Ed Lilly

Ed is British director and screenwriter for film & TV. He is a former "Screen International Star of Tomorrow" and Writer's Guild nominated filmmaker.

His debut feature film, VS. (BBC Films), world premiered at the 2018 London Film Festival and was released in cinemas nationwide. The film was bought by Netflix, having received wide critical acclaim and a host of 4 & 5 star reviews. Top UK film critic, Peter Bradshaw (Guardian), called it “A movie with flair and force”, whilst Sight & Sound named it their ‘Film of the Week’ saying, “Lilly handles his characters’ torment and excitable hormonal states in thrilling and visceral ways”. Ed was subsequently nominated by the Writers' Guild of Great Britain for "Best Debut Screenplay" and longlisted at the British Independent Film Awards in the "Debut Director" and "Debut Screenwriter" categories.

In 2020, Ed directed three episodes of hit HBO show INDUSTRY (including the Season One finalé) whilst also Co-Exec Producing across the series. He then went on to direct the opening two episodes of SKY show THE RISING, with the supernatural crime series going on to be an official selection at Berlin Film Festival 2022. In 2023, he directed the opening three epiosdes of Season 2 of SURFACE (starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw) for APPLE TV, and has most recently returned to direct two epiosdes on Season 2 of hit HULU show TELL ME LIES (having also directed two episodes of Season One).

Previously, Ed's short film THE HIVE (UK Film Council) was “Staff Picked” and nominated for a 2012 Vimeo Award in the 'Best Narrative' category. Working commercially, his expertise in youth culture led him to direct an award-winning advert for CANCER RESEARCH and creating music videos and content for artists including Frank Turner, Lucy Rose and Deap Vally.

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