Harry Wootliff

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Harry Wootliff is an English film and television director and screenwriter.

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Early life

Wootliff 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]

Wootliff's second feature film True Things starring Ruth Wilson and Tom Burke, had its World Premiere at Venice, [15] and also screened at Toronto [16] and The London Film Festival, [17] where it won the IWC Shaffhausen award. [18] Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film. [19]

Wootliff directed the finale of BBC/HBO's His Dark Materials season three. [20] She is currently directing The Woman in the Wall, a Motive Pictures production, for BBC/Showtime. [21]

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References

  1. ↑ 'Harry's gain' Yorkshire Post
  2. ↑ Quinzaine des Réalisateurs website 'Nits'
  3. ↑ BAFTA short film, nominees
  4. ↑ Jury, Louise (The Independent) 'chilling-and-well-crafted-womens-visions-take-honours-at-the-london-film-festival'
  5. ↑ Soho Shorts blog
  6. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (The Independent) 'Film festival: The lady thrillers'
  7. ↑ Berlinale website
  8. ↑ 'Eye For Film' Edinburgh Festival film list
  9. ↑ Rushes Soho Shorts Festival Magazine 2010
  10. ↑ Arts Foundation website
  11. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (Sept 30, 2019) Cineuropa, Dinard Festivals/Awards
  12. ↑ BIFA website, award winners
  13. ↑ Writers' Guild Awards 2020 shortlist
  14. ↑ The Guardian, Baftas 2020: full list of nominations.
  15. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (Sept 2, 2021) Variety, Harry Wootliff Delivers ‘True Things,’ a Tale of Obsession, Starring Ruth Wilson, in Venice
  16. ↑ TIFF website ,
  17. ↑ LFF website
  18. ↑ Dalton, Ben (Oct 17, 2021) Screen Daily, Harry Wootliff, ‘Hit The Road’ head BFI London Film Festival winners .
  19. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (13 October 2021). "Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke's Venice-Premiering 'True Things' Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  20. ↑ Lark Management
  21. ↑ BBC website, The BBC and Showtime commission new drama series The Woman In The Wall
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