Emily Isaacs is a writer and producer from London.
After child modelling and acting, she taught the ‘cello until a lapse of Sjogren’s syndrome caused her to become bed-bound.
Having always wanted to write, she did a degree in English Literature from bed.
During a period of remission, she production-managed 13 Graves (2018) while completing a MA at Sussex.
In 2020 she started Scriptworks Productions, was a 2021 BAFTA Rocliffe TV Drama Finalist, and a member of the 2022 BFI Doclabs cohort.
In 2023, her tv pilot Adams and Eves made the final twelve of the Jed Mercurio Mentorship Programme. She currently lives in Eastbourne with her husband, two teenage boys (who both have Autism and SEND) and has two adult children.
Accolades
For Diamond Alice 'The Hoister's Code'
Shortlisted (Top 10) - Bafta Rocliffe New Writing Competition and Showcase 2021
Winner - DHA Open Day for Underrepresented Screenwriters 2018
Semi-finalist - Screencraft TV Pilot Script Competition 2021
Quarter-finalist - WeScreenplay TV Contest 2018
Quarter-finalist - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards 2019
Special Mention - Raindance/Filmarket Hub 1st London TV Pitchbox 2018
Long-listed - Edinburgh TV Festival 2019
Long-listed - Thousand Films Screenwriting Competition 2019
For Adams and Eves 'Bobby Dazzler'
Shortlisted (Top 12) - Jed Mercurio Mentorship Programme 2023
For The Chased - Producer/Writer/Director
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