Dawn Shadforth

British born producer director and writer Dawn Shadforth created some of music video's most iconic imagery and received many awards for her work in music before moving into drama. Since then Shadforth's short film "The Big Day" won the BIFA for Best British Short Film at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards and she's been nominated for two BAFTAs in 2019 for Breakthrough talent for "Trust" episode "Silencio" and in 2021 for Best Mini-Series for "Adult Material". "Adult Material" received 5 BAFTA nominations in total. Dawn Shadforth was born in Billericay, Essex, England, the daughter of a pharmacist and a ceramicist. She earned a 1st Class Hons Degree in Fine Art - Sculpture from Sheffield Hallam University. Shadforth was originally a fine artist. Alongside her fine art practice she developed skills and interest in filmmaking creating video drama campaign pieces for an activist theatre groups in Sheffield. At the same time she started making low budget music videos for small inde