Harry Wootliff
Harry Wootliff is an English film and television director and screenwriter.
Early life[]
Wootliff was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. She trained at Elmhurst ballet school, and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[1]
Career[]
Wootliff's debut short film Nits screened in Cannes Directors' Fortnight,[2] was Bafta nominated,[3] and won The BFI London Film Festival 'TCM Classic Shorts Film Competition',[4] Soho Rushes,[5] and Birds Eye View.[6] Her second short film Trip starred Sam Hazeldine and premiered in Official Selection at Berlin.[7]
Wootliff directed 'Coming Up' episode I Don't Care for Channel 4, starring Paloma Faith, Iwan Rheon, David Leon and Mark Benton, the drama screened at Edinburgh Film Festival[8] and Soho Rushes[9]
In 2013 Wootliff was a finalist for the Arts Foundation Award for Screenwriting.[10]
Wootliff's debut feature film, the critically acclaimed romantic drama Only You starring Laia Costa and Josh O'Connor, premiered 19 October 2018 at The London Film Festival, where it was nominated for both the First Feature Award and IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award. Only You went on to win The Critics’ Award at the 30th Dinard Film Festival,[11] two British Independent Film Awards,[12] a Writers' Guild Award,[13] and a BAFTA nomination.[14]
In 2019 Wootliff directed two episodes of Deep Water for ITV/Kudos, starring Anna Friel.[15]
On 7 May 2019 it was announced Wootliff would direct her second feature film True Things, based on the novel True Things About Me, by Deborah Kay Davies.[16] The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2021.[17]
References[]
- ^ 'Harry's gain' Yorkshire Post
- ^ Quinzaine des Réalisateurs website 'Nits'
- ^ BAFTA short film, nominees
- ^ Jury, Louise (The Independent) 'chilling-and-well-crafted-womens-visions-take-honours-at-the-london-film-festival'
- ^ Soho Shorts blog
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (The Independent) 'Film festival: The lady thrillers'
- ^ Berlinale website
- ^ 'Eye For Film' Edinburgh Festival film list
- ^ Rushes Soho Shorts Festival Magazine 2010
- ^ Arts Foundation website
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (Sept 30, 2019) Cineuropa, Dinard Festivals/Awards
- ^ BIFA website, award winners
- ^ Writers' Guild Awards 2020 shortlist
- ^ The Guardian, Baftas 2020: full list of nominations.
- ^ Cast announcement
- ^ Grater, Tom (Screen Daily ) 'Ruth Wilson, Jude Law pact for 'True Things About Me' with The Bureau, BBC Films (exclusive)'
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (26 July 2021). "Venice Film Festival Full Lineup Unveiled – Live Updates". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- English screenwriters
- British women screenwriters
- People from Harrogate
- English television directors
- English women film directors
- Women television directors