Film London Lodestar 2025: Helen Simmons
Film London Lodestars 2025Writer
Helen is a BIFA longlisted producer, Crystal Bear winning writer and Screen Star of Tomorrow. Having produced seven feature films to date, she made her writing debut with the successful short film F*ck, starring Brett Goldstein, before working on shows for Sky and Audible. She co-wrote Sasha Nathwani’s Last Swim which premiered at the Berlinale this year and is being released in early 2025. She also co-wrote and co-directed the BFI NETWORK-funded short Measure, alongside Julia Cranney, which won a Méliès Award and was nominated for multiple other awards on its festival run. She is currently writing a TV show for Netflix and working on further features.
Relationship to Film London
FLAMIN Animations 2023-2024
Helen has been in the Film London Talent Network with her producer hat on for some time, however, this year her writing ability really stood out to us, when she teamed up with Julia Cranney on their BFI NETWORK funded short Measure. The short is extremely well-written and was selected for a number of festivals based on its universality, and more recently was selected to premiere on Short of the Week. Helen is flexing her writing muscles and raising her profile as a writer, having also co-written feature film Last Swim which cements her passion and momentum.BFI NETWORK Talent Executive, Aaliah Simpson