Charley Packham
Alias:
Charlotte Packham
Birthplace:
Leytonstone, London, England
Charley is a filmmaker, freelance Producer and co-founder of COOC Productions, developing a slate of scripted narrative projects in Los Angeles and London. She established her company in 2018 after being selected as a finalist for MIPTV and Canneseries In Development competition for teen series CLASS A, now in development with Boat Rocker Studios (BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY). In 2023, Charley was selected for Disney’s Star Imagine UK incubator programme to produce LIONHEAD with Disney and the National Film and Television School which premiered at BAFTA & Oscar Qualifying BFI London Film Festival and will be available on Disney+. She also produced drama short SOUTH FACING commissioned by the BFI Network and Film London screening at various festivals including The Shortest Nights, EFN, Fragments and BFI London Film Festival 2023. She is a member of BAFTA Connect North America, a BFI Network X BAFTA Crew producer, BFI x NFTS Film Academy alumni and mentor for The Equity List, Media Trust and Screenskills to improve accessibility and diversity in the screen industries. In 2021 she was awarded a ScreenSkills bursary to strengthen her knowledge in scripted narrative work and the same year, COOC was chosen for both the Re:Create and Virgin StartUp Ready, Steady, Grow business development programmes. Her short films have been selected at over 35 film festivals globally where she received nominations for Best Producer and a Royal Television Society Southern Award. She has a decade of production experience across broadcast and award-winning promos, commercials and branded content with clients including: TikTok, Disney, BBC, Sony Music, Warner Bros, FIFA, NBA and Formula E and producing music videos for artists including Rag ‘n’ Bone Man and The Snuts.