ABOUT
Caitlin French McLeod is a writer/director based between Berlin and the UK. Her debut short, one like him was funded by BFI Network and selected for over 20 festivals, including BAFTA-qualifying Frameline 46 (San Francisco), LIFF, Outfest (LA), and NEIFF, where it won Best LGBTQ Film. Caitlin is currently co-writing the feature adaptation, City of Salt. Her latest short, Dog (2025), is now on the festival circuit winning BEST DRAMA at TVIFF.
Caitlin is developing the original series Bury Me Standing - a crime drama rooted in her Romani heritage - with her sister, screenwriter Tegan McLeod.
Caitlin is attached to direct her debut feature, the erotic thriller Rivermouth, starring Maxine Peake and Tom Lewis, produced by Kees Kasander (Fish Tank) and Jessica Palmarozza (Alma by Sally Potter).
She is a Sky Arts Award Winner (2016) and alumna of BFI Network (2019), BBC New Creatives (2020), and Directors UK Inspire, where she was mentored by Amy Neil (Hostage) and Rebecca Gatward (Moonflower Murders). Caitlin trained in television directing under Laurence Moody.