Isabella Culver is a British-American Writer, Director and Actor who grew up in South-East London. In 2020 Isabella won the ShortFLIX award run by Sky Arts and Creative England for her short film ‘SEVEN SISTERS’ a modern-day drama that follows a teenage girl as she seeks solace after a traumatic sexual assault. Isabella went on to direct the short film, which premiered on the Sky Arts channel in 2025. Isabella was part of the BBC London Voices cohort 2023.
She has wroked with Bryncoed Productions on youth drama series ‘WHAT’S GOOD?’. ‘WHAT’S GOOD?’ was born from a writer’s room supported by the BFI Young Audiences Content Fund, Isabella then went on to write the pilot and treatment for the project. The Young Vic Theatre in London hosted a rehearsed reading for ‘WHAT’S GOOD?’ which was directed by Akaash Meeda.
Isabella studied theatre at The BRIT School and went on to receive a 1st Class BA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. During her time at Bath Spa she participated in the Creative Thinking Competition and was selected to be part of The Hot House Collective run by Ark Data Centre’s. She worked with them over the course of six months to develop ideas for VR and Brainwave reader games to be used in schools for children with learning difficulties.
AWARDS
2020
ShortFLIX Final 5
Creative England & Sky Arts
https://www.creativeengland.co.uk/shortflix-final5/
2017
Bristol Old Vic ‘Open Sessions’ Playwriting Competition Winner https://bristololdvic.org.uk/press/
2017
Bath Spa Global Citizenship Certificate
2016
Bath Spa International Bursary
2015
Ark Data Centre’s Hot House Collective
2014
Ark Data Centre’s Creative Thinking Award, Shortlist