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Carol's Bio

Carol has enjoyed success as a writer in many mediums including film, TV, and theatre.

Her eight short films include 'What Happened to Evie' (2019) directed by BAFTA winner Kate Cheeseman - selected for 40 festivals and winner of 14 awards; 'Night Armour' (2017) and 'Smile' (2018) directed by Carolina Giammetta - selected for 25 festivals and winner of 11 awards.

Her short film 'The Touch' (2017) was one of only three scripts awarded production funding at the Berlinale Film Festival and was subsequently directed by BBC's Simon PItts, who also directed Carol's short film 'Ten Glorious Seconds' (2016). 

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'Charlie's Freedom' was shot in Bristol and was directed by Bafta Winning Director Rachel Tillotson and produced by French Fancy Productions - selected for 8 top international film festivals including two BIFA qualifying. In addition, it won 9 script awards.  

Carol's script for 'Annie Pannie' won an award from Film Expo South to be produced by Tenerife Productions. The filming took place in Tenerife, directed by Deanna Dewey - selected for 11 international film festivals and winner of more than 30 awards. 

Four of Carol's short films are currently enjoying global distribution through Shorts TV, Pacific Voice and Origine.

 

Carol's Theatre credits include: 'Tatterjack and the Wotsit Box' (Scat Theatre); 'Sisters under the Skin' (Lincoln Comedy Festival); 'Escape the Forever Path' (Proteus Theatre); 'Paddy's Wake' (Union Theatre) and 'Black Balls and Pink Marbles' (Hammersmith Theatre). Her children's play 'Only a Game' was published by Samuel French and has enjoyed hundreds of productions around the world. It was also translated and published by Uitgeverij Vink as 'Het is Maar Een Spel'.

 

Carol was an additional writer on TV's Emmy award-winning 'Smack the Pony' and has worked on developing two of her own TV pilot comedy creations 'Jump the Gun' with Avalon Productions and 'Rat Links' with Celador. She also won a Radio 4 competition for her play 'Fairground Attraction'.

 

She has an MA in screenwriting (TV & Film) and is currently developing a TV Thriller Series 'The Truth'; a Comedy Drama '16 Ditto' and a Children's Novel 'Escape the Games'.

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One Good Take

Episode 43 | Carol Younghusband - writer/producer

In January 2022, I was invited for interview by Nic Penrake for one of his insightful Film Industry podcasts on 'One Good Take'.

 

To listen to the full interview please click here
 

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Writing Resume - Films

Films

What happened to Evie - a short drama directed by BAFTA winning Director Kate Cheeseman starring Bessie Coates, Michael Jibson and Sian Reeves. It was produced by French Fancy Productions and awarded completion funding. In April 2018 it started its festival season and was selected for 42 global film festivals including Oscar and Bafta qualifiers. It also won 14 awards including Best International Short Film at Galway Film Fleadh and Best Short Drama at San Jose Film Festival.

 

Night Armour - a short film comedy, directed by Carolina Giammetta and produced by Georgina French, starred Elizabeth Berrington and Dan Fredenburgh. It made official selection at 16 global film festivals and achieved many top awards including Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Short and Best International Short.

Ten Glorious Seconds - a sensitive short film drama featuring David Suchet and directed by BBC's Simon PItts. This film was sponsored by Bupa and achieved worldwide success on the internet where it has been viewed tens of thousands of times. 

 

Smile - a dark film thriller directed by the acclaimed Carolina Giammetta, and produced by French Fancy Productions, starring Deborah Cornelius and Joe Tucker. It made official selection at 15 global film festivals including two BAFTA qualifiers and was also nominated for Best Director and Best Score. 

 

The Touch - this script was one of only three selected at the prestigious Berlinale Film Festival 2014. It was awarded funding by Canon films, starred Claudius Peters and Rachael Holloway and was produced in 2015 by Flourishing Pictures and French Fancy Productions.

Blue Room - a short experimental drama directed by BAFTA winning Director Kate Cheeseman starring Georgia Henshaw and Adam Bellamy. It has been selected for three international film festivals and won Best Short Experimental Horror.

 

Charlies Freedom - a sensitive short film drama directed by BAFTA winning Director Rachel Tillotson, starring Olivia Pentelow, Clare Perkins and Stacha Hicks. It was filmed in Bristol in 2022 and will be starting its festival season in 2023. 

