BIOGRAPHY

Natalie Malla is an award winning writer and director. She has been a finalist in the Funny Women Comedy Writing Awards, won the Bafta Rocliffe New Drama Writing Forum and is an alumna of the Channel Four Screenwriting Course. Currently Natalie is working towards her feature directorial debut with her original Christmas rom-com; MISTLETOE KISS, developed as part of the Netflix UK and Creative UK; Breakout Scheme and being produced by Bird Flight Films. Natalie has also recently been selected for Funny Features, an initiative supported by the BFI and run by The Glasgow Film Festival alongside co-writer Xara Higgs and producer Gina Lyons with their project KIDDING, NOT KIDDING. 

Over the past year Natalie has co-written on an independent sci-fi film called THE ALICE PARADOX which is currently in post production, she wrote additional material for MOTHERS PRIDE due to be released in 2026 and has just finished writing for the comedy sketch show; Gobby Girls - THE 11% CLUB which had a sold out run at Edinburgh in August and Gobby Girls - THE AFTER PARTY which had another sold out run at the Soho Theatre this November. 

Her buddy comedy RENT-A-FRIEND co-written with Xara Higgs is currently in development with Gobby Girl Productions with Tristram Shapeero attached to direct. Natalie is also working on sitcom projects with Gobby Girl productions and Sister Pictures and has original TV dramas in development with Corestar Media and Grey Seal Media.

Alongside her writing and directing, Natalie is an accomplished script editor, working closely with other writers usually in the development stages of their projects and is an extremely versatile collaborator. Natalie previously worked with Steven Knight, Tom Hardy and Chips Hardy in her role as script editor on TABOO, Produced by Scott Free and Hardy Son & Baker for BBC and FX.  

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Natalie’s short films, Apex, I Am A Unicorn, The Girl In The Dress, Killing Thyme, Crush Hour and Mairi have screened at multiple festivals worldwide, receiving awards and nominations including Best Script at BIFA qualifying Exit 6 Film Festival, Best Short Film at Cannes Short Film Festival, Best Writer at Underwire, an Award of Excellence at the One Reeler Online Film Festival in LA, Best Short and Best of Festival at Carmarthen Bay and the Audience Award at Austin Film Festival.