Writer. Editor. Film Scholar. Script Consultant
Congratulations to Jonathan Zaurin and the rest of the team on the release of their second feature film Derelict! Also included on the Blu-ray as an extra to Jonathan's superb, complex and haunting exploration of grief and revenge is The Petting Zoo, the short film I directed with huge help from Jonathan and much of... Continue Reading →
THE PETTING ZOO, the short film I wrote and directed last year, has been selected to screen at the Razor Reel Flanders Film Fest. The festival runs from 24th October to 2nd November 2024. THE PETTING ZOO screens on 1st November.
THE PETTING ZOO, the short film I wrote and directed last year, has been selected to screen at A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The festival runs from 1st to 3rd March 2024.
THE PETTING ZOO, the short film I wrote and directed last year, has been selected to screen at the Wench Film Festival in Mumbai. The festival runs from 29th February to 3rd March 2024.
THE PETTING ZOO, the short film I wrote and directed this year, has been selected to screen at the Carcosian Film Night in Brussels, date to be announced.
THE PETTING ZOO, the short film I wrote and directed this year, has been selected to screen at the Dead and Sudburied festival.
The short film I have written and directed, THE PETTING ZOO, is now finished. It's a ghost tale about five friends who go to the woods on Halloween and get lost in a local legend. I had invaluable help from the hugely talented Jonathan Zaurin and was lucky to work with a brilliant team of... Continue Reading →
I am thrilled to be one of the 8 writers selected as part of the New Blood class of 2021 for my script REFRACTED. New Blood is an initiative organised by producer Giles Edwards of Queensbury Pictures in partnership with FrightFest to find new UK genre screenwriters. The workshop session on Thursday 26th August with... Continue Reading →
During the first lockdown, I made a horror/fantastique short film. In KINSHIP, a Zoom call between a mother with dementia and her daughter is not what it seems. Kinship was made with no budget. I wanted to see if I could make a film in these restricted circumstances. In the strange atmosphere of lockdown I... Continue Reading →
Virginie Sélavy 