Fire in the Night (2013 film)

Fire in the Night
Film poster
Directed byAnthony Wonke
Written byStephen McGinty
Release date
  • 20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Fire in the Night is a 2013 British documentary film about the Piper Alpha disaster made by Berriff McGinty Films which had been set up by Stephen McGinty, author of the 2008 book Fire in the Night and Paul Berriff, a film maker and cameraman who had witnessed the events of the disaster.[1][2] It was directed by Anthony Wonke.[3] It won a Scottish BAFTA as Best Single Documentary[1] and the Audience Award at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[4][5] It was first shown on television on 9 July 2013 on BBC Two, three days after the 25th anniversary of the disaster.[6]

  1. ^ a b Gleeson, Janet (19 November 2013). "Bedale firm carries off BAFTA for Piper Alpha documentary". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ McGinty, Stephen (13 June 2013). "Fire in the Night: The Piper Alpha Disaster". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh Film Festival rewards Piper Alpha documentary". BBC News. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Festival film award goes to trawler movie". Scotsman. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ Pulver, Andrew (28 June 2013). "Edinburgh gives top award to experimental documentary Leviathan". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Piper Alpha: Fire In The Night". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 9 July 2013.