Nominated for Best Scripted Comedy, Broadcast Awards for Wedding Season, 2023
Shortlisted for Rose D'or for Drama for The Lazarus Project, 2022
Nominated for Debut Director, New Voice Awards, 2021
Selected for 'Ones to Watch', Edinburgh TV Festival, 2020
Selected for Attagirl Film Lab for My Sister Ellie, 2020-2021
Shortlisted for Sundance Screenwriter's Lab for Ring Road 2021
BFI Network Early Development Award for Ring Road 2019
Screen Australia Generate Development Grant for Sundowners 2019
Selected for Women in Film & TV Mentorship program 2018
Directors UK access award 2018
Creative Skillset grant, high end TV placement 2018
Selected for Raising Films Making it Possible 2016
Graham Wood Foundation + Artology Film Commission 2016
Australia Council for the Arts Emerging Artist Grant 2012
Goethe Institute Fellowship 2012
Australia Council for the Arts SPARK Fellowship 2008

PRESS:
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What's My Frame Podcast
Making a mark on the global stage - AFTRS Alumni
Ones to Watch - Variety
'An electrifying celebration of female sexuality' - Director's Notes
Director's Now profile
My Sister Ellie selected for Attagirl Lab - IF Magazine
Attagirl announcement - Screen Daily
'Fear is an excellent motivator'  - Raising Films
'Sarah Snook talks Noel Coward' - The Saturday Paper
'My body knows unheard of songs' - Monrowe Magazine
'We glide awkwardly like Martha Graham' - 10 Magazine
'Pick of the month' - PromoNews
'The joy of short films' - The Guardian
'The best things in queer cinema' - Junkee
"Beautiful, cinematic' - Obvious State
'Behind the scenes in Brooklyn' - Who the Hell / Vice

Full press coverage of The Language of Love

Laura is a member of the DGA, Directors UK, Raising Films, Cinesisters and is a full voting member of BAFTA

Laura has mentored for the BFI Future Film Fund, the TV Foundation Network program and Directors UK Inspire program. She has sat on the Jury for the New Voice Awards and multiple film festivals.