WRITER / DIRECTOR
Born and bred in the northwest of England, Natalie is an award-winning filmmaker who splits her time between the North and London. 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.
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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.
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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 Animation' - Birmingham Film Festival 2024
WINNER 'Best Super Short' - Hollywood Film & Animation Awards 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