Biography
Barbara Bargiel is a Polish - British Film Director & Scriptwriter living in London (UK). Her films are made with of all- female crew. She is a Bafta Connect Director working on debut feature. Barbara is drawn to unsung heros and their contemporary circumstances. How justice and empowerment can be served for them in fictional films. She feels comfortable making drama that leans towards another genre like comedy, thriller, horror. She dreams to direct a Western and Film Noir one day!
In industry Barbara watched films for Bafta Yugo Students Awards as a Jury, North East International Film Festival as a Film Screener, Sunderland Short Films Festival as a Film Reviewer, Watersprite Film Festival as a Judge. She contributed her storytelling expertise to Iconic Steps, Dyspla, and other freelance Writer-Directors and Scriptwriters.
Since 2013, Barbara directed several shorts, which showcased and won awards in film festivals worldwide. Big Syn International Film Festival (UN), Birmingham Film Festival, Bifa qualifying Sunderland Short Film Festival, New Renaissance Film Festival, Oregon Short Film Festival, Short Sweet Film Festival- Comedy Festival in Cleveland and San Francisco Indie Short Film Festival, to name a few.
Based on scripts selected to Programmes: National Film & Television School Filmmaking Certificate, Sundance Institute Collabs in Directing & Writing; BFI Skill Up Mentoring for Writers- Directors with TripleC & Screenskills; WFTV Table Read.
Supported by charitable funds of: Screenskills Bursary (BFI- National Lottery Fund); Film & TV Fund- Sundance & Marche du Film Accreditation charges (1st feature development); Campaign Bootcamp Community Fund- NFTS fee. Screen Argyll's ( Screen Scotland) Sea Change Professional Development Lab funded again by Film & TV Charity Fund & Screenskills Bursary ( BFI, National Lottery Fund).
Barbara's ambition is to see women progressing in the film industry and being given opportunities.
