Laurence Boyce was born in Leeds, UK and began his career in 1999 at the Leeds International Film Festival where he found a speciality in the short form

He relocated to Tallinn, Estonia in 2010 and works for the Black Nights Film Festival and is the head of Programme (Live Action) for PÖFF Shorts, the short film section of the festival. He also works in as a programmer for the Black Nights Debut features competition

He is also an award winning film journalist who writes for numerous publications amongst them Screen International, Talking Shorts, Sight and Sound and Cineuropa.

He is a member of FIPRESCI, the London Critics Circle, the European Film Academy and BAFTA.

He is currently the chairman of the board of the Short Film Conference, a network of short film organisations from across the globe.