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Barbara Bargiel is a Polish - British Film Director & Scriptwriter based in London for the past 21 years. Currently, she was selected to the BBC Shadow Directors Pool ( Kids & Family) and the Screencraft Works Cross- Border Mentoring Programme, and is being mentored by Kaura Linda ( USA, NYC)- CEO & Founder of The Space Dream Productions. Barbara makes films with an all- female crew. She is a Bafta Connect Director working on debut feature.
She is drawn to the stories of unsung heroes and their contemporary circumstances. How justice and empowerment can be served for them in films. She feels comfortable making drama that leans towards another genre like comedy, thriller, horror. She dreams to direct a Western and Film Noir one day!
In industry Barbara watched films & read screenplays for Bafta Yugo Students Awards as a Jury, North East International Film Festival as a Film Screener, Sunderland Short Films Festival as a Film Reviewer, Watersprite Film Festival as a film and screenplay Judge. She contributed her storytelling expertise to Iconic Steps, Dyspla, and other freelance Writer-Directors and Scriptwriters.
Since 2013, Barbara directed several shorts, which showcased and won awards in film festivals worldwide. Big Syn International Film Festival (UN), Birmingham Film Festival, Bifa qualifying Sunderland Short Film Festival, New Renaissance Film Festival, Oregon Short Film Festival, Short Sweet Film Festival- Comedy Festival in Cleveland, Ohio and San Francisco Indie Short Film Festival, to name a few.
Based on scripts selected to Programmes: National Film & Television School Filmmaking Certificate, Sundance Institute Collabs in Directing & Writing; BFI Skill Up Mentoring for Writers- Directors with TripleC & Screenskills; WFTV Table Read.
Supported by charitable funds of: Screenskills Bursary (BFI- National Lottery Fund); Film & TV Charity Fund- Sundance & Marche du Film Accreditation charges (1st feature development); Campaign Bootcamp Community Fund- NFTS fee. Screen Argyll's ( Screen Scotland) Sea Change Professional Development Lab funded again by Film & TV Charity Fund & Screenskills Bursary ( BFI, National Lottery Fund).
Barbara's ambition is to see women progressing in the film industry and being given opportunities.
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  • Director (6 Credits)
    BREAK FREE
    Screenplay, Short Script
    Generic2022
    Experimental, Short, Student
    HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM2021
    Short
    Martin & The Magic Muffins2019
    Short, Student
    Herstory2014
    Experimental, Short
    Poison2013
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    Generic2022
    Experimental, Short, Student
    HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM2021
    Short
    Martin & The Magic Muffins2019
    Short, Student
    Herstory2014
    Experimental, Short
    Poison2013
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    BREAK FREE
    Screenplay, Short Script
    FREE
    Screenplay, Short Script
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM2021
    Short
    Poison2013
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Cinematographer (2 Credits)
    HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM2021
    Short
    Herstory2014
    Experimental, Short
  • Editor (1 Credit)
    Herstory2014
    Experimental, Short
  • Camera (1 Credit)
    Herstory2014
    Experimental, Short
Finalist in Piccadilly Lights Spotlight Prize
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The Big Syn International Film Festival
London
2024
Honourable Mention Award
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Love Story Film Festival ( New Renaissance Film Festival
London
2023
WINNER in Drama Category
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Walthamstow International Film Festival
London
2022
Finalist in Best Relationship Drama
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Oregon Short FIlm Festival
Portland, Oregon
2022
Nominee in Micro and Student Category
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Birmingham Film Festival
Birmingham
2022
Official Selection
HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM
Omovies International Film Festival
Online/ Naples
2021
Official Selection
HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM
Sunderland Short FIlm Festival
Online/Sunderland
2021
Premier
HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM
HANSH
Online
2021
Video Art
Poison
NAA Festival
Barcelos
2014
Official Selection Best Live Action Film
Generic
Paris Lift Off Festival
Paris
College
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
MA Scenography
20122013
College
University of East London
BA Hons Photography
20062009
College
National Film and Television School
Certificate in Filmmaking
20202021
Birth Date
December 4, 1982
Current City
London, UK
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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