February 2024
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About Janet
JANET MARRETT
WRITER DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Janet Marrett is a Writer Director & Producer who is passionate about humanising diverse ethnic experiences on screen. She is founder of Mediathirsty and member of Directors UK and BAFTA Connect.
In 2023 she completed BFI NETWORK funded short RETURNED.
RETURNED:
A psychologist attempts to conceal her past until she is forced to confront it. Starring Michelle Greenidge (It’s a Sin, Small Axe, I May Destroy You).
Since 2019 she has written, directed and produced three successful independent award-winning short films, ASUNDER, CLEARING & KINDRED, which have been included in Cannes Court Métrage, BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica and British Urban Festivals, Canadian Screen qualifying Toronto Black, Halifax Black and Houston International Film Festivals among many others in the UK, USA, Canada, Ireland, St Vincent & Ghana winning her Best Director, Best Short Film, Best International Short Film, Platinum & Gold REMI awards .
Her debut feature treatment was selected for development by Torino Film Lab in 2021.
Janet is currently developing a slate of long-form screenplays for TV & Film.
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Asunder: Winner Best Performance Women X 2021
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Asunder: Winner Best Actress CineOdyssey Film Festival 2021
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Asunder: Winner Best Short film World Cinema Film Festival UK 2021
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Asunder: Winner Best Short International Film International Black and Diversity Film Festival 2022
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Asunder: Winner Best Director We Make Movies Int’l Film Festival 2022
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Asunder: Winner Best Actress We Make Movies Int’l Film Festival 2022
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Clearing: Winner Best UK Short at London X4 Film Festival 2020
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Clearing: Winner Best Director at London X4 Film Festival 2020
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Clearing: Platinum REMI Award WorldFest Houston 2021
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Clearing: Winner Best Actress Accra Indie Filmfest 2021
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Clearing: Winner Best International Short Film Downtown Urban Arts Festival NYC 2021
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Clearing: Winner Best Short Film Downtown Urban Arts Festival NYC 2021
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Kindred: Gold REMI Award from WorldFest Houston, 2019
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