“After visiting Electric Film Festival’s second annual event I wanted to contribute what I could for my friends involved and for what I think is something quite beautiful”
A cinematographer/director based in London. Driven by creative passion is also adept at graphic design and web development. Works as an independent videographer and filmmaker under the pseudonym ‘JORA’.
A multicultural writer-director raised internationally and currently enrolled at the prestigious London Film School, I have studied under Ruben Östlund and worked for UNICEF Korea. I have been following the Electric Film Festival since its inception and am a proud member of the Jury and Programming Committee since 2025.
Hi, I’m an actress based in Cardiff, acting graduate of Arts University Bournemouth and assistant with Electric Film Festival.
Katya Jacobs is one of the two Founders of the Electric Film Festival. She has been the festival director from it’s inception and strives to create opportunities for developing artists to show their work, find future collaborators, and connect to the wider community within Electric Film. Katya trained as an actor at Bournemouth Film School and strives to create collaborative projects that artists can learn, develop and grow from.
When entering the industry it is often believed that passion alongside creative control gets stripped from the individual artist. Katya Jacobs believes that the individual artist’s work and personal development should not only be showcased but celebrated in high quality venues with a like-minded audience. These venues can vary from cinemas to gallery spaces in which these emerging artists can learn and grow in a safe space and meet/collaborate with industry professionals.
Jess Rooke is a film producer based in Bournemouth and Kent. She is currently a third-year student at Arts University Bournemouth, where she is producing her graduation film Crocodile Tears. Crocodile Tears raised over £10,000 in its four-week Crowdfunder campaign and was featured on BBC Radio Solent. The film is set to be submitted to festivals nationwide following its completion in May 2026. Jess is a champion of women both in front of and behind the camera, and is proud to lead her team of entirely female heads of departments on this project.
Outside of university, Jess works as a production coordinator and runner on local indie films and has volunteered for various film festivals. These have included the BFI Future Film Festival 2025, Margate Film Festival 2025, for which she was also a programmer, and the Electric Film Festival. This is Jess’s second year with Electric Film, where she assists with the festival’s logistics, scheduling and marketing. Jess is excited to continue working alongside Katya Jacobs to support up-and-coming talent in Bournemouth and beyond.