Georgie is a multi-award winning writer and director based in Northern Ireland and London. She has worked across several disciplines including film, podcast creation, arts journalism and curation. Her films have been recognised globally for their bold and unique vision and screened at BAFTA qualifying festivals. She has had experience working across several departments on low-budget short films, often editing, art directing and animating graphics in her films. She is currently in post-production on a BBC short film where she will combine live action footage with animated collages.
Her work is created with broad audiences in mind and the desire to dramatise the ordinary, especially the daily challenges faced by women. She is interested in visualising modern life and the issues of technology through a historical gaze; creating works which fuse popular culture and aesthetics from the past and present.
Projects
- My Morning RoutineLured by images of ‘glass skin perfection’ a young woman enters the world of a morning makeup routine only to discover it is not as perfect as it first seems. An experimental and darkly ironic film which holds the mirror up to past and present toxic beauty standards and unattainable ideals of perfection. Written and directed by Georgie Cowan-Turner Starring Hannah Briercliffe Music by C is For Noir D.O.P Gary Boyd Voiceover Alexandra Lyle Edited by Gary Boyd, Georgie Cowan-Turner, Anaïs N’Dé
Projects credited in
- New Museum SchoolsA programme of year-long traineeships, opening up the arts and heritage workforce to the next generation of diverse talent28
Work history
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Film Director/ Screenwriter/ EditorFreelance
United KingdomFreelance
Georgie Cowan-Turner is an award-winning writer and director who has worked across several disciplines including film, podcast creation, arts journalism and curation. She graduated with a distinction for a Masters in Film from Queens University Belfast and has a BA in English Literature from University College London.
Georgie’s work is created with broad audiences in mind and the desire to dramatise the ordinary, especially the daily challenges faced by women. She is interested in visualising modern life and the issues of technology through a historical gaze; creating works which fuse popular culture and aesthetics from the past and present. Her films have screened globally and at BAFTA qualifying film Festivals. She recently finished a short film with the BBC and Northern Ireland Screen which she directed, wrote and edited.
She is currently set to direct two Episodes of a TV Series set in London.
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Culture WriterThe Upcoming
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
- Arts Writing
- Communication Arts
- Content and Media Writing
- Feature Writing
- Podcasting
- Acting
Education
Awards
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Winner Female Empowerment Film (My Morning Routine)Tokyo Short Film Festival
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Winner Female Empowerment Film ( My Morning Routine)New Wave Short Film Festival
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