar without consulting the mother of the murdered boy or accepting her request it be removed from consideration for an Oscar. Lambe said he would not be withdrawing the film, saying that "it would defeat the purpose of making the film".

Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

## Filmography

* After the War (1999, short film)
* Sacred (2000, short film)
* Broken Things (2002, short film)
* Detainment (2018, short film)

## Awards and nominations

### 1999

* After the War
   * Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won

### 2003

* Broken Things
   * Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won
   * Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won

### 2018

* Detainment
   * Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won
   * Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, HCA Award – won
   * Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director,Best Overall Short Film – won
   * Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won
   * Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won
   * Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won
   * Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won

### 2019

* Detainment
   * Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom
   * Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom
