Career
First Appearances: - The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007) as Secretary
Most Important Roles: - Iron Doors (2010) as
- The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007) as Secretary
Career Highlights: - Iron Doors (2010)
- The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007)
Awards
Awards: - Won Special Jury Award (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Narrative Film Award - Best Short Film (2015)
- Won Audience Award - Best Short Film (2011)
- Won BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer (2018)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Short Film (2012)
- Won BAFTA Cymru Award - Best Short Film (Y Ffilm Fer Orau) (2010)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best British Independent Film (2024)
- Won British Independent Film Award - Best Director (2024)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay, Sponsored by Apple Original Films (2024)
- Won British Independent Film Award - Best Director (2017)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Un Certain Regard Award (2024)
- Won Un Certain Regard - Best Director (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Camera (2017)
- Nominated for 1 C.I.C.A.E. Award (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Gold Hugo - Best Feature (2024)
- Won Silver Hugo - Best Ensemble Cast Performance (2024)
- Nominated for 1 ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman - Direction (2018)
- Nominated for 1 New Direction Competition (2018)
- Won Grand Prix International - Short Film (2015)
Full Biography
Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-Welsh director and screenwriter. She is known for the film I Am Not a Witch (2017), which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018 and has also garnered accolades from international film festivals. Her 2009 film, The List, won the Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.
