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Natasha Waugh

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  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Natasha Waugh has directed numerous short films, and various commercial work. Her films have gone on to success on the festival circuit, winning multiple awards and nominations along the way.

Her most successful film, Terminal, inspired by the women affected by the 8th amendment, went on to critical acclaim, winning several awards at home and abroad, and received prestigious nominations for Best Short film at the 37th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, and at the 2017 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards (IFTAs).

In 2017, Natasha was chosen to direct a short film - Mother - commissioned by the Galway Film Centre, and RTÉ. Mother saw Natasha collaborate with writer Jonathan Hughes, and producer Sharon Cronin. Throughout the making of the film, she was mentored by Emmy winning director, Dearbhla Walsh.

Natasha has been the shadow director for Can't Cope Won't Cope season 2 for which she shadowed Imogen Murphy. She was also the shadow director on Sky's Britannia season 2 in London, under director Lisa James Larsson. Most recently, she further shadowed Larsson on the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Club Saga in September 2019. Natasha has also worked with producer Julie Ryan (The Young Offenders Movie), on a television pilot Are You Free? for RTÉ. She was mentored by Oscar nominated director, Lenny Abrahamson during preparation for this shoot.

Natasha is the co-writer and director of feature film Consentuality, which is in development with Screen Ireland as of May 2020.

Natasha received an MA in Film Studies from UCD in 2019, for which she achieved a first class honours.

She is represented by Pull The Trigger Ireland for commercial directing.
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    Known for

    Andrea Kelly, Aoife Doyle, and Shane O'Neill in Terminal (2016)
    Terminal
    7.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
    Mother (2018)
    Mother
    Short
    • Director
    • 2018
    Food Fight (2014)
    Food Fight
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014
    Running Commentary (2014)
    Running Commentary
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Shirley Henderson, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, and Ian Lloyd Anderson in The House Across the Street (2022)
      The House Across the Street
      5.1
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Nika McGuigan and Seána Kerslake in Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016)
      Can't Cope, Won't Cope
      7.3
      TV Series
      • shadow director
      • 2018
    • LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Det första mysteriet (2018)
      LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Det första mysteriet
      5.7
      • trainee assistant director
      • 2018
    • Acorn (2017)
      Acorn
      7.6
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Late Arrivals (2015)
      Late Arrivals
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Recoil (2014)
      Recoil
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2014

    Director



    • Dublin, Your Face (2022)
      Dublin, Your Face
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • La Tumba (2022)
      La Tumba
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Declan O'Rourke - Arrivals (Official Video)
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • We Don't Choose How (2020)
      We Don't Choose How
      Short
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2020
    • Power Out
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Elizabeth Moynihan in Bust (2019)
      Bust
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Mother (2018)
      Mother
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Betrayal (2016)
      The Betrayal
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Andrea Kelly, Aoife Doyle, and Shane O'Neill in Terminal (2016)
      Terminal
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Running Commentary (2014)
      Running Commentary
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Food Fight (2014)
      Food Fight
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Additional Crew



    • Finding Joy (2018)
      Finding Joy
      6.3
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2018
    • Rosie (2018)
      Rosie
      7.0
      • extras co-ordinator
      • 2018
    • Citizen Lane (2018)
      Citizen Lane
      7.6
      • assistant to mr gambon
      • 2018
    • Soulsmith (2017)
      Soulsmith
      7.3
      • production assistant
      • 2017

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      I am a filmmaker with a passion for human stories. I love putting people at the centre of a narrative to create connection, and compassion, and to explore the conditions and circumstances of people's lives.

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