Hannah Congdon is an Emmy-nominated producer, director and development producer working in independent film and broadcast documentaries. With a background in current affairs, her films lie at the cross-section between cinema and journalism.
Her first short documentary MARKS (2021) screened at UK film festivals and was released by the Huffington Post.
Her feature documentary WOMEN BEHIND THE WHEEL (2023) won the EIFF Work in Progress Award and premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival. It went on to screen at festivals around Europe, including One World Human Rights Festival and Verzio Human Rights Film Festival. The documentary was released theatrically around the UK and acquired by Docsville.
In 2025 Hannah won the Warner Brothers Reframe the Game Pitch for female documentary directors in sport. Her short documentary THE LONG AWAY GAME screened at Sheffield Doc Fest and Leeds Film Festival, and won both jury and audience awards at Scarborough Film Festival. The film aired live on TNT Sports on the day of the Champions League Final, and has since been profiled by Channel 4 News, TalkSport Radio and BBC News. It was nominated for the Debut Director Award at the 2026 TV Foundation's New Voice Awards.
Most recently, Hannah produced a 90 minute film on the rise of Europe's Far Right for PBS Frontline. The film won the RIAS Award for transatlantic journalism and was nominated for an Emmy.
She is an alumni of the BIFA Springboard scheme and a BAFTA Connect member.
Her credits include a feature documentary for National Geographic and investigative films for PBS Frontline, ITV, Channel 4 and BBC.
Hannah speaks English and German.