At Sundance 2020, Laura’s cinematography on Romola Garai’s directorial debut AMULET was described as 'uniquely atmospheric' and 'hauntingly beautiful'. The film, starring Carla Juri (Blade Runner 2049), Alec Secareanu (God’s Own Country) and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) received its world premiere in the renowned Midnight program with reviews unanimously commending its striking style and cinematography.
Prior to Sundance, Laura's award winning work has taken her around the globe from the Kansas prairies to the uninhabitable Exclusion Zone of Chernobyl and screened at many international film festivals including Berlin, BFI London, SXSW and Los Angeles. Her first feature DOUBLE DATE received a nationwide release in 2017. Laura then went onto shoot ZERO, a dystopian chase thriller for the BFI and BBC films and THE POWER, a BFI and Creative England backed supernatural thriller for BAFTA nominated director Corinna Faith, which sees Rose Williams as a young nurse forced to work the night shift during the power cuts of 1973. In HETV, Laura shot FLATSHARE for Paramount Plus, THE BUCCANEERS for Apple TV and forthcoming BBC three parter TOWARDS ZERO. Between long form projects Laura keeps busy shooting commercials and short form projects, most recently EXTINCTION starring Emma Thompson and Nicholas Rowe. Her latest feature film MAGPIE is a noir produced by and starring Daisy Ridley.
Next she begins prep on Romola Garai's second feature, MONSTROUS BEAUTY, a female-led drama set in the court of King Charles II.
Prior to her training at the National Film and Television School, Laura studied English Literature. As a Literature graduate as well as a cinematography graduate, Laura has a passion for narrative driven imagery and sees storytelling as an opportunity to broaden our emotional experience of the world as well as our understanding of each other.
SUNDANCE PRESS - Spotlight on Laura Bellingham
SXSW PRESS - The Cinematography of Magpie
BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER PRESS -
Meet the New Wave || "Dark Force" - The Power || "Girl Gang" - The Buccaneers
BFI - 17 Female Cinematographers to Celebrate
Film London Lodestars 2019
Illuminatrix
Raising Films
AGENT: www.casarotto.co.uk
Rosa Romero || Features || rosa@casarotto.co.uk
Kate Bloxham || Television || kate@casarotto.co.uk
Emma Trounson || Television || emma@casarotto.co.uk
Louise James || Commercials, Documentaries || louise@casarotto.co.uk
Direct contact: +44 (0) 7766750059 / laurabellingham@gmail.com
FEATURES AND TV DRAMA
| TOWARDS ZERO |
| Directed by Sam Yates || Mammoth |
| MAGPIE |
| Directed by Sam Yates || Shiny Things |
THE BUCCANEERS |
| Directed by Richard Senior || The Forge || Apple TV |
| FLATSHARE |
| Directed by Peter Cattaneo || 42 || Paramount Plus |
| THE POWER |
| Directed by Corinna Faith || Stigma Films / Air Street Films |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SITGES - CATALONIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 |
| AMULET |
| Directed by Romola Garai || Stigma Films |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2020 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION FRIGHTFEST 2021 |
| ZERO |
| Directed by Faye Gilbert || Dark Pictures |
| DOUBLE DATE |
| Directed by Benjamin Barfoot || Stigma Films |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL 2017 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL 2017 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION FRIGHTFEST 2017 |
COMMERCIALS
| ISSEY MIYAKE 'RHIZOME' |
| Directed by Marcus Tomlinson || MT Space Artist |
| STRONGBOW 'SUMMER IN THE CITY' |
| Directed by Henry Mason || Bond |
| ERSTE BANK 'RUGBY' |
| Directed by Henry Mason || Val Produkcija |
| ALDI SUN CREAM ‘LOVE ISLAND’ |
| Directed by Pinny Grylls || Tom Boy Films |
| LONDON QUEER FASHION SHOW PROMO |
| Directed by Oliver Nias || Obstacle Films |
| VICTORIA BECKHAM EYEWEAR |
| Directed by Isaak Lock || Victoria Beckham |
| POP STELLA MCCARTNEY 'POP' |
| Directed by Sophie Maccorquodale || Smacc Films |
| CURRYS 'SPARE THE ACT' |
| Directed by Will Riddell || 1000 Heads |
| SACO HAIR 'DARK STAR' |
| Directed by Sophie Maccorquodale|| Smacc Films |
| SELFRIDGES 'BEAUTY MAP' |
| Directed by Kathryn Ferguson || My Accomplice |
| SAMSUNG GALAXY 'NOTE 8.0 ft DAISY LOWE' |
| Directed by Jonty Toosey || Nomadic Films |
| NIKON 'TEARS' |
| Directed by Laura Bellingham || Downtown Reel |
| PERRY’S CARS 'LITTLE EXTRAS' |
| Directed by Stuart Elliot || MTP |
| WELLAFLEX |
| Directed by Charlotte Ginsborg || Nomadic Films |
| HEAD AND SHOULDERS |
| Directed by Matt Sunderland || Nomadic Films |
SHORT DRAMA - Selected Credits, Awards and Festival Screenings
| SECOND SKIN |
| Directed by James Kerr || Straw Cage |
| LILIAS ADIE |
| Directed by Elize Du Toit|| LA PÊCHE PRODUCTIONS |
| EXTINCTION |
| Directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson|| SOS Films |
| JUST ASK FOR IT |
| Directed by Jacquie Drager || Drager Films |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL |
