Lynne Ramsay

Lynne Ramsay was born on the 5th of December, 1969, in Glasgow, Scotland. She did her graduation from Napier College, Edinburgh, in Austria, earning a degree in Photography. Furthermore, she enrolled herself in United Kingdom's National Film and Television School in 1995, where she attained specialisation in the field of Direction and Cinematography. Later, she married Rory Stewart Kinnear, in 2002, who is a famous musician. She has been active for more than two decades in Hollywood. She is a renowned writer, producer, cinematographer and film director.

At the Cannes, a jury is composed of the top players in the film industry. Ramsay marked her way into the main jury that decides positions at the Film Festival of 2013. She enjoyed the same position at the Venice Film Festival, 2015.

Ramsay produced a bulk of short films that released in 1996.

Her first film was titled "Small Deaths", where she played a pioneering role of being the director, writer, and cinematographer. Another film that got released the same year was titled "Kill the Day", where she worked as a director as well the writer. "Sweet Heart" was the last short film of 96, where Ramsay played the role of a cinematographer. In 1998, she was roped in for "Gasman". She handled the office of the writer, director, and cinematographer. A few years later, in 2005, Ramsay released her music video titled "Black and White Town", and in 2012, a short film named "Swimmer".

The "Small Death" was a short film, which Ramsay completed by the end of her graduation from UK's National Film and Television School. It projected familial realities of youngsters and the possible consequences of their actions. Its running time was 11 minutes. For this film, Ramsay won the prestigious 1996 Cannes Prix de Jury trophy.

The 1996 short film titled "Kill the Day", described the life of a convict actress released from jail. It ran for 17 minutes. Clermont-Ferrand Prix du Jury awarded Ramsay for this notable work.

The 1998 debut "Gasman", was a tale of siblings who went to a Christmas party with their dad and encountered two children who were very known to him. Its running time was 15 minutes. Ramsay's production triumphed and won her the Cannes Prix du Jury award, along with the Best Short Film Prize, Scotland.

The short film titled "Swimmer" was released in 2012. It was a unique combo of partnerships by Film4, BBC Films, and the London Organisation Committees (Games). The film also bagged the honor of being the best short film at the 66th British Academy Film Awards. Lynne Ramsay received the BAFTA Award for her work.

Her short films made crazy debuts, exerted influence, and won her consecutive awards.

During her sprawling career in the industry, she focused on making feature movies, and the three acclaimed shots inaugurated her career, which took her to remarkable success, fame, and glory. These masterpieces are listed below.

The 1999 premiere ‘Ratcatcher’, was a drama film written by Ramsay and set in Glasgow, in 1973. It presented an insight into Western Europe's poverty-stricken lifestyle, despite achieving Victorian Grandeur. James, a twelve-year-old boy, played the main character, and the story revolved around how his family regained their house later on. The film won numerous accolades and critical acclamations. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, 1999, and inaugurated the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She got facilitated with the Carl Foreman Award at the BAFTA, 2000. She also got the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival. She was bestowed with the Guardian New Directors Prize and also received the Best Director at the International Film Festival held in Chicago.

‘2002, Morvern Caller’ was a British drama film directed by Ramsay and selected Samantha Morton for the title role. It derives the basic concept from Alan Warner's novel titled, Morvern Callar. With this movie, she won the Best Actress Award by the British film industry. The film also won the Youth Award at the 2002 Cannes Festival, and was also premiered at Cannes. It got projected at the opening ceremonies of other film festivals of 2002 held at Toronto, Stockholm, and San Sebastian. It got selected for seven nominations at the Britain's Independent Film Award. The movie inaugurated the Cannes Festival of 2011. Its release date in the United Kingdom was 21st October of the same year.

Ramsay's most recent movie is We Need to Talk about Kevin, that debuted in 2011. She worked primarily as a writer for the project that derived its concept from Lionel Shriver's novel. Also, she directed and produced the film. It highlighted the difficulties of motherhood and bringing up of a disturbed child. Due to monetary difficulties, the production of the film was held up. However, with its release, it earned several accolades and worldwide recognition. Ramsay, one more time, got nominated for the BAFTA Best Director award. She was also awarded the Best Film Screenplay by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain. The Great Britain's Writer Guild honored her for Best Original Script.

Ramsay got associated with her next project titled "Jane Got a Gun", with Natalie Portman signing the contract to star and produce the film. However, Ramsay left the project in 2013 and was succeeded by Gavin O'Connor.  

Ramsay is scheduled to screen Herman Melville's Moby Dick, very soon, in her upcoming film that depicts a psychological and claustrophobia scene set in space. It's believed that she directed a video for the Manchester Based Rock Band named the "Black and White Town."

Ramsay welcomed praises and criticism. She, in 2007, made her way into the Guardian List of being one of the Best Directors in the World. Sean O'Hagen made a statement calling Ramsay an entertainment company. Tilda Swinton Born in the UK to Judith Balfour and John Swinton, >> Read More... applauds her for creating the kind of films nobody could have produced if she didn’t make them. Mark Olsen, a Los Angeles Times columnist, considered Ramsay for being one of the young torch bearers of the British Cinema. She is regarded as the most Victorious Filmmakers of the Younger Generation. The Film Archive of Harvard explains Ramsay as "a filmmaker who got fascinated by the absolute and charming power of cinema that led her to arise new depths in the audio-visual perception of the world. In the biography stated in the New York Times, her work is described as a "valiant and pragmatic methodology that seeks attention".

However, Jonathan Romney, a critic of the British film industry gave his views on "We Need to Talk about Kevin", saying that "Ramsay visualizes images and not concepts. She lies acquainted to music and take visuals to conceptual level and merely have the knack of making intellectual films".

Her films bear a typical fascination and obsession for youngsters and children. It highlights sad realities of life, for instance sorrow, grief, guilt, death, and separation. They make use of images, music, and sound designs, and remain less intensifies when it comes to dialogue.