Nuggets of News, Media & things in the Press
Unauthorised Absence hits its production funding target! Throughout the campaign, Natalie and writer Jo Clayton had the opportunity to speak about the project with a number of outlets, some of whom are listed here.
With BAFTA Winner Cathy Tyson attached, they aim to shoot in April 2026.
Natalie is awarded for her Commitment to Educational Equity, nominated by her colleagues to recognise her work supporting students with non-traditional school backgrounds.
The script for Unauthorised Absence, written by Jo Clayton and developed with Natalie as Creative Producer is a Finalist for the IMDb Awards at Bath Film Festival: our 5th screenplay accolade.
Fractured Frame is featured in Whats Hot London, ahead of its screening at Close-Up Cinema, Shoreditch: where it wins Best Editing, and is nominated for Best Film & Best Actress.
Natalie and editor Gianluca Truda sit down with Soho London Independent Film Festival’s director Vanessa Ayiku to talk about the inspirations, and making, of Fractured Frame.
Ahead of its selection at the BIFA Qualifying Worcester Film Festival, Natalie conducted a “behind the scenes” interview about the making of Fractured Frame with the festival.
The trailer for Fractured Frame, directed by Natalie Lauren and Simon London, is released in a wonderful write-up about the film on the dedicated short film platform, Short Stuff.
Cast in Grief part 001 is Annabel Scholey, recently seen in BBC’s The Split & Disney+’s Rivals, as well as: The Salisbury Poisoning, The Sixth Commandment, The Serial Killer’s Wife, Dead and Buried and Being Human.
A Still image from some scenes Natalie directed for the upcoming, near-future, sci-fi pilot Feel Me were featured in ProMovieMaker in celebration of its use of light and framing.
As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Natalie conduced an interview with her old school about her career so far, and how those earlier experiences have supported it.
Natalie and Gianluca Truda enter, and win, an 18 hour AI Filmmaking Hackathon with How To Be Human: a philosophical film exploring the nature of Truth, which screened at the BFI.
Natalie was selected as one of the BFI Network and FilmHub South East’s “Future Producers”: a scheme which focuses on those underrepresented within the film industry.
Natalie interviewed about acting in and producing STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions, at Romford Film Festival. She is joined by filmmaker Tom Paul Martin and Lumiere’s Peter Blunden.
STI screened as part of This Is England in Rouen, France. Natalie & Harris were interviewed about the making of the film and using comedy to spread its message.
“STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions (2024), written and directed by Harris Vaughan, was selected to be screened at the first-ever Manchester Health Film Festival (MHeFF) 2024 alongside 18 other health-related films.”
“This short is a comedy and a rather entertaining one. However, it also aims to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and that would be the main reason why this film deserves attention.”