Eva Blackwell Rogelj is a Mancunian/Slovenian writer-director based in London. Her work interrogates gendered power in modern language, movements, and spaces with a portfolio of narrative works and experimental films including her first microshort series: PUNČKA KINO.
Her debut narrative short WATERING HOLE (15 min) follows two young girls as they go out to steal free drinks off men, but as their night and sobriety descends they realise just how different their morals are and just how dangerous UK nightlife can be. The film was selected for BIFA qualifying festivals and platforms as well as winning the awards for Best Director at the Manchester Lift Off Film Festival, Best Indie Film at Wrap Film Festival and Best Female Director at the New York Film and Cinematography Awards. It was nominated for 3 awards at the WeareDN Awards by Directors Notes.
Her narrative-experimental hybrid RUSALKI (8 min) finished post-production in 2026 and began its festival run premiering at the BAFTA & BIFA qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival. There it won the award for Best Experimental. Supported by MiraBan, the film tackles modern femicide through a retelling of Slavic Folklore.
Eva is currently in post-production on her next narrative short BABA YAGA, a digital folklore about a stripper trapped in an antiaging algorithm.
Her short film script SPITFIRE was hand selected by Sofia Coppola to be awarded a $10k prize for production from Decentralised Pictures.
Having attained a First-Class BA at King’s College London, Eva went on to work professionally in the Art Department on Netflix and Amazon feature films and currently works in-house as Digital Development Executive for Left Bank Pictures.
Eva is a founding member of the London-based art collective VULGARIS.
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