Louisa Connolly-Burnham

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We’re thrilled to announce our 2024 festival Alumni @louisaconnollyburnham is officially judging our Best British Short Film Award for our 4th edition ✨

Louisa is an award-winning director and screenwriter from Birmingham, who founded Thimble Films in 2019.

Louisa’s short film @sisterwivesfilm, starring BAFTA winner @mia_mbruce, screened at Sunrise Film Festival 2024. The short has been long-listed for Oscar, BIFA and BAFTA awards and is being developed into a feature. 

Her favourite film is Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

🏆 Sister Wives, took our festival by storm last year with it racking up 4 awards in total, including for our Best British Short Film.

We can’t wait to see what Louisa decides, you can read more about all of our 2025 judges on website 💜

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Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Louisa Connolly-Burnham

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