David Noel Bourke

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David Noel Bourke at a film festival panel in Ireland
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David Noel Bourke

(1970-12-20) December 20, 1970 (age 53)
Limerick, Ireland

David Noel Bourke (born December 20, 1970) is an Irish independent filmmaker. [1] [2] [3]

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A writer, director, and editor, has made four independent feature films: Last Exit, No Right Turn, Bakerman and Vincent. [4] These films have been launched around the world. [5] [6]

The latest feature film Bakerman was officially selected to screen at CPH:PIX, [7] DIFF 2017, [8] Filmfest Munich 2017, [9] Scandinavian International Film Festival, [10] Richard Harris International Film Festival [11] and the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival [12] and screened exclusively in NEW YORK at the Nordic International Film Festival [13] where Bakerman's lead actor Mikkel Vadsholt won the Best Actor Award [14] for the portrayal of the character Jens in the lead role.

The director announced in an interview with film magazine Cinema Scandinavia he is making a science fiction film, [15] although next film is called Vincent, a coming-of-age mystery thriller. [16]

Background

Born to Irish parents, he grew up a big fan of cult, alternative movies. [17] A spec screenwriter for many years, recently he has got more and more involved in the other processes of filmmaking including acting, shooting, editing and directing. The micro-budget movie Last Exit was his feature debut; very much an underground/exploitation movie and he admits, “not for everyone”, proved a surprise critical and financial success for such an experimental little movie and was distributed worldwide. [18] After gaining more experience directing short movies and commercials, David’s second feature film released as writer and director the edgy retro-thriller "No Right Turn". [19] His new film Bakerman is currently on a film festival tour with several official screenings already in 2017. Bakerman was developed from one of his previous projects called "White Pig". [20] He also contributes as a columnist for Copenhagen Post newspaper, often detailing the challenges of making independent movies. [21] [22]

Early cult films

The debut movie Last Exit , a low budget underground movie in 2003 [23] which was officially released in the US and Europe. [24] The more ambitious, retro-thriller [25] called No Right Turn [26] officially premiered at the CPH:PIX film festival 2009, [27] where the film was nominated to screen twice in the new Danish Talent category. [28] No Right Turn was officially released in the US [29] and in Denmark and Sweden to critical acclaim. [30] [31]

Bakerman (2016)

Bakerman , his third most accomplished independent feature film project, [32] [33] the gritty character drama had its world premier at Denmark's biggest film festival CPH:PIX 2016. [34] The official Irish premier is Dingle International Film Festival (DIFF) 2017 [35] where the director also participated in a special Independent Journey panel to discuss the making of this feature film along with other filmmakers. [36]

Bakerman was officially selected at Filmfest Munich 2017, [37] which after Berlinale is the biggest film festival in Germany [38] the film participated in the international independents section of the festival program. [39] In addition, the director was part of Filmmakers Live - a special filmmakers panels event [40] which featured at the festival and included many notable filmmakers including Bryan Cranston and Sofia Coppola . [41] [42]

Other notable film festivals that invited the film for exclusive screenings include the Scandinavian International Film Festival, [43] the Richard Harris International Film Festival [44] and the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival [45] where it was officially nominated Méliès d'argent Award for Best Feature Film. [46]

In 2018, the director won the Best Foreign Film award for Bakerman at the Maryland International film festival. [47] [48] [49]

Personal life

He is married with two children. [50]

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

Film editor

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