Nicola Gaughan

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Indiana Independent Short FF - Finalist - The Cost of Silence short film
(2026)
World Class Film Awards - Winner Best First Time Director Honourable Mention - The Cost of Silence
(2026)
World Class Film Awards - Best Actor - The Cost of Silence
(2026)
Darkland - Semi Finalist - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 feature script
(2025)
Planet Cinema Honourable Semi finalist - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 feature script
(2025)

Faro Int FF Semi Finalist - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 feature script
(2025)

New York Film & Actress Awards - Official Selection - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2025)

Cambridge Short Film Festival - Nominee - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2025)

Los Angeles Film & Doc Awards - WINNER - Screenplay contest - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2025)

Tokyo Screenplay Awards - Honourable Mention - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2025)

Indiemania Prgue Film Awards - Semi Finalist - The Cost of Silence short film
(2025)

Lonely Wolf Int FF - Semi Finalist - The Cost of Silence short film
(2025)

Lift Off London - Official Selection - The Cost of Silence short film
(2025)

World Int Movie Awards - WINNER/Honourable Mention - The Cost of Silence short film
(2025)

Caçador de Filmes Mexico - Semi Finalist - The Cost of Silence short film
(2025)

Best Script Awards London - Official Selection The Eyes Have It short script
(2024)

Oxford Script Awards - Official Selection - The Eyes Have It short script
(2024)

Best Script Awards - WINNER - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 feature script
(2024)

Yeti Filmfest - Semi Finalist - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 - feature script
(2024)

Lonely Wolf Int FF - Semi Finalist - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 feature script
(2024)

Red Movie awards - Official Selection - The Ghosts of Wellington X3757 feature script
(2024)

Liverpool Indie Awards - Finalist - The Ghosts of Wellington x3757 feature script
(2024)

Los Angeles Movie & Music video awards - Official Selection - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2024)

Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards - Official selection - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2024)

Cannes Arts Film Fest - Nominee - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2024)

Barcelona Indie Awards - Finalist - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2024)

Best Script Awards London - Official Selection - Ashes to Ashes short script
(2024)

New York Film & Actress Awards - Official Selection - Blowing her own Saxophone short film
(2024)

Lift Off London Official Selection - The Eyes Have It short script
(2023)

We Make Films Not Excuses - Best Documentary - What did you do in the war Grandad? short film
(2020)

International Film Festival - Official Selection - What did you do in the war Grandad? short film
(2016)

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The Cost of Silence (2025)
Film (short) Director

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The Cost of Silence Budget: $0 - $100K | Drama Meeting charismatic Blake at a party, Willow is swept off her feet, but romances don’t always have a happy ending, and she soon finds her fairytale has turned Grimm. Who will make it out alive?
Betrayal in Alexandria Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama ⋄ Military/War In 1920s Alexandria, a haunted war hero is branded a bigamist and a liar. But as he fights a year-long legal battle, he discovers he is the pawn in a deadly cover-up by a British Consulate desperate to hide its own criminal negligence.
The Ghosts of Wellington X3757 Budget: $10M - $30M | Biopic / True Story ⋄ Military/War When a modern-day researcher begins to see the spirits of a lost WWII bomber crew, she uncovers the untold story of their final, harrowing mission over Hamburg—and the decades of grief left in their wake.
The Eyes Have It Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror ⋄ Thriller / Suspense When an aspiring photographer captures a gruesome murder on the set of a low-budget horror film, she discovers the "fictional" violence is terrifyingly real—and the director is the one holding the knife.
Ashes to Ashes Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy ⋄ Drama A woman coping with her mother’s death finds grim comedy — and final clarity — when grief, protein powder, and emotional neglect collide.
Lagertha Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama ⋄ Military/War A middle‑aged Viking re-enactor, dismissed at work for being “too old” and “not creative enough,” crashes her motorcycle and awakens in a brutal Viking world where everyone believes she is the legendary shield‑maiden Lagertha. Forced into real combat and a deadly legal trial, she must confront her deepest trauma and reclaim her power to survive.