About

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Place of birth:
Sherrness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, UK
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Laura Jayne Tunbridge

Overview

Laura Jayne Tunbridge is a BAFTA-nominated writer and director from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Laura has written numerous award winning shorts. They include, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DREAD which won an Annie Award and an RTS Award, and was nominated for a BIFA and a BAFTA. Short animation OTHER HALF, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 and won Best Animated Short at Sitges. Her live action shorts include REQUIEM, which won an RTS Award and KISS CHASE, which was nominated for Best Screenwriter at Underwire.

In 2020 Laura wrote and directed DRAGGED UP, starring Gaby French. The short was selected for festivals including Encounters, Inside Out and Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Short. DRAGGED UP was nominated for Best British Short at the BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize and has been broadcast twice on Channel 4.

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Directing
2023 Girl on Girl Directing Director N/A
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2021 Dragged Up Directing Director N/A
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Nights Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Ovary-Acting Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Girl on Girl Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Us & In Between Writing Story Editor N/A
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2022 Reasons Writing Script Editor N/A
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2021 Kiss Chase Writing Writer N/A
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2021 Night of the Living Dread Writing Writer 58
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2021 Other Half Writing Writer N/A
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2021 Requiem Writing Screenplay 58
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2020 Wildflowers Writing Writer N/A
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