CALEB J. ROBERTS
Screenwriter. Director.
Belfast based.
About
Photography by Ellen Blair 2023.
About
Caleb J. Roberts is an award-winning screenwriter and director from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Caleb’s two BFI Network and Northern Ireland Screen-funded short films, Homebird (2022) and Malcolm (2023), have been recognised with numerous awards and nominations at international film festivals, with both shorts securing broadcast distribution on Channel 4 with Film4. His latest short film, Purebred (2025), is set to premiere this summer.
Caleb was among 15 filmmakers selected for the NETWORK@LFF Talent Development Scheme 2023 at the 67th BFI London Film Festival. He was 1 of 8 emerging screenwriters spotlighted at the LFF Industry Programme 2023 sponsored by the Hollywood Reporter.
In 2024, Caleb was selected for the Screen Ireland X-Pollinator Talent Development Scheme and was commissioned for his third BFI Network and Northern Ireland Screen-funded short film, Purebred (2025).
Caleb is 1 of 10 screenwriters selected for the Trans+ on Screen 'DarkRoom' feature development lab 24/25, funded by the BFI Challenge Fund. He will pitch his debut feature, in partnership with TOS, at BFI Flare 2025.
Caleb is currently in early development on two long-form feature projects.
Film Programming
- TITE Film Festival 2025: Programmer and Producer.
- Galway Film Fleadh 2024-Present: Junior International Screener (Shorts).
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Outburst Arts 2023-Present: Producer and Head of Film Programming.
- British Film Institute (BFI) 2022-2023: Short Film Programmer and Events Producer.
Education
MA Film: Queen’s University Belfast. Graduated with Distinction. 2021.
BA (Hons) Film Studies: Queen’s University Belfast. Graduated with 1st Class Hons 2019.