BIO
EMMA POLLARD
Emma is an award winning Director. Her body of work includes festival-favourite Short Films and Web Series, as well as Music Videos and behind the scenes Documentaries featured by platforms such as Spotify, GQ, and FLOOD.
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Recently, Chicken has been on a world tour, playing in over 30 festivals and has found a home on CBC Gem.
She is currently developing another short, L’ospitÉ™, and two feature films.
Her work as a photographer has been featured by Rolling Stone, Levi's, Far Out Magazine, Subba-Cultcha, and Texas Monthly, as well as album artwork for Nick Waterhouse.
She hold a B.A. Honours from the University of East Anglia in Film and English studies.
Awards
Big Syn International Film Festival, London
2024 Winner Best International Short - Chicken
2024 Winner Audience Award Best Short Film - Chicken
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Women's Comedy Film Festival, Atlanta
2024 Winner Festival Prize Best All Around Film - Chicken
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Rameshwaram International Film Festival
2024 Winner Disability Issues - Chicken
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2023 Winner Best Performance Male - Chicken
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Bridges International Film Festival, Greece
2023 Winner Best "We Can Do" - Chicken
Thomas Edison Film Festival, New York
2023 Winner DEAI Award - Chicken
2023 Winner Juror's Choice Juror's Choice - Chicken
