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91Èȱ¬ Films has scooped 13 nominations at this morning's nominations for the 2010 British Independent Film Awards.

Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock and Nigel Cole's Made In Dagenham received four nominations each. In Our Name has received two nominations, whilst Debs Gardner-Paterson's Africa United, Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini's Streetdance 3D and Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe have been nominated for one each.

The feelgood drama Made In Dagenham has received much critical acclaim ahead of the BIFAs, and follows its three Dinard wins and Variety Club Award with a further four nominations for its depiction of the Ford factory ladies who took to the picket line for equal pay. The dynamic Sally Hawkins is nominated for Best Actress, whilst the fantastic Bob Hoskins and Rosamund Pike pick up nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively. William Ivory also picks up a nomination for Best Screenplay.

The adaptation Brighton Rock is nominated for the Douglax Hixcox award for Directorial Debut (Rowan Joffe), Best Actress (Andrea Riseborough – who is also nominated for Most Promising Newcomer) and cinematographer John Mathieson is nominated for Best Technical Achievement.

Streetdance 3D the first British film to be shot entirely in 3D and Britain's biggest ever dance movie, is nominated for Best Achievement in Production.

The wonderfully talented Tamsin Greig receives a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe, and Debs Gardner-Paterson is nominated for Directorial Debut for the heart-warming Africa United.

In Our Name, a low budget film about Iraq veterans, also received two nominations for Joanne Froggatt as Most Promising Newcomer and Best Achievement in Production.

Christine Langan, Creative Director of 91Èȱ¬ Films, said: "91Èȱ¬ Films is thrilled at this year's nominations and we congratulate all our partners. These nominations are a testament to their talent, originality and hard work, and we are honoured to be working with such a diverse group of artists who represent the highest standard of creativity in our industry across the UK."

BIFA 2010 will take place at Old Billingsgate in Central London on Sunday December 5, 2010 hosted by James Nesbitt.

Notes to Editors

Africa United, directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson, tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their ultimate dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg. Written by Rhidian Brook, Africa United is the feature film directorial debut of Debs Gardner-Paterson.

Brighton Rock, directed by Rowan Joffe, and starring Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough, is an adaption of Graham Greene's brilliant 1939 novel which tells the story of Pinkie, a razor-wielding, disadvantaged teenager. At the heart of the story is Pinkie's relationship with Rose – an innocent young waitress who stumbles on evidence linking Pinkie and his gang to a revenge killing.

Made In Dagenham, directed by Nigel Cole, stars the award winning Sally Hawkins as Rita O'Grady who is the catalyst for the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 sewing machinists which led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. With humour, common sense and courage they take on their corporate paymasters, an increasingly belligerent local community, and finally the government itself. The film stars a host of Britain's finest acting talent including Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, It's A Wonderful Afterlife), Bob Hoskins (The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire), Rosamund Pike (Pride & Prejudice, An Education) and Jaime Winstone (Donkey Punch, Kidulthood).

Streetdance 3D, directed by the award-winning Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini, is the UK's first 3D streetdance film, in which a London dance crew training for the UK Street Dance Championships are forced to work with ballet dancers in return for rehearsal space. It stars a diverse cast of new and emerging acting talent including Charlotte Rampling and Nichola Burley, along with screen dance sensations and Britain's Got Talent 2009 winners Diversity, and Street Dance Champions Flawless.

Tamara Drewe, directed by Stephen Frears, is a film adaption of the popular newspaper comic strip which follows the romantic adventures of a young journalist who returns back home after years away to sell the house she inherited from her late mother. Gemma Arterton stars as the flirty former ugly duckling in this hilarious countryside romp.

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