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

Brook Driver
NationalityBritish
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Notable workSwede Caroline (2024)
AwardsSouth by Southwest (2021 Final Draft Screenwriters Award)
Raindance Film Festival (The Spirit Award - Winner)
Websitebrookdriver.com

Biography edit

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 edit

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes Ref.
2016 Red Handed No Yes No Short film [7]
2018 Elron of Egham Yes Yes No Short film [8]
2019 Summer 2018 - The Documentary #ItsComingHome No Yes Yes Short film [9]
2021 Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break No Yes No [10]
2023 Matar No Yes No Short film [11]
2024 Swede Caroline Yes Yes No [12]

References edit

  1. ^ "BROOK DRIVER". Deadbeat Films. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break's Brook Driver". blog.finaldraft.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  3. ^ Raindance (2022-11-04). "30th Raindance Film Festival Award Winners". Raindance. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ "BIFA 2022 Longlists | Raindance Discovery Award · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ "Novella Film Festival 2023 – Novella Film Festival". novellafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ "Shark Search". The Shark Awards. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ "Red Handed - Short Film". The Dots. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. ^ "ELRON OF EGHAM - CALLSHEET 2 Crew". SlideShare. 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  9. ^ Summer 2018 - The Documentary #ItsComingHome. Retrieved 2024-04-18 – via vimeo.com.
  10. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break - Film". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  11. ^ "MATAR IS IN PRODUCTION". Deadbeat Films. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  12. ^ 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". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

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