{"id":12753,"date":"2026-06-16T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?page_id=12753"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:31:18","slug":"meet-the-participants-director-lab-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/past-lab-participants\/meet-the-participants-director-lab-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Participants: Director Lab 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style01\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<div><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We are so excited to\u00a0<\/span>announce the third cohort for our Director Lab in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/aub.ac.uk\/study-at-aub\/bournemouth-film-school\">Bournemouth Film School<\/a>. These brilliant directors will take part in two in-person days of tutor-led masterclasses, workshopping with professional actors and the opportunity to put their learnings into practice shooting a pre-written scene on a studio set with the support of a BFS crew<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"12750\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7.png 438w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laura Canning (she\/her) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"12745\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.png 438w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mojola Akinyemi (she\/her) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"12749\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.png 438w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Pugh (he\/him) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"12747\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4.png 438w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Hooton (he\/him) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"12748\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5.png 438w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elinor Lower (they\/them) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" data-id=\"12746\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png 438w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Euella Jackson (she\/her) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Laura Canning\u00a0(she\/her)\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laura Canning is an Irish filmmaker based in Cornwall, where she teaches on the BA Film at Falmouth University and acts as Production Lead for Sound\/Image Cinema\u00a0Lab.\u00a0\u00a0She wrote and directed\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bleujyowa<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in 2023 for Screen Cornwall\u2019s\u00a0FylmK\u00a0programme, and has producer, executive producer and 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0unit director credits across shorts and features\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">with Sound\/Image Cinema Lab, Screen\u00a0Cornwall\u00a0and BFI NETWORK<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Laura is mostly interested in stories about the secrets we keep even from ourselves. She is currently in pre-production on her next short\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dassonyow<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, in post-production on an experimental short, and in development on a range of projects<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Mojola Akinyemi (she\/her) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mojola Akinyemi is a writer and director of stage and screen, from Hampshire. Her debut play &#8216;Great Mother&#8217; was longlisted for the Bruntwood and Women&#8217;s Playwriting Prize. Her most recent play, &#8216;Cara and Kelly are Best Friends Forever For Life&#8217; had a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre for the Soho Rising Festival. Her most recent award-winning short film, <em>Baby<\/em> (credited as writer), played at the BFI London Film Festival in 2025. Her debut feature film <em>Bloodstock<\/em> is in development, with the BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund. Her work mostly focuses on female-led narratives, studying race, gender, and class, from an oblique, darkly-comic perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrown.co.uk\/client\/mojola-akinyemi-1\">Curtis Brown<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrown.co.uk\/client\/mojola-akinyemi-1\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Chris Pugh (he\/him)<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chris Pugh is a\u00a0writer and\u00a0director based in Bristol.\u00a0In 2017 his Random Acts film,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">String<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">was broadcast on Channel 4. Since\u00a0then,\u00a0he has worked on a variety of music videos, dance\u00a0film\u00a0and short film projects.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chris_pughfilm\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrispughfilm.uk\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Ben Hooton (he\/him) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ben is a Bristol-based filmmaker originally from\u00a0North East\u00a0England. After building a career as an editor, including BAFTA Cymru-winning and internationally recognised projects, he directed his award-winning debut short,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Confession Day<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. He is drawn to character-led stories rooted in working-class experience that balance emotional truth with broad audience appeal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/benhootonfilm\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benhooton.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Elinor Lower (they\/them) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elinor Lower is a queer writer-director for theatre and film based in Bristol, specialising in stories that meet characters in moments of becoming, told with humour and tenderness. Their micro-short\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dead Wife Hug<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(2025) won Best 48-Hour Film at Two Short Nights Film Festival and their short\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">dawnbreaker<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(2026) was\u00a0subsequently\u00a0commissioned by Exeter Phoenix. They were a member of the 2025 BFI NETWORK New Voices cohort.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/elinorlower\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elinorlower.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Euella Jackson (she\/her) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Euella Jackson is a writer-director, storyteller and creative producer based in Bristol.\u00a0A 2024 alumni\u00a0of We Are Parable&#8217;s Momentum programme in partnership with Channel 4 and Sony Pictures, Euella describes herself as a disruptive storyteller. As well as writing and directing her own films, Euella has also supported\u00a0a number of\u00a0short projects as a producer in a bid to push for more diverse stories in film.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":12586,"parent":11169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12753","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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