In 2007, Paddy Considine wrote and directed the award-winning short film "Dog Altogether", starring Peter Mullan, partially based on Considine's father. "Dog Altogether" won the 2007 BAFTA award for Best Short Film, as well as a Silver Lion for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, a Best British Short at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize), as well as a World Cinema Directing Award for his feature directorial debut "Tyrannosaur" at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.