Jess Kelly (They/She) is an award-winning short film producer based in Glasgow.
An RTS Scotland Award winner and BAFTA Scotland nominee, Jess’s work centres on grounded, emotionally resonant social stories that offer sharp commentary on the world around us. Their graduation short film Care directed by Jagoda Tłok, screened widely across the UK and European festival circuit – earning special mentions, nominations, and awards at BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festivals including Leeds International Film Festival and Glasgow Short Film Festival. Care went on to win three Royal Television Society Awards and receive a BAFTA Scotland nomination.
In spring 2024, Jess produced Code of Conduct, a short drama commissioned by Screen Scotland and GMAC Little Pictures, which is now on it’s festival run, playing at BIFA and BAFTA qualifying festivals.
Jess was part of the 2025 Glasgow Film Festival New Talent Mentorship Scheme, a programme which marks Jess as one of the young rising producers in Scotland.
A graduate of Screen Academy Scotland (2023), Jess was one of 12 selected for the RTS & STV Student Bursary in 2019, and in 2024 was honoured as the RTS Patrons Dinner Graduate Spokesperson.
Alongside their producing work, Jess brings 4 years of experience as an Assistant Director on high-end TV and film productions across Bands 1 to 4. In 2025, they transitioned into the Script Department, recently working on HBO and BBC’s Half Man, the upcoming series from Richard Gadd, as well as series 3 of BBC’s Vigil.
Jess believes that people are the most important part of the process and that making a safe and collaborative atmosphere is key to this.
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