ELLIE ROGERS
WRITER/DIRECTOR
bfi network bafta crew
2021
Selected for BFI Network & BAFTA Crew 2021 development programme.

tv short Film with big deal films
In Production with Big Deal Films on an LGBTQ TV short film commissioned by CBBC.

WINNER OF THE HIJACK VISIONARY FILMMAKER AWARD
They Found Her in a Field has won the Hijack award at Aesthetica Film Festival 2019! It's the first award of its kind and gives the filmmaker a generous post production package for their next film.

BAFTA QUALIFYING FILM festivalS
They Found Her in a Field has been selected for three more BAFTA qualifying film festivals! Aesthetica, Leeds and London Short Film Festival!

thousand films
writing competition
Thousand Films have longlisted the pilot script for Fairy Blood Mother in their writing competition.
100 pilot scripts have been long listed down from 2,000 entries.

BFI Flare Industry Event
Invited to speak on an industry panel about the representation of Queer Teens on Screen, hosted by Forever Young Film Club.

World premiere
They Found Her in a Field had it's world premiere screening at BFI Flare LGBTQ+ FF in March! Many of the cast and crew came along to support and watch the sold out screening.

widening the lens
Selected for this years talent initiative, Widening the Lens, in Bristol. A weekend of masterclasses and networking thanks to Encounters Film Festival!
