Natasha Sayce-Zelem
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Art Department
- Script and Continuity Department
Natasha Sayce-Zelem (née Natasha Zelem) was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. She started her career in TV and Film, working on shows like Last of the Summer Wine and Emmerdale, after graduating from the Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University in 2003. She then transferred over to a Digital background.
Natasha leads the London, Seattle and Beijing based partner engineering teams at Amazon that distribute Prime Video to hundreds of millions of individual living room devices (Smart TVs, video games devices, set top boxes) worldwide. A recognised and respected thought-leader in the tech space, Natasha has forged an enviable CV including prior positions at the BBC, Sky and ITV, and she sits on the external advisory board for the University of Leeds School of Computing.
Natasha founded Empowering Women with Tech in 2016 which has helped over 5,000 females and non binary people, into STEM fields primarily in the North of England. She identified that there was a significant gap of activity, driving Natasha's vision for a more inclusive and representative sector. She has won numerous international awards acknowledging her contribution to diversity, including being named one of the UK's Top 100 women working in Technology in 2016 and is a vocal supporter of championing more women into Technology and Creative Industry careers.
Natasha contributes to Welcome to Leeds, See Monster, Hey! Presents etc, runs the Leeds Chapter of Ladies Of Code, has curated the science and technology programme at the Leeds International Festival, and has been on the committee of Leeds Digital Festival.
Natasha is an avid film, TV and music geek, enjoys playing pool and drinking red wine, got married in 2012, and has one child.
Natasha leads the London, Seattle and Beijing based partner engineering teams at Amazon that distribute Prime Video to hundreds of millions of individual living room devices (Smart TVs, video games devices, set top boxes) worldwide. A recognised and respected thought-leader in the tech space, Natasha has forged an enviable CV including prior positions at the BBC, Sky and ITV, and she sits on the external advisory board for the University of Leeds School of Computing.
Natasha founded Empowering Women with Tech in 2016 which has helped over 5,000 females and non binary people, into STEM fields primarily in the North of England. She identified that there was a significant gap of activity, driving Natasha's vision for a more inclusive and representative sector. She has won numerous international awards acknowledging her contribution to diversity, including being named one of the UK's Top 100 women working in Technology in 2016 and is a vocal supporter of championing more women into Technology and Creative Industry careers.
Natasha contributes to Welcome to Leeds, See Monster, Hey! Presents etc, runs the Leeds Chapter of Ladies Of Code, has curated the science and technology programme at the Leeds International Festival, and has been on the committee of Leeds Digital Festival.
Natasha is an avid film, TV and music geek, enjoys playing pool and drinking red wine, got married in 2012, and has one child.