Brook Driver Explained

Brook Driver
Nationality:British
Years Active:2015 - present
Notable Works:Swede Caroline (2024)
Awards:South by Southwest (2021 Final Draft Screenwriters Award)
Raindance Film Festival (The Spirit Award - Winner)

Brook Driver is a British screenwriter and film director based in London. He is currently the creative director at Deadbeat Films.[1]

Biography

In 2021, he was the winner of the Final Draft Screenwriters Award at South by Southwest (SXSW).[2]

His film Swede Caroline (which he wrote and co-directed with Finn Bruce) won the Spirit Award at the Raindance Film Festival[3] and was nominated for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Longlist.[4]

In 2023, his collaboration with Hassan Akkad, short film Matar, won the Fiction Award at the Novella Film Festival[5] and Best Short Film at the Shark Awards.[6]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorNotesRef.
2016Red HandedShort film[7]
2018Elron of EghamShort film[8]
2019Summer 2018 - The Documentary #ItsComingHomeShort film[9]
2021Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break[10]
2023MatarShort film[11]
2024Swede Caroline[12]

References

  1. Web site: BROOK DRIVER . 2024-04-18 . Deadbeat Films . en-US.
  2. Web site: Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break's Brook Driver . 2024-04-25 . blog.finaldraft.com . en.
  3. Web site: Raindance . 2022-11-04 . 30th Raindance Film Festival Award Winners . 2024-04-18 . Raindance . en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2022-10-20 . BIFA 2022 Longlists Raindance Discovery Award · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards . 2024-04-18 . BIFA · British Independent Film Awards . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Novella Film Festival 2023 – Novella Film Festival . 2024-04-18 . novellafilmfestival.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: Shark Search . 2024-04-18 . The Shark Awards . en.
  7. Web site: Red Handed - Short Film . 2024-04-18 . The Dots . en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2016-12-04 . ELRON OF EGHAM - CALLSHEET 2 Crew . 2024-04-18 . SlideShare . en.
  9. Summer 2018 - The Documentary #ItsComingHome . en . 2024-04-18 . vimeo.com.
  10. Web site: Guide . British Comedy . Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break - Film . 2024-04-18 . British Comedy Guide . en.
  11. Web site: 2023-01-10 . MATAR IS IN PRODUCTION . 2024-04-18 . Deadbeat Films . en-US.
  12. Web site: Ntim . Zac . 2024-02-23 . ‘Swede Caroline:’ British Mockumentary Starring Jo Hartley And Aisling Bea Lands Sky TV Deal & Theatrical Release Date, First Trailer Revealed . 2024-04-18 . Deadline . en-US.

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