NATALIE MALLA

WRITER | DIRECTOR

 

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BIO

Natalie Malla is an award winning writer and director. In 2023 she was selected for the Netflix UK and Creative UK Breakout Programme with her original rom-com feature MISTLETOE KISS, currently being produced by Bird Flight Films. This will be her directorial debut. Her buddy comedy RENT-A-FRIEND, written with comedy writing partner Xara Higgs is currently in development with Gobby Girl Productions and she also has TV projects in development with Sister Pictures, Blue Penguin TV, Corestar Media and Grey Seal Media. 

Natalie’s short films, Apex, I Am A Unicorn, The Girl In The Dress, Killing Thyme, Crush Hour and Mairi have screened at multiple festivals worldwide, receiving awards and nominations including Best Script at BIFA qualifying Exit 6 Film Festival, Best Short Film at Cannes Short Film Festival, Best Writer at Underwire, an Award of Excellence at the One Reeler Online Film Festival in LA, Best Short and Best of Festival at Carmarthen Bay and the Audience Award at Austin Film Festival. 

Alongside her writing and directing, Natalie is an accomplished script editor and script doctor for feature film projects and is an extremely versatile collaborator. Natalie also worked with Steven Knight, Tom Hardy and Chips Hardy in her role as script editor on TABOO, Produced by Scott Free and Hardy Son & Baker. Taboo screened on BBC and FX in 2017.  

Natalie has been a finalist in the Funny Women Comedy Writing Awards, won the Bafta Rocliffe New Drama Writing Forum and is an alumna of the Channel Four Screenwriting Course.

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PRODUCTION

COMPANY

ROLE

Rent-A-Friend Directed by Tristan Shapeero

Gobby Girl Productions

Co-Writer with Xara Higgs

Mistletoe Kiss

Birdflight Films

Writer & Director

Mother's Pride

Fred Films

Additional Writing

To The River

Producers- Stephanie Moon, Deborah Sheppard

Writer

Candy Apple Red

Mighty Village

Co-Writer

The Measure of Happiness

Fred Films

Writer

Poker Granny

Bird Flight Films and BFI

Co-Writer

Now That's What I Call A Movie

Mighty Village Films

Co-Writer

Nixie

Bird Flight Films

Writer

PRODUCTION

COMPANY

ROLE

Napoleon On The Rocks

Sister Pictures

Writer

Wake Me Up

Core Star Media

Writer

The Foundlings

Blue Penguin TV

Writer

Taboo

Scott Free and Hardy Son and Baker for FX and BBC

Script Editor

How To Be Normal

Finalists in the Funny Women Comedy Writing Awards / Available

Co-Writer with Xara Higgs

Wildside

Optioned as part of Channel 4 Screenwriting Course

Co-Writer with Xara Higgs

Paid

The Comedy Unit

Co-Writer with Xara Higgs

PRODUCTION

COMPANY

ROLE

Apex

Flat Cap Films

Writer

Wake Me Up

Core Star Media

writer & Director

Mairi

Producer: Charlotte Riley, Stephanie Moon, Alisa Tritenko

Writer & Director

I Am A Unicorn

Pheonix Productions

Director

Crush Hour

Producers: Natalie Malla, Eric Geynes, Mal Woolford

Writer & Director

The Girl In The Dress

Capture & Film London

Writer & Director

Killing Thyme

Capture

Writer