El Wood is a certified Intimacy Coordinator based in London, UK and trained by SAG-AFTRA-accredited Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC) in New York. She is a BECTU IC Registry Level 2 Intimacy Coordinator.
El has served as Lead Intimacy Coordinator on productions for Amazon MGM Studios, Netflix, Apple TV+, A24, Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, BBC, Lionsgate, Hulu, Channel 4 and Sky Max, working with Oscar- and BAFTA-winning filmmakers.
With over a decade of experience across the TV and film industry, El brings a multidisciplinary perspective to intimacy coordination. Her approach is informed by ongoing studies in humanistic counselling and trauma-informed practice, bringing a nuanced understanding of communication and human behaviour to her work.
El is also part of the BECTU working group developing best practice guidance for working with performers under 18. She is an accredited Mental Health First Aider and has extensive training in safeguarding, disability awareness, neurodivergence, LGBTQIA+ inclusion and kink/BDSM.
El is available to work across the UK and internationally.
Production Credits
THE MINISTRY OF TIME
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
6x60'
A24 Studios
BBC
Exec Prod: Alice Birch
Exec Prod: Jo McClellan
Prod: Frances du Pille
Dir: Aneil Karia
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Amazon MGM
Prod: Michael B Jordan
Prod: Chuck Roven
Prod: Patrick McCormick
Prod: Elizabeth Raposo
Prod: Gianluca Leurini
Dir: Michael B. Jordan
SCORN
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Topic Studios
Miramax TV
Prod: Dylan Clark
Prod: Amy Jackson
Prod: Brian Williams
Dir: Sarah-Violet Bliss
ROAD HOUSE 2
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Amazon MGM
Prod: Charles Roven
Prod: Alex Gartner
Prod: Jake Gyllenhaal
Prod: Josh McLaughlin
Dir: Ilya Naishuller
LINCOLN IN THE BARDO
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Starburn Industries
Playtone
Exec Prod: George Saunders
Prod: Tom Hanks
Prod: Gary Goetzman
Prod: Paul Young
Dir: Duke Johnson
BLACK DOVES
Intimacy Coordinator
Season ll
6x60'
Sister Pictures
Netflix
Exec Prod: Joe Barton
Exec Prod: Kiera Knightley
Exec Prod: Jane Featherstone
Exec Prod: Chris Fry
Prod: Harry Munday
Dir: Julian Farino
Dir: Kieron Hawkes
TED LASSO
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
12 x 60'
Season IV
Apple TV+
Prod: Jane Becker
Prod: Sarah Walker
Prod: Jamie Lee
Dir: MJ Delaney
Dir: Ellie Heydon
Dir: Declan Lowney
ENOLA HOLMES 3
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Legendary Entertainment
Netflix
Prod: Michael Dreyer
Dir: Phil Barantini
UP TO NO GOOD
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
6x60'
Playground Entertainment
Sony
Channel 4
Exec Prod: Glenn Close
Prod: Mo Williams
Dir: Lee Haven-Jones
AMADEUS
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
5x60'
Sky Max
Two Cities Television
Exec Prod: Joe Barton
Exec Prod: Stephen Wright
Prod: John Griffin
Dir: Julian Farino
Dir: Alice Seabright
TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST
Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
8x60'
BBC
Various Artists
Exec Prod: Catherine Shepherd
Exec Prod: Kat Reynolds
Series Prod: Rhonda Smith
Co-Prod: Oliver Mallia
Dir: Tom George
Dir: Matthew Moore
A TASTE FOR MURDER
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
6x60'
Drugi Plan
Eagle Eye Drama
ITV
Exec Prod: Walter Iuzzolino
Exec Prod: Carolina Giammetta
Exec Prod: Jo McGrath
Prod: Megan Ott
Dir: Jon Jones
URCHIN
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
BBC Films
BFI
Prod: Archie Pearch
Dir: Harris Dickinson
ANIMOL
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Joy Productions
Film 4
Prod: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
Prod: Tom Hawkins
Dir: Ashley Walters
ANFAMOL
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season ll
5x60'
BBC Studios
Series Prod: Branwen Williams
Creative Prod: Rhiannon Boyle
Dir: Judith Dine
DREAMERS
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Quiddity Films
BBC
Prod: Emily Morgan
Dir: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES
Intimacy Consultant
Feature Film
Warner Bros
Prod: Peter Safran
Prod: James Wan
Dir: Michael Chaves
HAMLET
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Netflix
Prod: Riz Ahmed
Prod: James Wilson
Prod: Michael Lesslie
Prod: Allie Moore
Dir: Aneil Karia
BARIAU
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
6x30'
Rondo Media
S4C
Prod: Alaw Roberts
Dir: Griff Rowland
THE LISTENERS
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season l
4x60'
Element Pictures
BBC
Prod Exec: Lucy Drury
Prod: Ed King
Dir: Janicza Bravo
RABBIT TRAP
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Mad As Birds Films
Prod: Elijah Wood
Prod: Alex Ashworth
Dir: Bryn Chainey
SHERWOOD
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Season ll
6x60'
House Productions
BBC
Exec Prod: Clio Bernard
Exec Prod: Jo McClellan
Prod: Kate Ogborn
Dir: Clio Barnard
THE CUT
Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Tea Shop Films
Amazon Studios
Prod: Orlando Bloom
Prod: Leonora Derby
Dir: Sean Ellis
UNICORNS
Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Chromatic Aberration
Netflix
Prod: Philip Herd
Prod: Celine Rattray
Dir: Sally El Hosaini
Dir: James Krishna Floyd
HOW TO HAVE SEX
Assistant Intimacy Coordinator
Feature Film
Festivals and Awards:
Berlinale 2024
Un Certain Regard (Winner)
Queer Palm (Nominee)
Caméra d'Or (Nominee)
BAFTA 2024
Outstanding British Film (Nominee)
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer (Nominee)
BIFA 2023
Best British Independent Film (Nominee)
Best Screenplay (Nominee)
European Film Awards 2023
European Discovery (Winner)
Athens International Film Festival 2023
Best Picture (Winner)
BFI
MK2 Films
Prod: Konstantinos Kontovrakis
Prod: Emily Leo
Prod: Ivana MacKinnon
Dir: Molly Manning Walker
Intimacy Coordinator: Jenefer Odell
LEVI STRAUSS & CO. : BACKSTORY
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Commercial
Somesuch
Prod: Luigi Rossi
Dir: Kim Gehrig
TIFFANY & CO. : VALENTINES DAY
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Commercial
Love Song
Prod: Nicole Powell
Dir: Justyna Obasi
FEELD
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Commercial
Feeld
Prod: Becs Rainey
Dir: Harry Bowley
LINDEX: ‘UNDERWEAR FOR LIFE’
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Commercial
Smuggler
Prod: Frida Kifeldt
Dir: Fiona Burgess
BRAUN: "SILK-EPIL 9 FLEX"
Lead Intimacy Coordinator
Commercial
FAMILIA
Prod: Emma Stevens Broyd
Dir: Lu Xiao-Wei