Gary Tarn
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Gary Tarn is a British filmmaker and composer
. His debut feature
, a documentary
entitled Black Sun
, was nominated for a BAFTA in the following category: The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director in their First Feature Film, 2007.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. His debut feature
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, a documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
entitled Black Sun
Black Sun (documentary)
Black Sun is a documentary film directed by Gary Tarn. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005.Gary Tarn explores the story of Hugues de Montalembert, a New York-based artist and filmmaker who was blinded by a vicious attack in 1978...
, was nominated for a BAFTA in the following category: The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director in their First Feature Film, 2007.
Awards
- 2007 BAFTA / Nominated for Best Debut Film
- 2006 Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival / Grand Prix Winner
- 2006 Newport International Film Festival / Jury Award Winner
- 2006 Sarasota Film Festival / Special Jury Prize
- 2005 British Independent Film Awards / Nominated for Best Documentary
- Official Selection in 2005 and 2006 at the London/Toronto/Tribeca/Miami Film Festivals