Natascha Wharton

Natascha Wharton was born in Trinidad, to a Trinidadian father and German mother, and her introduction to cinema was at the local drive-in. Before joining the Film Fund, Natascha worked at Working Title Films, initially in the development department, across titles including Bridget Jones and Elizabeth but in 1999 set up a low budget division to support emerging filmmakers. The first film to be made through the label and executive produced by Wharton, was Stephen Daldry's Billy Elliot. Ten films from emerging filmmakers followed, including Shaun of the Dead, My Little Eye and Hot Fuzz. Wharton continued to work on Working Title's slate developing projects with a broad range of writers and directors and in 2010 served as Executive Producer on Greg Mottola's alien comedy Paul.