New Boy
Synopsis
Based on a short story by Roddy Doyle this poignant and comedic short film deftly captures the experience of being the new boy in school through the eyes of Joseph, a nine-year-old African boy.
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New Boy has received a new award at Heart of Gold International Film Festival. | more...
26 April 2009
New Boy has received a new award at Heart of Gold International Film Festival. | more...
26 April 2009
New Boy has received a new award at New York International Children's Film Festival. | more...
16 March 2009
The 2009 Oscar-nominated live-action and animated short films are now available to download. | more...
17 February 2009
New Boy has received a new award at Manhattan Short Film Festival. | more...
29 September 2008
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Awards and nominations
Best International Short Film - Audience Award
52nd Cork Film Festival | 2007
Best Irish Short Film
8th Kerry Film Festival | 2007
Best Irish Short Film
20th Foyle Film Festival | 2007
Audience Award
Special Mention - Fiction
Best Short Film
Best Short Film - Professional Panel
Best Short Film - Audience Award
Best Short Film
5th Vail Film Festival | 2008
Indie Junior Best Film
Indielisboa: International Independent Film Festival
Best Narrative Short Film
7th Tribeca Film Festival | 2008
Best Short Film - Jury Prize
Best Short Film
Award for Short Film Promoting Human Rights
Best Short Film
Narrative Special Jury Prize
13th 1 Reel Film Festival | 2008
Best Film
Best Short Film - Audience Award
Best Short Film - Audience Award
Best of Fest
Best Short Film
Listapadik: Minsk International Festival of Cinema for Children and Youth
Best Short Film
Audience Award - Parents
Best Short Film
Best Narrative
Previous screenings
2007
6 Sep – 10 Sep | Dingle, Ireland
14 Oct – 21 Oct | Cork, Ireland
Best International Short Film - Audience Award
26 Nov – 2 Dec | Tirana, Albania
Audience Award
Special Mention - Fiction
Special Mention - Fiction
2008
Berlin International Film Festival
7 Feb – 17 Feb | Berlin, Germany
28 Mar – 30 Mar | France
Best Short Film - Professional Panel
Best Short Film - Audience Award
Best Short Film - Audience Award
10 Apr – 19 Apr | Belfast, United Kingdom
Indielisboa: International Independent Film Festival
24 Apr – 4 May | Lisboa, Portugal
Indie Junior Best Film
22 May – 15 Jun | Seattle, United States
Best Short Film - Jury Prize
21 Jun – 25 Jun | Hamedan, Iran
Best Short Film
25 Jul – 10 Aug | Melbourne, Australia
Award for Short Film Promoting Human Rights
5 Aug – 10 Aug | Providence, United States
Best Short Film
17 Oct – 26 Oct | Williamstown, United States
Best Short Film - Audience Award
7 Nov – 16 Nov | Amiens, France
Best Short Film - Audience Award
13 Nov – 30 Nov | Belfast, United Kingdom
Best Short Film
Listapadik: Minsk International Festival of Cinema for Children and Youth
21 Nov – 28 Nov | Minsk, Belarus
Best Short Film
2009
12 Feb – 15 Feb | Boulder, United States
22 Feb | United States
27 Feb – 15 Mar | New York, United States
Audience Award - Parents
25 Mar – 29 Mar | Gympie, Australia
Best Short Film
Best Narrative
Best Narrative
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Running time
10 min 53 s
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Information on this profile is provided by the film owners and/or compiled from available sources | Profile updated 26 Apr 2009