Lizzie Francke

Head of Directing Fiction

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Lizzie, former Senior Executive at the BFI, has played a pivotal role in steering National Lottery funding for the development and production of home-grown films including Aftersun, The End We Start From, Triangle of Sadness, The Souvenir and Surge.

With a rich background in executive producing over 80 feature films, throughout her career Lizzie has been a close collaborator with accomplished filmmakers including Clio Barnard, Morgan Matthews, Aneil Karia, Joanna Hogg, Charlotte Wells and Mahalia Belo. 

Lizzie also previously served as director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and contributing as a film critic for publications including Sight and Sound and Screen International.