writer & director
ABOUT
Ellie is a Children’s BAFTA-winning director, regularly creating educational content with History Bombs, working with clients such as the BBC, Historic Royal Palaces and English Heritage.
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Within her fiction work she's passionate about stories that explore young people's struggles, with a focus on grief, identity and LGBTQIA+ representation. She won a Broadcast Digital Award for her episode of BBC’s Sparks series produced by Emmy nominated Big Deal Films. Her most recent short, Chickenshit was longlisted for a BIFA.
Her works have screened in competition at BAFTA and Academy-Award qualifying festivals, winning a range of awards including the Hijack Visionary Filmmaker award at Aesthetica Film Festival and nominated for the Iris Prize Best British Short.
Ellie is a member of Directors UK, BAFTA Connect and alumni of BFI NETWORK's Weekender programme. She also mentors younger filmmakers and loves meeting fellow creatives, so get in touch! ellieerogers@gmail.com
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BIFA 2024 SHORT FILM LONGLIST
https://www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2024-short-film-longlist-announced/
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DIRECTORS LIBRARY
https://www.directorslibrary.com/ellie-rogers/they-found-her-in-a-field/
DIRECTORS NOTES FEATURES
https://directorsnotes.com/2019/03/24/ellie-rogers-they-found-her-in-a-field/
http://directorsnotes.com/2018/03/24/ellie-rogers-outlines/
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FILM SHORTAGE
https://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/they-found-her-in-a-field/
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BOOOOOOOM TV
https://tv.booooooom.com/2020/11/24/they-found-her-in-a-field-ellie-rogers/
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BEYOND THE SHORT
https://www.beyondtheshort.com/watch/they-found-her-in-a-field-ellie-rogers​​
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RIANNE PICTURES FEATURE
​​http://riannepictures.com/news/2019/3/24/flare-2019-they-found-her-in-a-field-by-ellie-rogers
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CLOSE-UP CULTURE FEATURE