Ella Greenwood

Ella Greenwood BCA is a British Filmmaker, Writer, and Mental Health Advocate from London, England. She holds a British Citizen Award for Services to Arts, and was listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 at the age of 19. Her work has starred BAFTA Winners, and has been featured by the likes of Variety, Deadline, Grazia, Huffington Post and Refinery29. She is the Founder of Broken Flames Productions, a Foundervine Future 40 Company, and is a Women of the Future Award Winner as well as a Recipient of the Diana Award. Aged 18, she wrote, directed & produced her first film 'Faulty Roots' which was selected for BAFTA Qualifying festivals, including Carmarthen Bay, at which she won the Rising Star Award. Next came the short films 'Smudged Smile' starring BAFTA Winner Mia Mckenna-Bruce, which premiered at the Oscar Qualifying Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 'Self-Charm' starring BAFTA Winner Bukky Bakray, 'Why Wouldn't I Be?' with Harry Collett (House of the Dragon) which premiered at BAFTA Qualifying Manchester Film Festival, 'Bibimbap for One' which premiered at BAFTA Qualifying Norwich Film Festival, and 'Fifty-Four Days' which won Best Short Film at BAFTA Qualifying British Urban Film Festival. Her recent film, 'Twofold', a one-take short, was nominated at the British Short Film Awards and the Amazon MGM Studios Short Film Competition. She is an ambassador for leading teenage mental health charity stem4, and has spoken at a range of institutions such as The University of Oxford and the British Film Institute.