Very nice team at ShootingPeople had a chat with me about Fan Girl and Healey's House both screening at Encounters. We talk about how the films got made and things like my Stephen Gately doll.
Read it HERE
I am speaking on The Smalls comedy panel hosted by LOCO London Comedy Film Festival
Hello on Sunday 4th September I will be speaking at The Smalls film festival on their Think You're Funny? Learn the Secrets of Successful Modern-Day Comedy Writing panel.
Delighted to say I am on the panel with Ben Willbond (Horrible Histories) who starred in my short Rest Stop, Lara Singer (TV Development Editor at Big Talk), Wendy Wason (Writer and Stand-up) and Mike Orton-Toliver (Borderline). The panel will be hosted by Jonathan Wakeham, founder of LOCO London Comedy Film Festival.
Event page HERE
Fan Girl screening at BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Short film Festival
Set your Baby-G's to York time! As Fan Girl will be heading there in November for the BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival where we are nominated for Best Comedy and the People's Choice Award! Thanks to a lovely cast and crew.
Healey's House nominated for Best UK Short at Raindance
Very excited to say that Healey's House that I wrote with Rob Savage is nominated for Best UK Short at this years Raindance Film Festival.
We are screening on Sunday 24th September VUE Piccadilly at 18:00 and Sunday 3rd October at the VUE Picadilly in London at 15:45
Awards info HERE
Healey's House festival page HERE
USA Premiere of Fan Girl nominated for Oscar-qualifying Grand Prize for Best Short at RIFF
It's today the USA premiere of our comedy about super fans Fan Girl Short Film at the BAFTA-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival where we are nominated for the Oscar-qualifying Grand Prize for Best Short.
See our festival page HERE
Rest Stop screening at British Shorts Berlin 11 shorts in 111 minutes
Rest Stop will be screening at British Shorts in their programme 11 shorts in 111 minutes. We are screening alongside some cracking shorts like the BAFTA-winning Operator, Mr Madila by Rory Wt, Otherwise Engaged by Alicia MacDonald, Patriot by Eva Riley and a whole lot more.
If you are in Berlin come on down. Friday night 9pm.
Details at their facebook page HERE
Fan Girl & Healey's House nominated for the Oscar-qualifying Grand Prix Prize at Encounters
Very excited to announce that I have two films in competition at the BAFTA and OSCAR-qualifying Encounters Short Film Festival this year which are both nominated for the Oscar-qualifying Grand Prix Prize.
You can see Fan Girl in their "Funny Looking Shorts programme" on the Wednesday 21st September. Details HERE.
And you can see the World Premiere of Healey's House that I co-wrote and is directed by BIFA-winning Rob Savage on the 22nd September in their "Fear and Loathing - Thriller Shorts" Details HERE.
You can see both films in the festival trailer below.
Valentine showing at Lost Format Society
Had a fantastic night screening Valentine last night at the beau rooftop Lost Format cinema in Croydon alongside the very funny Sarah Chong by Ella Jones, My Name is Jo by Madeleine Bowyer, Safar by Pratyusha Gupta and Ways of Seeing by Jasmin John hosted by the BFI.
Full event details HERE.
Rest Stop on Comedy Central
Over the moon and back excited that my film Rest Stop is on Comedy Central this month!
You can watch it on Comedy Central's HERE
Fan Girl at the East End Film Festival
Had an absolute blast yesterday at the East End Film Festival in their Shorts in Passing programme! Above is me (full of wine) with our costume designer Alexi (costume designer), and our fancy pants cast member Brendan Lyle. We are standing with director Rob Savage of the ace short Absence and Sophie Freeman, producer of East End Film Festival.