Fran Lea
UK Screen Star of Tomorrow after writer/director Feature Strawberry Fields BBC Films, BFI, Film London, Soda Pictures UK Cinema & DVD release. BBC2 primetime, Netflix & itunes VOD. Frances has a comedy drama series in dev with What Larks TV & Feature Film Hoo-ha with Overactive Imagination NZ. Developed projects with Mia Bays @ M.I.A. Films, guest Lecturer LFS and Univ of Herts, ran Directing workshops for Film London, Mentor Film Agency Wales. Panel & solo talks at Underwire, BFI, & Birds Eye View FF. Created & ran Ind Cinema at Treadwells Art Mill, Writer-in-Resid at HMP Bedford, directed theatre in Paris. Doc Face-On with Screen East, performances from HMP Bedford. Get A Life Harry 17 part Internet Com Drama series. 60 min Film Everyone’s Happy Prod by Footprint Films. Fugee Girl 30 min drama Channel 4. Samson Superslug by Jeff Povey 13 part Comedy Drama series ITV, Prod Jill Green. Oh Julie! 9 min Animation Channel 4. 4 Int awards Manga US General Chaos DVD. Friern Hospital Closure 50 min Doc, Release Me for BBC2 Disability 7 Intl awards. Original and daring, dares to explore complex psychological relationships as well as bizarre comic situations. Such hutzpah is rare Simon Beaufoy S.F. An intelligent script beguiling performances A Streetcar Named Desire meets My Summer of Love. Total Film \*\*\*\* EH Marvellously played by a no-name cast, it puts many flashier Britpics to shame. Derek Elley Variety R.M. A surprising and brave film, and an inspiration to watch.Jane Campion
