CHARLI MACKIE
FILM MUSIC COMPOSER
Charli is a London-based composer, orchestrator, and multi-instrumentalist working across film, TV, documentary, song-writing, theatre, and commercials.
With extensive classical and jazz training, and a background in electronic and experimental music, she creates distinctive scores that blend acoustic and synthetic sounds.
She plays 12 instruments, including electric cello, Armenian duduk, Celtic harp, Andean charango, and traditional orchestral instruments such as flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, piano, and violin.
After earning a BA in Music, Charli completed an MA in Composing for Film and TV at the National Film and Television School. Her work spans feature films, series, animation, video games, musical theatre, and documentary.
Recent credits include the award-winning animated musical DRAGFOX (2024), starring Sir Ian McKellen and Divina de Campo (Yugo BAFTA, Venice International “Best Soundtrack”), the Student Academy Award–nominated documentary Mail Order Queens (2024), and the cinema-touring feature doc War Paint (2024) by BAFTA-winner Margy Kinmonth (War Art with Eddie Redmayne). She also scored Amazon Prime’s Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries.
Her work has screened at major festivals including London Film Festival, Telluride, IRIS, NaturVision, Gran Paradiso, CAA Moebius, GAZE International, GS Wildlife, VFF LA, LSFF, and Fantoche.
WAR PAINT- Women At War
In cinemas from 28 March 2025
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WAR PAINT - Women At War
Directed by Margy Kinmonth
In cinemas from 28 March 2025
Master Of Art Film Festival 2025
Le Fifa 43 2025
Borderlines Film Festival 2025
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DragFox
Directed by Lisa Ott
Winner of the “Jury Selection Prize” at BAFTA Student Awards 2024
Student Academy Awards nominee 2024
Telluride Film Festival 2024
BFI London Film Festival 2024
AFI Fest 2024
Winner of “Main Prize” award at Camera Action Film Festival 2024
Fantoche Swiss Competition 2024
CAA Moebius LA 2024
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Mail Order Queens
Directed by Luke Purdye
Student Academy Awards 2024
Grierson Trust “Best Student Documentary 2024” nominee
“Best Newcomer” nominee at Greenscreen International Natur Film Festival 2024
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Ship Of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries
Directed by Alexandra Boyd
On Amazon Prime from 31 March 2025
The Valley Film Festival LA 2023
Podcast series “Titanic Talk” 2023-present
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Bongo's Big Adventure!
Directed by Matt Branston
Norwich Film Festival 2024
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BLEACH
Directed by Daniel Daniel
Iris Prize “Best British Film” finalist 2023
GAZE International 2024
Out On Film Atlanta Film Festival 2024
OFN Film Festival 2024
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2024
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The Dingo Fence
Directed by Kate Church
NaturVision Film Festival 2024
Gran Paradiso Festival Italy 2024
NatureTrack Film Festical California 2024
Winner of the “Best Newcomer” award at Green Screen and Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam 2024
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Latcho Drom
Directed by Lottie Graham
The Big Short 2024
Winner of the “Best Actor” award at Ake Dikhea Berlin Film Festival 2024
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Bad Indian
Directed by Abbey Monteiro
London Short Film Festival 2024
Short Of The Week 2024
Unbound Archives Program London Southbank 2024
Girls In Film 2024
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Resort
Directed by Chanelle Eidenbenz
Sehsuechte Festival Potsdam Babelsberg
Sofilmtage Switzerland
Premier Plans D’Angers
Tirana International Film Festival ‘Critics Choice Best Short Film’ winner
