ABOUT ME

Kieran Bourne is a British-Guyanese award winning Director best known for the  BAFTA and Oscar qualifying short film including ‘Poles’ and the internationally acclaimed web series ‘Call It a Day’. He directed the plays ‘Uncle Vanya’ for the Old Red Lion Theatre and ‘Savannah’ for the Union Theatre starring Olivier Award nominee Jamael Westman. Other credits include the Film London Microwave shortlisted feature 'Beneath the Mind' and faith based short film 'I Am Pilate' for which he wrote the screenplays. He also provided writing services on ‘The Perfect Knight’ starring CJ Beckford and Stephané Alexandre’s debut feature film ‘Love, Lanre’.

Development

Arthur & Clara 
Writer/Director (Feature)
Candid Broads Productions

Productions

Savannah Director (Theatre)
Union Theatre

Hollyoaks E6031 Shadow Director (TV)
Will Herbert, Director
Channel 4

Uncle Vanya Director (Theatre)
Old Red Lion Theatre

Casualty S36 E44 Shadow Director (TV)
Piotr Szkopiak, Director
BBC

Casualty S36 E41 Shadow Director (TV)
Duncan Foster, Director
BBC

Eastenders  Shadow Director (TV)
Ian Barnes, Director
BBC

Poles Writer/Director (Short Film)
Candid Broads Productions
Official Selection Manchester International Film Festival 2023
(BAFTA Qualifying)
Official Selection Kingston International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2022
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Director
-Nominated for Best Actress
- Nominated for Best Sound
- Nominated for Best Soundtrack

Official Selection Underwire Film Festival 2022*
- Nominated for Best Sound
(BAFTA Qualifying)

Official Selection Paris International Short Festival 2021
WINNER Best Cinematography

Official Selection Oniros Film Awards 2021
- Nominated for Best Short Film
- WINNER Grand Jury Award Best Actress
- Honourable Mention: Best Director

Doctors S21 E109 Shadow Director (TV)
Steve Kelly, Director
BBC

Call It a Day Director (Web Series)
Candid Broads Productions
Official Selection UK Offline Webfest 2020
- Nominated for Best Web Series
Official Selection Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival 2020

Official Selection Pilot Light TV Festival 2020
- Nominated for Best Web Series
Official Selection Oniros Film Awards 2020
- WINNER for Best Web Series
- WINNER Grand Jury Award Best Actress
- Nominated for Best Series Pilot
- Nominated for Best Actress
Official Selection New York Movie Awards 2020
- Honourable Mention: Best Web/TV Series
- Honourable Mention: Best Original Song
Official Selection Santa Monica Web Fest 2020
- Nominated for Best Drama Series
Official Selection Seoul Web Fest 2020
- Nominated Best Dramedy
- Nominated Best Screenplay
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Web Series
- Nominated for Best Actress
-Nominated for Best Actress
- Nominated for Best Director
Official Selection Brighton Rocks Film Festival 2020
-Nominated for Best Comedy
Official Selection The Web Series Filmmaker Showcase 2020
Official Selection New Jersey Web Fest 2021
- Nominated for Outstanding Dramedy
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Drama
Official Selection Topaz Film Festival 2020
Official Selection LA Women in Film Festival 2020
Official Selection Bilbao Series Land 2020
- Nominated for Best Dramedy
- Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast
Official Selection BNM Web Fest 2020
- WINNER for Best Dramedy
Official Selection Rio Web Fest 2020
- Nominated for Incentive to International Digital Production
Official Selection Festival Angaelica 2020
Official Selection London Lift-Off Film Festival 2020
Official Selection New York Lift-Off Festival 2020

In Utero Co-Writer/Director (Short Film)
FITA Films
MK Film Network 48hr Film Challenge

Ovulate Director (Short Film)
ItsOriane Ltd

Sorted It
Director (Short Film)
ItsOriane Ltd

She’s Just a Girl and So Am I Writer/Director (Short Film)
FITA Films
Official Selection Madrid Indie Film Festival 2019
- Nominated for Best Featurette
Official Selection Oniros Film Awards 2019
- WINNER for Best Silent Film

Say Your Name Writer/Director (Short Film)
ItsOriane Ltd
Official Selection Oniros Film Awards 2019
- Nominated for Best Short Film
- Nominated for 
Best Actress
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2019 
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Director
- Nominated for Best Actress
The People's Short Film Festival 2019 - Semi-Finalist
Official Selection Dumbo Film Festival 2020
- Nominated Best Short Narrative

Those of Us Writer/Director (Short Film)
Urban Crane Films
Official Selection VOB Film Festival 2019
Official Selection Under The Stars International Film Festival 2019
Official Selection East Coast Film Festival 2019
- Nominated for Best Short

Official Selection International Short Film Festival Pune 2019
Official Selection Bute Street Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
- WINNER Best Film

Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Screenplay


Just Saying… Co-Writer/Director - 3 Episodes (Web Series)
ItsOriane Ltd
LA Cinefest 2019 - Semi-Finalist
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2019
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Web Series

Finesse (Refix) - Lucien Moon Director (Music Video)
Urban Crane Films

See You When Winter’s Over - Ione Director (Music Video)
Urban Crane Films

I Love You - Kam Singh Director (Music Video)
Urban Crane Films

Recollections: August, 1957 Writer/Director (Music Video)
FITA Films

The Wife Writer/Director (Short Film)
Filmbourne/Ozone Productions

…and counting Writer/Director (Short Film)
Filmbourne

The Pale Cast of Thought Writer/Director (Short Film)
Filmbourne

Free in the Afternoon Writer/Director (Short Film)
XXI Productions
Cannes Film Festival 2015 - Courts Métrages