WRITER / DIRECTOR
Born and bred in the northwest of England, Natalie is a London based award-winning filmmaker. Her debut short film 'Today is a Good Day (2018)' and follow up shorts '#brunch (2019)' and 'Road Trip (2022)' are all award-winning films and have screened at over 50 international film festivals, including BAFTA & BIFA qualifying festivals. 'The Eagle's Gift' is her latest live-action film, which is currently on the '23/'24 festival circuit.
With nearly a decade of working for Film & TV companies, including Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Marvel Studios, Natalie specialises in postproduction and has been honing her craft as a writer / director over the past six years - having produced seven short films. With every film, Natalie seeks to challenge herself, to grow as a filmmaker - experimenting with camera techniques, shooting formats, her approach to screenwriting, and all aspects of postproduction; while all of her films retain common ground of telling raw and honest human stories that resonate with global audiences.
During this time, Natalie has been writing feature screenplays. She's currently writing a historical WW1 drama based on a true story, a present day supernatural horror, and has three features at treatment stage.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
WINNER - 32nd Raindance's 'Summer Lovin' Short Film Competition 2024
WINNER 'Best Editing' - Toronto International Women's Film Festival 2023
WINNER 'Best of the Fest' - North East International Film Festival 2022
WINNER 'Robin Hood Prize for Outstanding Short' - Nottingham International Film Festival 2022
WINNER 'Best Film' - LA1 Shorts 2022
WINNER 'Best British Film' - Soho London Independent Film Festival 2022
WINNER 'Best Film' - TMFF 2022
WINNER 'Best Screenwriter' - TMFF 2022
WINNER 'Award of Excellence - Special Mention' - Accolade Global Film Competition 2022
WINNER 'Best Film' - Falcon International Film Festival 2022
WINNER 'Best Twist' - Independent Horror Movie Awards 2019
WINNER 'Best Director' - Diabolical Horror Film Festival 2019
WINNER 'Best Cinematography' - European Cinematography Awards 2018
NOMINEE 'Best Short' - Toronto Indie Shorts 2023
NOMINEE 'XX Award' - Underwire 2022
NOMINEE 'The Die Edda Award' - 36th Braunschweig International Film Festival 2022
NOMINEE 'Best Story' - HB Film Festival 2022
NOMINEE 'Best Comedy' - Crystal Palace International FilmFestival 2022
NOMINEE 'Best Special Effects' - Independent Horror Movie Awards 2019
FINALIST ‘Short Film Competition’ - The Visionary Arts Awards 2023
FINALIST 'Best Film' - Warner Bros. Short Film Competition 2019
SEMI-FINALIST 'Best Short Film' - The People's Film Festival 2019
SEMI-FINALIST 'Best Film' - Directed by Women NYC Shorts of all Sorts 2019