Client details
Jennifer Perrott
Director
| Michelle Archer |
| JENNIFER PERROTT is an award-winning director of short films, TV
drama and commercials. A British national raised in Australia, Jennifer
studied directing at the Australian Film Television & Radio School.
Prior to that, she completed a BA in Communications majoring in film at
the University of Technology, Sydney, and worked as an assistant editor
on some landmark Australian dramas. Since 2003 Jennifer has based her
career mostly in the UK where she has directed TV drama for the BBC 1,
ITV and Channel 4 and also television commercials in the Benelux.
Jennifer has written and directed two award-winning short films – BREATHE (2000), A MATTER OF LIFE (2001) – an award-winning short documentary, SCAR STORIES (2000), and FLIGHT (2005), a UK Film Council-funded short. All have been received with acclaim at international festivals. In 2003 she took part in the Berlinale Young Talent Campus and won the Best Young Director award at the Broadcastnow/BBC B+ Young Talent Awards. She has directed prime time drama’s for BBC1/Kay Mellor, ITV/Kudos Productions and recently the pilot episode of a new Channel 4 comedy drama, STACKED. Jennifer is currently developing her intended debut feature, DUST OF LIFE with support from Screen Australia. The film project was also selected for funded development at the 6 month Binger Film Lab Script Development Program and then work-shopped in the intensive 6 month Binger Directing Program where her world renowned tutors included Judith Weston, Arne Bro, Gyula Gazdag, Ken Dancyger and Mark Travis. Jennifer has several other feature projects in development as writer/director. Training and Experience: 2007 Binger Film Lab Directing program (6 month intensive) |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DUST OF LIFE (2009) | Iluka Films/ Screen Australia | Feature Film Writer/Director In development |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| STACKED (2008) | Channel 4 | 1 x 30′ Comedy Drama Writer: Byrony Ive |
| ECHO BEACH (2007) | Kudos Productions/ ITV | 3 x 30′ for Kudos Productions/ ITV Exec Producer and Creator: Tony Jordan |
| THE CHASE (2006) | Rollem productions/ BBC | 2 x 60′. Series One Exec Producer and Creator: Kay Mellor |
| HOLLYOAKS (2005) | Mersey TV/ Channel 4 | 2 x 30' |
| DOCTORS (2005) | BBC1 | 6 x 30 |
| HOLLYOAKS (2004) | Mersey TV/ Channel 4 | 2 x 30' |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FLIGHT (2005) | UK Film Council | Digital Short 2006 Winner Best Film BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006 Finalist Kinofilm Manchester 2005 Screening at Cannes Film Festival in SHORT FILM CORNER. 2005 BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2005 Official competition LOS ANGLES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2005 Official competition PALM SPRINGS INTNL FILM FESTIVAL 2005 International competition INTERFILM Berlin 2005 Official competition RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL * short listed for BIFA Award |
| TITUS THE GREAT (2001) | Short Film 2002 2nd place Best Short Fiction BASC Byron Bay Film Festival 2001 AFTRS National Tour 2001 Winner Best Film made for children AUBURN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2001 Finalist CANBERRA INTERNATIOINAL FILM FESTIVAL 2001 Finalist LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2001 Official Competition FLICKERFEST | |
| SCAR STORIES (2001) | Short Film 2002 Winner Best Documentary BASC Byron Bay Film Festival 2002 Winner Best Documentary WOODFORD FILM FESTIVAL 2002 Finalist KENSINGTON FILM FESTIVAL 2001 Finalist ATOM Awards 2000 Winner Open Category QLD Gold ACS 2000 AGSC Nomination Best Original Score 2001 Finalist CANBERRA INTERNATIOINAL FILM FESTIVAL | |
| A MATTER OF LIFE (2001) | Short Film 2001 Best Fiction Film BASC Byron Bay Film Festival 2001 Winner Best Actor Sam Worthington TROPFEST 2001 Winner Best Director CAIRNS WETFEST 2001 Finalist ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL 2001 May/June QANTAS Inflight Entertainment 2001 Finalist ISOLA DEL CINEMA ROME 2001 Finalist CANBERRA INTERNATIOINAL FILM FESTIVAL | |
| BREATHE (2000) | Short Film 2002 BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Official Competition 2001 Winner Best Director KALEIDESCOPE 2001 Winner Best Actor Lindley Joyner KALEIDESCOPE 2001 Winner Best Cinematography FILM ECLECTIC Melbourne 2000 AFI NOMINATION Best Cinematography in a non-feature film 2000 Finalist FLICKERFEST 2001 Winner Best Director CAIRNS WETFEST 2001 Finalist CANBERRA INTERNATIOINAL FILM FESTIVAL |
