William Oldroyd
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
William’s first short film Best won the Sundance London Short Film Competition in 2013. Previously he worked with film and video at art college before becoming a theatre and opera director.
He was Director in Residence at the Young Vic Theatre, where he directed Ghosts by Ibsen in a new translation by Frank McGuinness. Other credits include Kean by Sartre in Tokyo, Waiting for Godot in Munich and The Two Noble Kinsmen for the RSC Complete Works Festival. Opera productions include Don Pasquale for ETO at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London.
Lady Macbeth was William’s first feature film. Written by Alice Birch and produced by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly it was made with the support of BFI, BBC Films and Creative England through iFeatures. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016.
Awards for Lady Macbeth include:
*BAFTA 2018, Outstanding Debut and Outstanding British Film, nominee
*British Independent Film Awards 2017, Winner
*Independent Spirit Awards, Best International Film, nominee
*European Film Awards 2017, Discovery Award, winner
*Directors Guild of America, Outstanding Director First Feature, nominee.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HIS & HERS | Campout Productions / Fifth Season / Freckle Films | Director/Writer/Executive Producer |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
EILEEN 2023 | Feature film premiering at Sundance 2023 | |
LADY MACBETH 2016 | iFeatures | Feature developed through iFeatures development scheme |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BEST 2013 | Sundance Film Festival, 2014 (Utah) |