Nicola Irvine

Writer & Founder of Landlady Films

 . Writer . Director . Editor . Cinematographer . Producer . Filmmaker .

nicola.irvine@landladyfilms.com

Profile

Dark comedy writer and filmmaker, founder of production company Landlady Films with a decade of filmmaking experience.

Currently studying at Cambridge University completing a Writing for Performance MSt.

Extensive experience working with musicians, actors, dancers and corporations, managing client stakeholder engagement, budgeting for different sized projects and getting client visions into production.

Extensive individual projects in multiple storytelling disciplines both within a crew and as a one woman production team. High level professional skillset from working in engineering.

 

Recent Writing

  • Disorderedly Orderly—

    Dark Comedy Radio Series

    present

  • Duty of Care– Solo Play, Dark Comedy

    ICE HOTBED Festival, Cambridge Junction

    2023

  • The Trout Trial– Dark Comedy

    Witch Trial Satire

    2023

  • Girl Torque—75-minute Drama Comedy

    Women in Engineering, ADC Theatre, Cambridge

    2023

  • The Moonlight Circus— 55-minute Audio Drama

    BBC Radio 3, Horror Audio Drama

    2023

  • Connie and Cody– Short Film

    Children’s Film, Animation

    2023

Writer’s Statement

I write stories that find a mix of the dark and light. My focus is on original, character-led stories that are grounded in truth, utilising heightened genre elements to bring focus to this and elevate them dramatically.

Recent Education

  • Cambridge University

    Writing for Performance MSt

    Student Rep

    2022-present

  • Raindance Film School

    Creative Media Production

    Student Rep

    2019-2021

Landlady Films Projects

| Director | Editor | Colourist | Cinematographer | Producer |

Frightened

By Something Elsie

October, 2022

Six Strings

By Something Elsie

March, 2022

Music Videos

Moment on a Star

By Chloé Dejon

September, 2022

Another Day, Another You

By TINY

September, 2021

Claustrophobic

By Something Elise

August, 2022

| Writer | Director | Editor | Sound Recordist | Production Design | Producer | Cinematographer | Colourist

First Draft

Award Winning

June, 2021

The Apple Doesn’t Fall

Stop Motion

January, 2021

Short Films

Eye of the Beholder

July, 2021

Hide and Seek

Short Horror Competition

October, 2020

Gestalt

Short Horror Competition Entry

August, 2021

Venus

December, 2019

Awards

Best Student Film— New York International Women’s Film Festival (First Draft) 2021

Best Original Screenplay Nomination—Indie Short Fest LA (First Draft) 2021

Best Fantasy Short Nomination—Indie Short Fest LA (First Draft) 2021

Best Director (Female) Nomination—Indie Short Fest LA (First Draft) 2021

Best Film Nomination—Kalakari Film Fest (First Draft) 2021

Best Student Film Nomination—Limelight Film Awards (4:00am) 2017

1st PrizeNational E-Safety Film Competition Out of Your Hands 2016

Young Next Generation Photography Winner—EEF 2018

Engineering Apprentice of the Year Award Shortlisted—EEF 201