Biography

James Arden is a writer/director working across films, commercials and music videos. His award-winning work combines hard-hitting realism with a dark, surreal touch and intoxicating narrative storytelling. He is currently in development for dystopian drama Black Cab as well as writing his first feature film.
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Other Credits

Leopard Short Film View
Description Year
Rocky begins to question the strict routine set by her father - as well as deeper feelings about her own identity - after meeting a free-spirited girl in a local launderette. A story about social isolation, budding sexuality, and inner strength in the face of every day misogyny. 2020
Jake Bugg: Live Across the Lowlands Music Documentary View
Description Year
Shot across two UK tours, this documentary follows Jake Bugg through the Scottish Lowlands - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen - as he embarks on his next musical chapter. One of the last string of gigs in the UK to take place before the first lockdown, Jake reflected on his time on tour by sending me voice-notes from home, offering a rare and relaxed insight into the reserved singer-songwriter. 2021

Awards

  • British Short Film Awards

    Best Drama (Winner) - 2022

  • Cannes Lions

    Young Director Award (Nomination) - 2021

  • Venice TV Award

    New Talent (Nomination) - 2021

  • 1.4 Awards

    Fiction - On The Cusp (Winner) - 2021

  • Kerry International Film Festival

    Best International Short Film (Winner) - 2020

  • London Lift-Off Film Festival

    Best Short Film (Winner) - 2020

  • Lift Off Global Awards

    Best First Film (Winner) - 2020

  • Kinsale Sharks Awards

    Best Director (Nomination) - 2020

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