Bbc River City
Directed 8 episodes of the award-winning BBC drama series River City, currently screening and available on i-Player.
Feb 2023 - Apr 2024
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United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Fi Kelly previously worked as BBC River City at Bbc Studios Ltd and Director Joan of Art at Montrose Pictures Limited. Fi Kelly holds Master Of Arts (M.A.), Cinematography And Film/Video Production from University Of West Georgia.
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About Fi Kelly
‘Kelly’s light touch works best on the human nitty-gritty … subtleties bob up from the ongoing comedy-drama, a tribute to her directing.' Time Out Fiona’s latest BAFTA qualifying short film "The Last Mermaid" starred the award-winning comedian Janey Godley. It screened at 30 film festivals worldwide and won multiple awards, including Best British Drama, Best Comedy, Best Actress and the Audience Awards at Berlin and Glasgow Short Film Festivals. BBC and NFTS trained in Drama, Script Development & Comedy, Fiona speaks Turkish, has both Turkish & Scottish citizenship and is based in London and Scotland. She has worked with talent including Kenneth Branagh, Victoria Wood, Stephen Fry, Irvine Welsh, Robert Altman, Emma Freud, Nicola Benedetti, Stanley Baxter, Janey Godley, Sanjeev Kohli and Derek Jarman. Recently mentored by BAFTA-winning director Philippa Lowthorpe. When COVID hit the industry Fiona took a break from filmmaking to work full time as a Refuge Manager for women & children fleeing domestic abuse. She has directed for the BBC’s long-running dramas “River City” and “Doctors” and made numerous films for network music, arts & comedy output as well as human interest observational documentaries. Her films are generally light-hearted and uplifting, whether about the reality of life on the streets with Big Issue vendors or the cut-throat world of Highland Dance …
Listed skills include Video Editing, Social Media, Video Production, Post Production, and 13 others.
16 roles · 34 years
Fi Kelly work experience
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Director Joan Of Art
Montrose Pictures Limited
Working alongside BAFTA winning director Anthony Baxter and producer Richard Phinney, of Montrose Pictures, to develop a film for Screen Scotland about the life and work of the acclaimed artist Joan Eardley.
Oct 2022 - Oct 2023
The Third Day
Freelance
Shadowed acclaimed director Philippa Lowthorpe on set and in the edit for HBO's The Third Day starring Naomie Harris and Jude Law - written by Dennis Kelly.
Dec 2019 - 2023
‘The Last Mermaid’ Comic Short Film - Director/Producer
Directors UK and ARRI winner BAFTA & BIFA qualifying short comic film. Sold to Virgin media and Discover Film. Selected to screen at more than 30 film festivals worldwide and among other awards won: Berlin Short Film Festival Audience Award Best Drama WOFFF Edinburgh Short Film Festival Audience Award Best Comedy Key West Film Festival Best Actress.
Feb 2019 - Oct 2022
Manager
Stepped out of the TV industry during the Covid lockdown to work for the charity Refuge, as a manger running three residential refuges for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.
Aug 2020 - Nov 2021
Jun 2018 - Apr 2020
Guest Lecturer
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Director
Directed drama, comedy, music, arts and observational documentaries with talent including Victoria Wood, Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Baxter, Robert Altman and Nicola Benedetti for the BBC and other networks.
Jan 2002 - Jan 2020
Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
Wftv Mid-Career Mentoring Scheme
Selected for the year-long WFTV mentoring scheme to help reignite my UK directing work after a career break in Istanbul.
Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
Script Developer
An 18-month practical diploma course run by script developers Angeli Macfarlane and Ludo Smolski. Six months of the course were spent working closely with a screenwriter, developing a feature film. Script reading, script report writing, story analysis for film and television.
Sep 2013 - Feb 2015
Director
Freelance and BBC director on variety of observational documentaries, arts and comedy programmes.
Jul 2005 - Sep 2012
Director Bbc Factual
Self-shot pilots that went on to be commissioned for BBC1 and directed for an award winning BBC1 series in Liverpool.Within the Modern Times department worked for Clare Paterson on the Having It All series, self-shooting two 50-minute observational films about how couples’ relationships are affected by the arrival of a first baby. During the 18 months of.
May 1996 - Jul 2001
Director Bbc Music & Arts
Directed drama, radio, live comedy and music and presenter-led films for The Late Show, Edinburgh Festival Nights & The Perrier Comedy Awards. Worked with musicians, actors, writers and artists including Eddi Reader, James Taylor, Rikki Fulton, Lee Evans, Phil Kay, Derek Jarman, Chris Rea, Loudon Wainwright III, Greg Proops, Lee Evans, Stanley Baxter.
1992 - 1996
~4 yrs
Oct 1990 - Jun 1992
Camera Operator
Camera operator and reporter/director for a local news station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 'If it doesn't bleed, it doesn't lead' style journalism. During a live broadcast I was held at gunpoint by a man threatening to shoot staff in the studio if we didn't immediately remove his photo from our regular "Most Wanted Criminals in the State" photo gallery...
Mar 1990 - Oct 1990
4 education records
Fi Kelly education
Master Of Arts (M.A.), Cinematography And Film/Video Production
Journalism, Distinction
Education record
Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh, Scotland
Diploma Of Education, Script Development
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Fi Kelly has worked for Bbc Studios Ltd, Montrose Pictures Limited, Freelance, Virgin Media Television, and Refuge.
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Fi Kelly holds Master Of Arts (M.A.), Cinematography And Film/Video Production from University Of West Georgia.
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Fi Kelly is listed with skills including Video Editing, Social Media, Video Production, Post Production, Broadcast, Television, Film, and Video.
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