 

Annie Pannie - this script was one of two selected for production by Film Expo South's annual competition. It was produced in 2022 by TFL productions and directed by Deanna Dewey in Tenerife. It starred Georgia Henshaw and Nick Bartlett and enjoyed its world premier at Palm Beach International Film Festival in April 2023.

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Resume - Theatre

Theatre

Sisters under the Skin - a one-woman comedy monologue performed in venues across the South of England and Lincoln Comedy Festival. 

Paddy's Wake - a dark comedy produced by the Union Theatre, London.

Black Balls and Pink Marbles - a broad comedy showcased by Hammersmith Theatre, London.

Last Night Party - produced by Bench Theatre, Havant, Hants. 

My Sister was a Straight - commissioned as a one woman show for Edinburgh Festival.

Tatterjak and the Wotsit Box - commissioned by Scat Theatre Company for its tour of schools across the South of England.

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Resume - TV, Radio & Children's

TV, Radio and Children's

Smack the Pony - additional writer for Emmy award wining TV comedy sketch show featuring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan, Sally Phillips and Sarah Alexander.

Jump the Gun - a comedy TV sketch show, created and written by Carol Younghusband and developed with Avalon Productions for BBC (not commissioned).

Fairground Attraction - a 30 minute comedy play for Radio 4.  

Only a Game - a children's play published by Samuel French in London, New York and Toronto. It has been performed in hundreds of venues across the world. 

Escape the Forever Path - showcased by Proteus Theatre Company, Basingstoke.

Het is maar een spel -  a children's play published by Uitgeverij Vink, IBVA Holland.  It has been performed in translation many times throughout the Netherlands. 

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Films/Trailers

View Films

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trailer or full film
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Night Armour does not have a trailer - to view the full film please get in touch.

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TEN GLORIOUS SECONDS

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Awards

Awards

WHAT HAPPENED TO EVIE

Official Selections, Awards and Nominations

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland - "OSCAR" Qualifying - Festival

BEST SHORT FILM DIRECTED BY A FEMALE - Papaya £500 Film Fund - Cannes Short Film Corner

BEST DRAMA - San Jose Film Festival, California - USA

BEST FILM - Wimbledon International Short Film Festival - UK

BEST FOREIGN FILM - Courage Film Festival - BERLIN

BEST EDITING - Canberra Film Festival - AUSTRALIA

BEST DIRECTOR - Oxford International Short Film Festival - UK

BEST MUSICAL SCORE - Oxford International Short Film Festival - UK

BEST FILM ON WOMEN - GOLDEN FOX AWARD - Calcutta Cult Film Festival - INDIA

BEST SHORT FILM - Hebden Bridge Film Festival -  UK

BEST SHORT FILM - Cinefluential Film Festival - USA

BEST WOMEN'S FILM - Independent Shorts Awards - The Finals - USA

BEST SHORT SCRIPT - UK Film Festival - UK

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT - Care Awards - CANADA

 

NOMINATIONS:

BEST ACTRESS - Canberra Film Festival - AUSTRALIA

BEST ACTRESS - Independent Shorts Awards - The Finals - USA

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM - Oxford International Short Film Festival - UK

BEST DRAMA - Oxford International Short Film Festival - UK

BEST EDITING - Underwire Film Festival - UK

BEST EDITING - Oxford International Short Film Festival - UK

FINALIST - THATFilm Festival, Cannes, FRANCE

SEMI-FINALIST - Miami Short Film Festival, USA

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

URBANWORLD (OSCAR QUALIFYING) FILM FESTIVAL, New York, USA 

SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA (OSCAR QUALIFYING), Tokyo, JAPAN

UNDERWIRE FILM FESTIVAL (BAFTA QUALIFYING), London, UK

AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (BAFTA QUALIFYING), York, UK

