ABOUT
Lola is a two-time recipient of the BAFTA LA Scholarship (2018-19) and graduated with an MFA in directing from The American Film Institute in 2021. Her short film KISSY AND THE SHARK was supported by the BAFTA GSA Commissioning Grant and won best short and director at Austin Film Festival in 2022.
She signed a blind deal with Gracie Films in 2022 and is currently working under the mentorship of James L. Brooks on her first feature film.
Lola is a member of the WGA and is signed with Sandra Lucchesi at Gersh Agency and Gabrielle Lewis and Jeremy Platt at Grandview Management.
She splits her time between London and LA.
PRESS
DEADLINE: Santa Barbara International Film Festival reveals line up 2022
DEADLINE: Women In Film LA Unveils 32nd Annual Film Finishing Fund Recipients
VARIETY: Bafta Scholarship 2019
BAFTA: Piggot | Bafta Scholar 2018/2019
YOUTUBE: Bafta Student Film Awards 2019 Presented by GSA | Bafta Los Angeles
DEADLINE: BAFTA Gives Record Amount Of Support To Film & TV Students In U.S.
BAFTA: BAFTA Student Film Awards Presented by GSA Winners Announced
MONTECITO JOURNAL : Santa Barbara IFF Short Film Review - Lola Blanche
WIFTV: Women in Film and Television Vancouver 2019 Official Selection
VOYAGE LA: Check out Lola Blanche
KINOSCOPE: Top Five Short Films of 2018