Beryl Richards

Beryl directs TV drama, comedy and short films. She's won three BAFTA’s, an RTS, a British Comedy Award, the Prix Jeunesse, and two International EMMY nominations for directing. She has also helped develop and create many popular UK series. Her recent credits are The Secret Life of Boys; Wizards v Aliens; Recession; Leonardo and Wild at Heart. Past credits include My Life as a Popat; Girls in Love, Linda Green, My Parents are Aliens, and Spitting Image. She has a specialism in working with young and untrained actors. Beryl’s recent BBC series Leonardo won nominations for the Rose D’Or, BANFF/Rockie awards and Prix Jeunesse. Beryl regularly makes short films for the cinema, which have been shown in competition in over 60 international festivals, including Berlin and Clemont Ferrand. Beryl's recent shorts Perfect World and Examination won a Special Jury Prize and a Gold Remi award at Houston Worldfest. Her current film 'Recession' premiered in competition at Heartland International Film Festival USA, was screened in competition at Underwire London and won the Laity award at the Reggio int film festival Italy Beryl first came into tv/film as a writer/director and has since written three feature scripts. Her first screenplay The Outsiders was awarded the VFF Talent Campus screenwriting prize at the Berlin Film Festival. In March ’12, her second screenplay Diamond, set in Arizona, was a top ten finalist in Cinequest’s international film festival screenplay competition in Silicon Valley, California. Her current feature 'Wrong Planet' is in development with the Wellcome Foundation/Redbird Productions. Beryl studied a BA in Media Studies at Westminster University; an MA in Film at Central St Martins; and a Screenwriting MA at the London College of Communication. She is represented by Ian Benson at The Agency Website: www.berylrichards.com