Georgia is a writer / director based in London, her debut feature film - Mari, was commissioned through the Film London, BFI & BBC Films' Microwave scheme. Its worldwide premiere was at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival and was released in UK cinemas on June 21st, 2019 with critical acclaim & 4 star reviews. Georgia has made a series of award winning short films, her debut short Brighter Borough, a fashion film using contemporary dance, premiered at London Fashion Week in 2012. It went on to screen at the New York Dance on Camera Film Festival, London Short Film Festival (nominated for Best Music Short), Underwire Film Festival (nominated for Best Composer) & also won Shooting People’s Film of the Month. A Moment to Move, her first short drama premiered at Underwire Film Festival where it won the XX Award for Best Female Protagonist. It also screened at the London Short Film Festival, East End Film Festival & the Women Over 50 Film Festival, winning awards in the Audience Choice & Best Drama categories. In 2016 Georgia was interviewed by the BBC on the set of her short film Abandon, discussing gender inequality within the film industry. Abandon went on to screen at festivals around the world & was nominated for Best Director & Best Sound Design at the 2017 Underwire Film Festival. Georgia was recently selected to be one of Film London’s Lodestars, a diverse group of filmmakers all poised to shape the course of the industry. She is currently in development with the BFI on her second feature film and has recently completed directing her first TV mini series Tom Jones for Mammoth Screen.
SELECTED PRESS & INTERVIEWS
The Guardian - ‘Mari review - Georgia Parris' stirring drama about a pregnant dancer’ ☆☆☆☆
iPaper - ‘Mari review - bittersweet drama with flair’ ☆☆☆☆
Little White Lies - Mari review - ‘A promising debut and a good sign for British cinema.’ ☆☆☆☆
BBC Radio 5 Live Kermode & Mayo Film Review - Mari review
BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking - Interview on Mari
Evening Standard - ‘Rising Stars of Cinema’
Stylist Magazine - ‘The female film directors making history’
London Live - Mari - TV Interview
Screen Daily - Mari - ‘first look’ exclusive
BBC Newsbeat - ‘Women in film’ Interview
BBC - Online Video Interview
Screen Daily - A Moment To Move - Interview
CONTACT
Roxana Adle - Lark Management
roxana@larkmanagement.co.uk