Jodie is a script writer based in South Wales who is currently writing an ITV-commissioned book adaptation she has been developing with Atlantic Nomad and Sprout Pictures.
Recently, she was of nine UK writers chosen for the ScreenSkills and DANDI Regional Breakthrough Writers programme. The scheme, funded by ScreenSkills High-End TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions, aims to support emerging writers to gain their first HETV credit. She was partnered with LA Productions and spent six months in paid development working on an original idea with them. Following the scheme, LA Productions optioned the project. It is currently going out to commissioners. As well as this she is developing a format-breaking unscripted idea with Boom Cymru.
Her TV pilot 'Mouse Circus' was on the 2022 Brit List and as well as being one of the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival's Ones to Watch, she was also part of 2019/2020 BBC Writersroom Welsh Voices. Her recent Casualty episode, 'Confidence and Paranoia', won the RTS award for Continuing Drama.
Her feature script 'Spring Tide' was one of twelve projects selected for the global Attagirl development lab where it was awarded the development prize grant.
Her work has been performed on stage, screen and radio, and her short films have been shown at BIFA and BAFTA-qualifying festivals. She has extensive editorial experience and has worked as a storyliner, story editor and script editor, including on BAFTA, RTS and Rose d'Or winning episodes. She also holds a BA and MA in Creative Writing.
She is represented by Matt Connell and Maddie O'Dwyer at Berlin Associates.
Recently, she was of nine UK writers chosen for the ScreenSkills and DANDI Regional Breakthrough Writers programme. The scheme, funded by ScreenSkills High-End TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions, aims to support emerging writers to gain their first HETV credit. She was partnered with LA Productions and spent six months in paid development working on an original idea with them. Following the scheme, LA Productions optioned the project. It is currently going out to commissioners. As well as this she is developing a format-breaking unscripted idea with Boom Cymru.
Her TV pilot 'Mouse Circus' was on the 2022 Brit List and as well as being one of the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival's Ones to Watch, she was also part of 2019/2020 BBC Writersroom Welsh Voices. Her recent Casualty episode, 'Confidence and Paranoia', won the RTS award for Continuing Drama.
Her feature script 'Spring Tide' was one of twelve projects selected for the global Attagirl development lab where it was awarded the development prize grant.
Her work has been performed on stage, screen and radio, and her short films have been shown at BIFA and BAFTA-qualifying festivals. She has extensive editorial experience and has worked as a storyliner, story editor and script editor, including on BAFTA, RTS and Rose d'Or winning episodes. She also holds a BA and MA in Creative Writing.
She is represented by Matt Connell and Maddie O'Dwyer at Berlin Associates.