Draft:Ohna Falby
British film producer
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Ohna Falby is a British film producer and founder of the London-based production company Life to Live Films. She produced the short film Baby (2010), starring Daniel Kaluuya, which won the British Independent Film Award for Best British Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards.[1][2] She also produced Crocodile, which won the Cannes Critics' Week Canal+ Award for Best Short Film.[3][4]
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Ohna Falby | |
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| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
Falby transitions between art and film producing short films with directors and artists including Jane and Louise Wilson, Daniel Mulloy, Douglas Hart, Rachel Maclean and Esmé Creed-Miles.
Early life and education
Falby grew up in France and studied film and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College in New York before relocating to London.[5]
Career
Falby began producing short films through Sister Films before founding the London-based production company Life to Live Films in 2011.[6][7]
She collaborated frequently with filmmaker Daniel Mulloy, producing several short films including Son and Baby.[8][9] Son won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2008.[10]
The short film Baby (2010), starring Daniel Kaluuya and Arta Dobroshi, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[11][12] The film later won Best British Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards.[13]
The film was produced as part of the UK short film funding scheme Cinema Extreme.[14]
Falby also produced Long Distance Information (2011), directed by Douglas Hart and starring Peter Mullan.[15]
Falby later produced Crocodile (2014), directed by Gaëlle Denis, which premiered in Cannes Critics' Week and won the Canal+ Award for Best Short Film.[16][17]
In addition to narrative films, Falby has produced moving-image works by contemporary artists including Rachel Maclean and Jane and Louise Wilson.[18]
She has participated in international industry development programmes including International Film Festival Rotterdam Lab and TorinoFilmLab.[19]
Falby was selected as one of the producers in the UK film mentoring scheme Guiding Lights.[20]
In 2016 Falby presented a producing masterclass at the Glasgow Film Festival.[21]
In 2017 Falby served on the international jury at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[22]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sister | Producer | Directed by Daniel Mulloy; winner, BAFTA Cymru Best Newcomer |
| 2008 | Son | Producer | Directed by Daniel Mulloy; Grand Jury Award, Slamdance Film Festival |
| 2010 | Baby | Producer | Directed by Daniel Mulloy; premiered at Sundance Film Festival; BIFA Best British Short |
| 2011 | Long Distance Information | Producer | Directed by Douglas Hart; starring Peter Mullan |
| 2012 | The Toxic Camera | Producer | Directed by Jane and Louise Wilson |
| 2014 | Crocodile | Producer | Cannes Critics' Week Prix Canal+ |
| 2015 | Feed Me | Producer | Directed by Rachel Maclean |
| 2016 | We Put the World Before You | Producer | Directed by Jane and Louise Wilson |
| 2018 | Suspended Island | Producer | |
| 2020 | Jamie | Producer | Directed by Esmé Creed-Miles |