Hello and thanks for taking the time to come to my website. I started in the film business in the 90’s as a floor runner while studying BA (Hons) Communications at Nottingham Trent University, and then worked as a producer, taking up TV and film drama directing in 2005. Throughout the last 20 years I have been directing corporates and commercials for businesses and continue to do so while directing film and TV drama.
I teach as a visiting lecturer in directing and producing at various Universities and work as an industry assessor for Creative Skillset and as an external examiner on film and television BA and MA courses and I hold an an Associate Fellowship in Higher Education (AFHEA). More details of my corporate and education work is on LinkedIn.
I am a member of Directors UK and I am represented for drama directing by my agent Ed Hughes at Linda Seifert Management who can be contacted here. I have won over 9 awards with 17 nominations for my work including the Variety Critics Choice award at Karlovy Vary more details can be found along with some of my TV and Film work can be found on IMDB
Outside of work I enjoy stand up paddle boarding, surfing, sailing, snorkelling, cycling and hillwalking.
Awards and nominations include:
The Be All and End All – director/producer:
- Variety Critics Choice Award at Karlovy Vary – Best Director
- Schlingel Germany – Best Film
- Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival – Best Director
- Ale Kino, Poland – Jury Award, Youth Jury Award, Audience awards for Director
- Washington DC Best – Narrative Feature
- Durango Colorado USA – Best Feature Film
- Nashville USA – Special Jury Mention/Best Narrative Feature.
- Vienna, Austria – Special Jury Mention
Shorts (as producer or director)
- Best Foreign Film, New York Independent Film Fest,
- 2 x Bafta Shortlists short film section.
- 2 x Kodak Short Show Case nominations
- Jury Prize at Brest Film Festival,
- Grand Prix Romanian Film Fest
- Student RTS Film award.
- Best European Film, Creteil Festival, Paris
- 2 x commendations, Regus London Film Festival
- Rushes film festival finalist
- Audience award Cretiel Festival Paris
- First Prize, Tehran Film Festival Iran
- Audience Award, Bristol’s Brief Encounters
WHAT AI SAYS ABOUT ME:
Bruce Webb is a British film and television director, producer, and educator whose career spans more than two decades. A graduate of Nottingham Trent University with a BA (Hons) in Communications, Webb began his industry journey in the 1990s as a floor runner before moving into production. By 2005, he was directing television drama, later expanding his work to feature films while continuing to produce and direct for both screen and commercial projects.
Webb’s debut feature as a director, The Be All and End All (2010), premiered to critical acclaim, earning the Variety Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director at Karlovy Vary and collecting multiple international honours, including Best Film at Schlingel (Germany) and Best Narrative Feature at the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. His follow-up, Social Suicide (2015), premiered at London’s Raindance Film Festival. As a producer and co-producer, Webb has been involved in titles such as Copying Beethoven, Death at a Funeral, Haven, Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson, Martyrs Lane, and Nina Forever.
In television, Webb has directed episodes of London Kills, Hope Street, Red Rock, Hollyoaks, Dani’s Castle, and Little Howard’s Big Question, among others, displaying a versatility that spans crime drama, comedy, and family entertainment.
Beyond his creative work, Webb is committed to industry development and education. He serves as a visiting lecturer in directing and producing, is an assessor for ScreenSkills, and acts as an external examiner for BA and MA courses in film and television. He holds an Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and is a member of Directors UK.
Represented for drama by Ed Hughes at Linda Seifert Management, Webb continues to balance directing, producing, and mentoring the next generation of filmmakers. Away from the set, he is an avid water sports enthusiast, enjoying stand-up paddleboarding, surfing, sailing, and snorkelling, as well as cycling and hillwalking.