Elaine Proctor

Elaine Proctor was born in South Africa. She made numerous documentaries in her home country before completing a master degree at the National Film and Television School in England.

Her feature-length graduation film On The Wire won the British Film Institute’s Sutherland Trophy for the most original and imaginative first film. Elaine’s next film, Friends, was selected by the Cannes Film Festival to be part of its coveted Official Competition and won Mention Speciale - Prix de Camera D’Or.

Elaine wrote and directed KIN, with Isaiah Washington and Miranda Otto, it was released globally to critical acclaim. Elaine sits on the chapter for screenwriting at BAFTA. She lives in London. Rhumba is her first novel.