JULIEN DUBUQUE FILM FESTIVAL - USA

ST JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL - CANADA

CANBERRA FILM FESTIVAL - AUSTRALIA

THE FEMALE EYE FILM FESTIVAL - CANADA

VAGABOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - UK

MONTECATINI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - ITALY

TRIFORCE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, London - UK

KINOFILM FESTIVAL, Manchester - UK

SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, California - USA

LADY FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL, California - USA

TWEETFEST FILM FESTIVAL, London - UK

BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, California - USA

LONE WOLF FILM FESTIVAL, London - UK

WOMEN'S TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL, Dallas - USA

YOFIFEST Festival, New York - USA

CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL, California - USA

BENDFILM FESTIVAL, Oregon - USA

HERSTORY FILM FESTIVAL, Nashville - USA

CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Arizona - USA

OREGON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Oregon - USA

YOUNTVILLE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, California - USA

WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, Brattleboro, Vermont - USA

FLICKFAIR FILM FESTIVAL - On Demand

RED MOVIE AWARDS - UK

NIGHT ARMOUR

Official Selections, Awards and Nominations 

 

BEST SHORT - Broad Humor Film Festival, California - USA

BEST COMEDY - Galactic Film Festival, Los Angeles - USA

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - Festival Internacional Cine Al Mar - COLUMBIA

SPECIAL MENTION - Maipu Cortos Festival of Humor - ARGENTINA

FINALIST - Tracce Cinematografiche Film Festival, Paris - FRANCE

NOMINATIONS

BEST SHORT - RNC SPECIAL AWARD 'THIS IS ENGLAND' FILM FESTIVAL - FRANCE

BEST SHORT FILM - COMEDY CLUJ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - ROMANIA

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: 

CHICAGO COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL - USA
BFI THE LONDON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL (LOCO) - LONDON

UNDER THE MOONLIGHT ISLANTILLA CINEFORUM - ITALY

PRESCOTT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Prescott - USA
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CERANO - ITALY

CINEFIESTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FRANCE

SMILE

Official Selections, Awards and Nominations

LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (BAFTA QUALIFYING), London - UK

AESTHETICA FILM FESTIVAL, (BAFTA QUALIFYING), York - UK

WHATASHORT INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL (DIRECTOR NOMINATED) - INDIA

BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FINALIST) - USA

BEST INDEPENDENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - GERMANY

CAMBRIDGE STRAWBERRY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - UK

CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL - USA

CUTTING EDGE FILM FESTIVAL - USA

EUROFEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, St Petersburg - RUSSIA

IRVINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, California - USA

LEBEN FILM FESTIVAL - GERMANY

NEU WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - UTAH

SHORTFEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - UK

BLUE ROOM

Official Selections, Awards and Nominations

BEST SHORT EXPERIMENTAL HORROR - THE HORROR FILM FESTIVAL BLOODY MIRROR - UK 

PAPAYA ROCKS FILM FESTIVAL - London - UK

GENESIS FESTIVAL - London - UK

PARIS FILM ART FESTIVAL - Paris - FRANCE

MAGMART INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART FESTIVA - Naples - ITALY

CHARLIE'S FREEDOM

Official Selections, Awards and Nominations

OFFICIAL SELECTION (OSCAR & BAFTA QUALIFYING) - LA SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - California - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION (BIFA QUALIFYING) - WIGAN AND LEIGH FILM FESTIVAL - Wigan - UK

OFFICIAL SELECTION (BIFA QUALIFYING) - NORTH EAST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Manchester - UK

SEMI-FINALIST (OSCAR & BAFTA QUALIFYING) - FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Rhode Island - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION (BIFA QUALIFYING) - CRYSTAL PALACE FILM FESTIVAL - London - UK

OFFICIAL SELECTION - WATERFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Waterford, IRELAND

OFFICIAL SELECTION - YOFIFEST YONKERS FILM FESTIVAL, New York - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION - DISAPPEAR HERE FILM FESTIVAL - DONEGAL - N. IRELAND

OFFICIAL SELECTION - NURSINDCARE FILM FESTIVAL - MONZA, ITALY

BEST SCRIPT - INTERNATIONAL HOLLYWOOD SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Hollywood - USA

FINALIST - ROY W DEAN GRANT SHORT FILM - London - UK

FINALIST - INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY AWARDS - Los Angeles - USA

SEMI-FINALIST - SCREENCRAFT FILM FUND 

QUARTER-FINALIST - THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION - California - USA

