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Carol Younghusband
Screenwriter - Film, TV, Theatre
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Carol's Bio
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).
'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'.
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.
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.
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.
Films/Trailers
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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
Work in Development
Work in Development
The Truth
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.
Caz
Short Film Drama
What if we spend our lives searching for something only to find we've already found it?
Each day after work Caz clears the beach of trash and searches for her Mum’s wedding ring.
But when her Mum has a serious fall it uncovers a curious truth.
Escape the Games
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.
Contact
Contact
Many thanks for visiting my website.
Best wishes,
Carol
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