About
with a dynamic background spanning journalism, sketch, stand-up, and improv, Hannah berry george (AKA hbg) kickstarted her directing career with an ADCAN* Award in 2018 for her first-ever commercial. her work has gone on to garner tens of millions of views online and she has experience crafting narratives across live action, archive, animation, and VFX. She recently graduated in screenwriting from the nfts, is a core member of the female-director collective Cinesisters, and is developing several comedy projects.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Currently being mentored by BAFTA-winning director Simon Hynd (Ghosts, Motherland, There She Goes) on the Directors UK Inspire mentorship programme
Extensive experience working with high-profile talent, like Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Fern Brady and more
Originating and directing HERSTORY, the first-ever docuseries commissioned by MBC for Shahid, the Middle East's largest network
awards
3 x Creative Circle Awards, including a Silver, for The Department of Opportunities’ Class Polish Campaign
1x Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Libresse’s #PainStories
Campaign’s Ad of the Day and Pick of The Week for British Army’s ‘A Soldier is a Soldier’
1 x Adcan for AshoKA
FEATURED IN
Little black book . shots . promo news . david reviews . girls in film . plain magazine . booooooom TV . alhurra . the evening standard . metro . campaign
premieres, screenings + festivals
BFI Network nights . nowness . funny or die . DC Shorts . EFN . The Shortest Nights . FilmPride . Short Com . Norwich queer international festival of film . Sunderland shorts film festival . Queer Film and Arts Fest