QUARTER-FINALIST - ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL - Atlanta - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION - HOLLYWOOD SCREENINGS - Hollywood - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION - MICRO AUSTIN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Austin - USA

ANNIE PANNIE

Official Selections, Awards and Nominations

BEST SHORT FILM - REELHEART INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Toronto - CANADA

BEST SHORT SHORT - MARBELLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Marbella - SPAIN

WORLD PREMIERE - PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Florida - USA

SILVER AWARD SCRIPT WINNER - FILM EXPO SOUTH SCRIPT COMPETITION - Southampton - UK

OFFICIAL SELECTION - MARINA DEL REY FILM FESTIVAL - Los Angeles - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION - DESMOND DISTRICTION DEMONS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - Michigan - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION - SYS'S SIX FIGURE FILM FESTIVAL - Los Angeles, USA

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR - SUN FILM FESTIVAL - Spain

BEST TWISTED ENDING - ANATOLIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - TURKEY

BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL AUTHOR - CHICAGO ORIGINAL STORIES FESTIVAL - Chicago - USA

BEST SHORT THRILLER - FREEWHEELING FILM AWARDS - London - UK

BEST HORROR - NOCTURNA FILM FESTIVAL - Brooklyn - USA

BEST HORROR - FLORIDA SHORTS - Florida - USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION - CINEFANTASY INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - Sao Paulo - BRAZIL

NOMINATED BEST HORROR - PLANET CINEMA - USA

BEST HORROR SEMI-FINALIST - FILMHAUS - GERMANY

BEST ARTIST OF THE YEAR - TURIN INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS - Turin - ITALY

FINALIST - GOLDEN BRIDGE ISTANBUL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Istanbul - TURKEY

OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE - INTERNATIONAL HISPANIC FILM FESTIVAL - Delaware - USA

BEST INDIE SHORT FILM - MILAN GOLD AWARDS - Milan - ITALY

SEMI-FINALIST - FLORIDA SHORTS - Florida - USA

FLORENCE FILM AWARDS - SILVER AWARDS FOR BEST DRAMA, BEST THRILLER, BEST DIRECTOR,

   BEST ACTRESS, BEST INDIE FILM, BEST SOUND DESIGN & BEST THRILLER - Florence, ITALY

INTERNATIONAL GOLD AWARDS - WINNER - BEST THRILLER, GOLD AWARDS FOR BEST DRAMA, BEST HORROR & SILVER AWARDS FOR BEST ACTRESS AND BEST SOUND - USA 

BEST SUPER SHORT - MONZA FILM FESTIVAL, Monza, ITALY

BEST DRAMA - RED MOVIE AWARDS, Reims, FRANCE

BEST THRILLER - FREDA FILM FESTIVAL - MEXICO

BEST ORIGINAL STORY, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CRIME, BEST THRILLER - 8 & HALFILM AWARDS, ITALY

BEST PLOT TWIST - ABSURD FILM FESTIVAL - Milan, ITALY

LONDON MOVIE AWARDS - SILVER AWARDS FOR BEST INDIE FILM, BEST PRODUCER, BEST ACTRESS, BEST SCORE,

   BEST EDITING, BEST SOUND DESIGN

SEMI-FINALIST - SENSEI FILMFEST, Tokyo - JAPAN

BEST THRILLER, BEST CAST, BEST CRIME AND BEST EDITING - Wild Filmmaker Festival - Malaga, SPAIN

 

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Work in Development

Work in Development

The Truth
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TV thriller

A four-part TV series set in Covent Garden, London; where twenty somethings are striving to be at the top of their game in the arts and entertainment industry.

 

Logline:

Two strangers conspire to avenge the death of their siblings, but one isn’t telling the truth.

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Short Film Drama

A daughter reluctantly searches the beach every day looking for her Mum’s ring, only to uncover something far more valuable.

We are currently in pre-production on this short and will be filming early 2025. 

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Escape the Games
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Children's Novel (middle-grade) and TV Series

What if you cheated so much, you cheated life itself?

 

Escape the Games is a coming-of-age story about rebellion, redemption and hope. It follows Jevesh who is forced to face his greatest fears, insecurities and selfishness, not simply to win a game but to survive one more day.

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Best wishes,

Carol

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