Since my graduation in 2003 I have managed to balance my writing projects with a successful career as an assistant director. I have worked on productions such as Little Dorrit, Downton Abbey, Small Island, Criminal Justice, Wallander, Sense & Sensibility, Brick Lane, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy and 28 Weeks Later. This on set experience has given me a superb insight into the industry, as well as invaluable knowledge of script and directing styles.
As well as my solo writing projects I often write with my old school friend Mark Beynon. A writing partnership that started with short theatre plays in our teens. Our first feature film script, ‘I Am Tyler Marks’ was given a development grant from Screen South and the UK Film Council in 2005.
In 2008, we made our first short entitled ‘The Beachcombers’; a 10-minute romantic tale starring Charity Wakefield and Rasmus Hardiker and funded by Film London. It went on to win the 2008 Best Of Borough Award (voted for by the viewers of ITV London Tonight) presented at BAFTA. The film is now being distributed by Shorts International.
Following ‘The Beachcombers’ success, we decided to make the short film ‘In Passing’, a 1940’s WWII drama starred Lesley Sharp, Russell Tovey and Sean Pertwee. The film secured distribution with Future Shorts and was screened on the BBC in Autumn 2010.
In January 2010 I was nominated for the BBC Writers Room ‘Tony Doyle Bursary For New Writing’. From hundreds of script entries our feature entitled ‘Christie’ was shortlisted amongst the final seven. Later that year I was shortlisted for the BBC writer’s academy.
In 2011 I have turned my hand to producing. “Friend Request Pending” is a comedy written by me and directed by a great new talent – Chris Foggin.
Our Social Networking love story stars Judi Dench, Penny Ryder, Philip Jackson and Tom Hiddleston. The film Premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2011 and will next screen in January at The London Short Film Festival.
I now have several new projects in development, including a low budget feature entitled ‘Plan B’ and a TV series based on ‘Friend Request Pending’.
My agent is Katie Williams at The Agency
+44 (0)207 727 1346
kwilliams@theagency.co.uk
