Laura Jayne Tunbridge
Writing
Laura Jayne Tunbridge is a BAFTA-nominated writer and director from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Laura has written numerous award winning shorts. They include, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DREAD which won an Annie Award and an RTS Award, and was nominated for a BIFA and a BAFTA. Short animation OTHER HALF, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 and won Best Animated Short at Sitges. Her live action shorts include REQUIEM, which won an RTS Award and KISS CHASE, which was nominated for Best Screenwriter at Underwire.
In 2020 Laura wrote and directed DRAGGED UP, starring Gaby French. The short was selected for festivals including Encounters, Inside Out and Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Short. DRAGGED UP was nominated for Best British Short at the BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize and has been broadcast twice on Channel 4.
Known for
Behind the camera11
- 2025Ovary-Acting Writer
- 2023Girl on Girl Director, Writer
- 2023Us & In Between Story Editor
- 2022Reasons Script Editor
- 2021Kiss Chase Writer
- 2021Dragged Up Director
- 2021Night of the Living Dread Writer
- 2021Other Half Writer
- 2021Requiem Screenplay
- 2020Wildflowers Writer