Biography


Barbara Bargiel is a Polish - British Director, Producer & Scriptwriter living in London (UK). Her films are made with of all- female crew. She is a Bafta Connect member working on debut feature. In BBC Shadowing Freelance Pool for Scripted Kids & Family Drama. Barbara is drawn to unsung heros and their contemporary circumstances. How justice and empowerment can be served for them in fictional films. She feels comfortable making drama that leans towards another genre like comedy, thriller, horror. She dreams to direct a Western and Film Noir one day! 


In industry Barbara watched short films, features, TV Pilots, read Screenplays for: Canadian Screen Award: Reykjavik International Film Festival; BAFTA North America- LA- Bafta Yugo Students Awards as a Jury; Bifa- North East International Film Festival as a Film Screener, Bifa- Sunderland Short Films Festival as a Film Reviewer; Bifa & Bafta- Watersprite Film Festival as a film & script Judge; Bifa- Sunrise Film Festival as Screening Committee. She contributed her storytelling expertise to Iconic Steps, Dyspla, and other freelance Writer-Directors and Scriptwriters. 


Since 2013, Barbara directed & produced several shorts, which showcased and won awards in film festivals worldwide. Big Syn International Film Festival (UN),  Birmingham Film Festival, Bifa qualifying Sunderland Short Film Festival, New Renaissance Film Festival, Oregon Short Film Festival, Short Sweet Film Festival- Comedy Festival in Cleveland and San Francisco Indie Short Film Festival, to name a few.


Based on scripts selected to Programmes: National Film & Television School Filmmaking Certificate, Sundance Institute Collabs in Directing & Writing; BFI Skill Up Mentoring for Writers- Directors with TripleC & Screenskills; WFTV Table Read.


Supported by charitable funds of: Screenskills Bursary (BFI- National Lottery Fund); Film & TV Charity Fund- Sundance & Marche du Film Accreditation charges (1st feature development); Campaign Bootcamp Community Fund- NFTS fee.  Screen Argyll's ( Screen Scotland) Sea Change Professional Development Lab funded again by Film & TV Charity + Screenskills ( BFI, National Lottery Fund).


Barbara's ambition is to see women progressing in the film industry and being given opportunities. 



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Film Industry- Participation & Giving Back




 Accolades:


2026

TBC ?


2025

BBC Shadow Director Schame for Scripted Kids & Family Drama

ScreenCraft Works Cross- Border Mentoring with USA

2024

Screen Argyll's ( Screen Scotland) Sea Change Professional Development Lab funded by Film & TV Charity Fund & Screenskills Bursary ( BFI, National Lottery Fund)

                                                                                2023

First Feature- Bafta Connect 2023- 2028 member working on debut feature in paid development, 2 weeks Writing Residency in The Arbroath Courthouse Charitable Community Trust in partnership with Hospitalfield in Angus- Scotland, Three Sundance Institute Feature Scriptwriting Collabs supported by Film & TV Charity Grant that included Marche du Film visit - Cannes Pass

                                                                                2022

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Filmography


2022, Generic, 5 min, Drama; Camera - Sony


   * Piccadilly Light Spotlight Prize Finalist in The Big Sync International Film Festival, screened on the festival website 17- 26 Oct 2024

* Honorable Mention Award in New Renaissance Film Festival- Love Story- screening with Q &A  in the Close Up Cinema - 11th Feb 2023 ( off Brick Lane- London)

   *Nominee in Micro Short Category in Birmingham Film Festival- screening on IMAX Millenium Point with Q&A- 9th Nov 2022, Birmingham, UK

    * Paris Lift Off Festival- Official Selection- Screened Online 10th Oct - 7th Nov 2022

* Walthamstow International Film Festival- Winner in Drama Category- Truman's Social Club(UK, 12 June 2022- London Premier )

* Oregon Short Film Festival- Award Finalist in Category Best Relationship Drama - 14 Oct 2022- Clinton Street Movie Theatre ( USA- Premier)

    * Eastern Europe Film Festival - Winner- Best Sound Editing, (Romania, 2022);  

* Reale Film Festival- Winner Honourable Mention Award, (Italy, 2022), 

* San Francisco Indie Short Film Festival- Semi Finalist in Category Women Empowerment- (USA, 2022); 


2021, Hufen Ia- 3 min, Romantic Comedy, Camera- Cannon


* Sunderland Short Film Festival- Official selection in Category Young, Emerging, Student, (UK, 2021);

* Omovies International Film Festival- Official Selection in Category Gender Questioning in (Italy, 2021); 3 min


2020, Coch Gwir- 3 min, Horror, Camera- Mobile Phone- Huaweii Lite Pro



2019, Martin & the Magic Muffins, 6 min, Romantic Comedy; Camera- Panasonic  



2014, Herstory- 10 min, Experimental Thriller, camera- Cannon 5D, Go-Pro & Sony


*Mama Lovely Film Salone on Process (2014), Queen of Hoxton, (London, UK)


2013, Poison-5 min,  Performance Film, camera- Cannon 5D


 *Official selection in Category Video Art - Novas Artes Associadas, (Portugal 2014); 


Scripts:


Hobby & Interests

● Writing & Presenting Poetry , interested to do Avron Course or go to Gladstone one day 

● Reading books on the blanket in the park or on the beach- relaxing & doing nothing! 

● Book Clubs, Pages, Faber, hooked on Jargon- Yiddish translations these days and London Library 

● Sings Alto in London' s choirs for over 10 years 

● Mountain & water sports 

● Travel to unique /curious places- wonna go Ghost Ranch in New Mexico 

● Meeting local people through their storytelling 

● Gardening, Nature, Climate, Healing in Community

● Campfire 

⭐Sung for Feral Choir, Trad Academy Sea Shanty Choir- 2 albums + 1 single released, Force Majore, Voicelab- Abba & Sister Sledge, Partenope- ENO outreach, Otto Cafe Experimental Choir , Frozen Lights- Fire Songs


💫Never stop beliving. Age is not important. Imperfect action is also action. Trust yourself. Be slow. Self- care & self- love first. Boundries. Say No. Respect yourtime & yourself. Remeber your Values & Standards - act acordingly. Ethical Way. Honest Way. Internal Self- honesty. Courage. Truth. High Moral Standards. Integrity. What I say, do and think is in line. Good Orderly Direction got me💫