| THOSE WHO ARE MOST HAPPY |
| Directed by Rory Gibson|| Jorgo Narjes |
| *NOMINATED BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, UNDERWIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2019 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL |
| STUMP |
| Directed by Tommy Boulding || Stigma Films, sponsored by Canon |
| *Screened at Camerimage 2017 |
| THE BABYSHOWER |
| Directed by Joseph Pierce || Katie Jackson, Film London/BFI |
| *WINNER* LONDON CALLING AWARD |
| PIGS AND COURGETTES |
| Directed by Kyoko Miyake || Brakeless Films |
| FIST |
| Directed by Benjamin Barfoot |
| THE GUARDIANS |
| Directed by Harry Williams, Jack Williams || Two Brothers, HD. Channel 4 Funnies |
| THE LINE |
| Directed by Faye Gilbert || Dark Pictures, Arri Alexa, BFI & Lighthouse |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION PALMS SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL 2014 |
| *NOMINATED XX AWARD, UNDERWIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2014 |
| SIREN |
| Directed by Louise Marie Cooke || Dead Flowers Productions |
| *NOMINATED BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, UNDERWIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2014 |
| *NOMINATED BEST BRITISH SHORT, IRIS PRIZE FILM FESTIVAL 2014 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL |
| FIRST BITE |
| Directed by Louise Marie Cooke || Dead Flowers Productions |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION BROOKLYN GIRL FILM FESTIVAL |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION UNDERWIRE FILM FESTIVAL |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL |
| RELEASE THE FLYING MONKEYS |
| Directed by Alex Taylor, produced by Hsinyi Liu |
| *NOMINEE BEST OF BRITISH AWARD LEEDS FILM FESTIVAL |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SXSW FILM FESTIVAL |
| BILL’S VISITORS |
| Directed by Simon Deshon || NFTS |
| *WINNER* Platinum Award, HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL |
| *WINNER* Best Animation NATIONAL PRODUCERS ALLIANCE |
| *WINNER* Best School Animation, ANIMA Cordoba |
| *NOMINEE BAFTA SCOTLAND |
| *NOMINEE Best Short Film, LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL |
| *NOMINEE Mclaren Award |
DOCUMENTARY- Selected Credits, Awards and Festival Screenings
| UNREST |
| Directed by Jennifer Brea || Shella Films and Little by Little Films |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SUNDANCE 2017 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SXSW 2017 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION HOTDOCS 2017 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SHEFFIELD DOC FEST 2017 |
| PAINT IT PINK |
| Directed by Sophie Maccorquodale || Smacc Films for SHOWstudio |
| GILAD AND ALL THAT JAZZ |
| Directed by Golriz Kolahi || Contra Image |
| *WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE LOGAN FILM FESTIVAL |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON INTERNATIONAL DOC FESTIVAL |
| HACKNEY LULLABIES |
| Directed by Kyoko Miyake || Filmkantine |
| *WINNER BERLIN TODAY AWARD BERLINALE 2011 |
| *NOMINEE BEST UK SHORT LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2012 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2012 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL |
| FLY LITTLE BIRDS |
| Directed by Emma Greaves || One World Media |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2012 |
| MRS BIRKS’ SUNDAY ROAST |
| Directed by Kyoko Miyake || Brakeless Films, Film London Best of Boroughs |
| *WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY SUPER SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2010 |
| *NOMINEE BEST OF BOROUGHS AWARDS 2009 |
| *OFFICIAL SELECTION SILVER DOCS FILM FESTIVAL |
MUSIC PROMO - Selected Credits
| FRICTION “FREAK” |
| Directed by Brendan Cleaves || Defunct |
| MASSAPPEALS “SHELL IT DOWN” |
| Directed by Brendan Cleaves || Defunct |
| DEATH KOOLAID “SECOND RULE” |
| Directed by Brendan Cleaves || Defunct |
| *NOMINEE Best Interactive promo MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2014 |
| TEETH OF THE SEA “REAPER” |
| Directed by Benjamin Barfoot |
| THE LONE TAXIDERMIST “SLAG” |
| Directed by Nathalie Sharp |
| BLEACH BLOOD “ANYTHING ANYTHING” |
| Directed by Brendan Cleaves |
| MELE ft KANO “BEAMER” |
| Directed by Grace Ladoja at Ladoja and Sons |
| BUBBZ “CITIZENS OF THE CITY” |
| Directed by Joseph Oppenheimer |
TRAINING
BERLIN TALENT CAMPUS 2010
MA CINEMATOGRAPHY, NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL, 2008
Trained under the guidance of many renowned cinematographers including Brian Tufano BSC, Sean Bobbit BSC, Sue Gibson BSC, Nina Kellgren BSC and Billy Williams BSC. Awarded a scholarship from the De Mouilpied Foundation which supports female filmmakers as well as a grant from the Womens’ Careers Foundation.
EUROPEAN FILM COLLEGE, 2005
YORK UNIVERSITY with ERASMUS PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, ITALY
BA ENGLISH LITERATURE