Carolyn Saunders is an award-winning filmmaker and member of Directors UK. She is currently developing a slate of original fiction films, series and documentaries.  With a particular love for genre and comedy, Carolyn's completed films have screened worldwide at cinemas, festivals and on streaming platforms. Recent highlights include:



• BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy winner 2024 (co-written with Sean Stevenson)

• WGC Sondra Kelly Award 2022

• The Writers Lab, supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman

• Sundance Features Lab, shortlisted

• Studio 21 Drama Series Competition, shortlisted (co-written with Shelagh McLeod)

• Sundance Episodic Lab, shortlisted

• Sundance Screenwriter Lab, shortlisted

• ​WIDC Banff World Media Festival Fellowship

• Academy Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist

• Coverfly's Red List for Island West


Carolyn also has extensive experience working on documentaries, including co-writing Amazon’s critically acclaimed and feminist-skewed five-part series Ted Bundy: Falling For A Killer.