Natalie Lauren
Actor/Producer/Writer/Director/Editor
Natalie Lauren
Actor/Producer/Writer/Director/Editor
Actor, Filmmaker & Mentor from Norfolk
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Filmography
50 Awards & Selections
Semi-Finalist, top 2% of 950+ submissions
Unauthorised Absence
Manchester Film Festival (BIFA & BAFTA Qualifying)
Manchester
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Soho London Independent Film Festival
London
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
CINEQUEST (Academy Award Qualifying)
San Jose, CA
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Ramsgate International Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying)
Ramsgate
2026
Official Selection, Best Editing Nominee
Fractured Frame
Oxford Shorts
Oxford
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Sunderland Short Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying)
Sunderland
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (BAFTA Qualifying)
Ffwrnes, Llanelli
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Romford Film Festival
London
2026
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Worcester Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying)
Worcester
2025
Industry Event on Female Filmmakers
Fractured Frame
Shorties @ Royal Society for the Arts
London
2025
Industry Screening
Fractured Frame
Collective Film Festival London
London
2025
Members-Only Industry Event
Fractured Frame
Female Film Club @ BFI London
London
2025
Official Selection, Best Comedy Nominee
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
HB Film Festival
Paisley, Glasgow
2025
Official Selection, Best Ensemble Nominee
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Greenwich Film Festival
London
2025
Online Screening, Honourable Mention
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Brighton Rocks Film Festival
Brighton
2025
Semi-Finalist - "New Waves"
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Cannes Indie Shorts Awards
Cannes
2025
Official Selection
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Kingston International Film Festival
London
2025
Official Selection, Best Short Film Nominee
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Romford Film Festival
London
2025
Official Selection (BIFA Qualifying), Best Comedy Film (nom.)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Sunrise Film Festival
Lowestoft
2025
Official Selection (BIFA Qualifying)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Unrestricted View Film Festival
London
2025
Official Selection
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Hastings Rocks
Hastings
2025
Official Selection, Award Nominee (Best Comedy)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Oxford Shorts
Oxford
2025
Official Selection
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Sex Education Film Festival
Catalunya
2025
Semi-Finalist
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Big Fridge International Film Festival
London
2025
Official Selection, Unique Perspectives Nominee
Fractured Frame
Suffolk Shorts
Woodbridge
2025
Official Selection, Best UK Short Film Nominee, Best Actress in a Short Nominee
Fractured Frame
MiraBan UK Film Awards
London
2025
Official Selection, Best Editing Winner, Best Actress Runner-Up, Best Film Nominee, and Uncanny Mention Nominee
Fractured Frame
Sur-Reel & Uncanny Film Festival
London
2025
Winner of The Big Screen Hack: 18 hour Filmmaking Hackathon
How To Be Human
RecDek @ The BFI
London
2025
Nominee, Shortlist
Leftovers (Script)
Kingston International Film Festival Pitch Competition
Kingston, England
2025
Finalist
Unauthorised Absence
Director's Cut International
Vienna
2025
Semifinalist
Unauthorised Absence
Outstanding Screenplays
2025
Shortlist
Unauthorised Absence
Slick Films Main Fund
2025
Finalist
Unauthorised Absence
IMDb "Script to Screen" Awards, Bath Film Festival
2025
Finalist
Unauthorised Absence
Bournemouth International Film Festival
2025
Official Selection, Best Original Comedy (nom.)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Giggle Film Festival
London
2024
Shortlist 2024, Best Comedy
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Performance Film & Media Short Film Competition
London
2024
Official Selection, Best British Film (nom.), Best Comedy (win)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Breaking TV Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
West London Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection, Best Comedy Actress (win), Best UK Comedy (nom)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Funny Life Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection, Best Comedy Short (win)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Golden Nugget International Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection, Best First-Time Filmmaker (win) and Best Ensemble Cast (win)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Jane Austen International Film Festival
Bath
2024
Official Selection, Best Film (win)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Super Shorts Hackney
London
2024
Official Selection
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
This Is England
Rouen
2024
Official Selection, Best Short Film (nom.)
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions
Manchester Health Film Festival
Manchester
2024
Finalist
Leftovers (Script)
The Chalker/Sanger Film Fund
Kent, England
2024
Honourable Mention for “Vision and Unique Contribution to Cinema”
Bubbles
Experimental Forum
Finalist
Bubbles
Blow Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Awards (IMDb Qualifying)
Official Selection, Award of Exceptional Merit
Bubbles
Nature Without Boarders (IMDb Qualifying)
Official Selection
Fractured Frame
Kingston International Film Festival
London
N/A | Honorable Mention | *Did not screen
Fractured Frame
Cindependent Film Festival*
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Personal Details
Current City
London
Hometown
Norwich, Norfolk
Gender
Female
Actor, Filmmaker & Mentor from Norfolk
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