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Con O’Neill Wins Best Actor Award for Being Billy at Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival
Very proud to get the news that Con O'Neill has won the Best Actor Award at the brilliant Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival. Hundreds of films entered for this great festival over the year so it means so much to see that Con's performance is resonating with audiences around the world, especially at a Festival that has such a great reputation with filmmakers.
Being Billy Selected for BAFTA/BIFA Affiliated Bolton International Film Festival
Great to have Being Billy selected in competition at the BAFTA/BIFA affiliated Bolton International Film Festival. One of the best reviewed and biggest film festivals in the UK. Fantastic to be back there this year with Being Billy after having Gone Fishing screened in competition there in 2025.
Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Nominations for Being Billy at Rome Prisma Film Awards
Great to get a Best Actor Nomination for Con O'Neill and Best Supporting Actor Nominations for George Osborne and Trevor Dwyer-Lynch at the Roma Prisma Film Awards
Con O’Neill Best Actor Nomination at LISBIFF
Fantastic news to see Being Billy Selected in Competition and Con O’Neill get a Best Actor Nomination at Lisbon Indie Filmmakers Festival (LISBIFF) LISBIFF is part of the amazing IBERIFF network of Independent Film Festivals and we've been lucky enough to have Being Billy chosen in Competition for Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia and Montpellier.. with Con getting a Best Actor Nomination in all of them.. It's great to see Being Billy resonating with people across Europe.. and it's also a brilliant...
Being Billy Nominated for Best Short Film at BAFTA/BIFA Affiliated CBFF
Great start to the week getting the news that Being Billy has been nominated in the Best Short Film category at The BAFTA and BIFA affiliated Camarthen Film Festival. Being Billy is being screened there on Monday 18th May.
Being Billy Awarded Grand Jury Prize – UK Drama at The Folkestone Film Festival
Really proud to get the news this weekend that Being Billy was awarded the Grand Jury Prize - UK Drama at the Folkestone Film Festival. I understand there were over 400 entries across all categories this year, which is not surprising as this Festival goes from strength to strength. A massive Thank You from all our cast and crew.
FEATURED: BEING BILLY
William (Billy) Livesey is a Falklands Veteran with dementia, living in a care home.
A brief connection with new carer Lisa stirs memories in Billy, taking him back to the closing stages of the Falklands War in 1982 and a life changing incident that took place for him, his close friend (and fellow Para) Stu and Argentinian soldier Pablo.
Memories from the past help guide Billy through the fog of dementia and re-connect him to the present.
Some Wars Never End..
Starring Con O’Neill.
Written and Produced by Paul Ludden.
Executive Producer Lee Child.
Directed By Ian Puleston Davies
Filmed at THG Studios.
