'' Ratcatcher '' ( 1999 ) , Ramsay 's debut feature , won critical acclaim and numerous awards . It was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival , winning her the Guardian New Directors prize . She also won the Carl Foreman Award for Newcomer in British Film at the 2000 BAFTA Awards , the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival and the Silver Hugo for Best Director at the Chicago International Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
Lynne Ramsay