Director and editor of award-winning films screened at the ICA for London Short Film Festival, Cinetekton International Film & Architecture Festival in Mexico, LACMA, BAFTA and San Diego Comic-Con. Recent Official selections in the Bali International Short Film Festival (award-winning documentary A Film By Abigail since 2012 still selected at festivals) and The Divine Visions of Hildegard von Bingen in Festival de Cine Experimental de Bogota among others. Lost In The Nameless City premiered in New York at the Artists Forum Festival of The Moving Image. His films have been commissioned and supported by Arts Council England, the Danish Arts Foundation and Filthy Lucre; screening everywhere from India to South Africa and cities such as Toronto, New Orleans, St Petersburg and Cairo. Promo video work has been broadcast on BBC One for The Voice and worldwide on Ikono TV from Berlin.
His most recent work has been filming for a new Sky Showcase series and editing the intro which he shot with his Ronin-S and Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. He's worked recently as an assistant director on shorts films and commercials including for Channel 4. As an experienced hybrid runner and assistant he's worked on feature documentaries, short films, music videos and commercials including for BBC, NBC Universal, Sassy Films and Vice with clients including English Premiere League, Amazon, Ford, Warner Bros, GQ, Sony and McDonalds. He also regularly worked (pre-Covid!) on red carpet premieres at Leicester Square Odeon / Cineworld and at BFI with highlights The Irishman with Netflix, 1917 with Dreamworks Pictures, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with Disney and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood with Columbia Pictures.
Paul has a new arts brand @CAP.COW through which he's self-published his first books The Light That's Lost and Strange Space. Find out more at CaptainCowboy.co.uk.
His most recent work has been filming for a new Sky Showcase series and editing the intro which he shot with his Ronin-S and Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. He's worked recently as an assistant director on shorts films and commercials including for Channel 4. As an experienced hybrid runner and assistant he's worked on feature documentaries, short films, music videos and commercials including for BBC, NBC Universal, Sassy Films and Vice with clients including English Premiere League, Amazon, Ford, Warner Bros, GQ, Sony and McDonalds. He also regularly worked (pre-Covid!) on red carpet premieres at Leicester Square Odeon / Cineworld and at BFI with highlights The Irishman with Netflix, 1917 with Dreamworks Pictures, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with Disney and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood with Columbia Pictures.
Paul has a new arts brand @CAP.COW through which he's self-published his first books The Light That's Lost and Strange Space. Find out more at CaptainCowboy.co.uk.
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Throwback 2012-2018 of blogs on film festivals, exhibitions and other news below / head to Blog|News for the latest.
Dec 18th 2018 Shaftesbury Avenue screening, University of Central Florida Publishes The Divine Visions of Hildegard von Bingen & LISBON FILM RENDEZVOUS
Nov 16th 2018 Sony's Kingdom Choir Music Video / Audible's "Ruby Wax's No-Brainer" Commercial now online
Sep 26th 2018 CINETEKTON INTERNATIONAL FILM & ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL - Lost In The Nameless City screening twice
July 6th 2018 Postcards From The 48% UK Release Tonight Following Edinburgh International Film Festival World Premiere
April 6th 2018 New Town Utopia at FLATPACK FILM FESTIVAL & EAST END FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 10th 2017 ARTISTS FORUM FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE World Premiere in New York tonight / iTunes Score Released
July 12th 2017 Columbia Records Artists London Grammar Music Video I Assisted On Now Online
June 28th 2017 Lost In The Nameless City - Out Of Competition in EXPERIMENTAL FILM & MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL In Toronto
May 5th 2017 Lost In The Nameless City - WINNER - Experimental Award
March 31st 2017 Estée Lauder #ConfidenceUncovered Videos That I Assisted On Now Online
Feb 23rd 2017 ART VIDEO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CANNES Invites The Body Canvas Into Film Catalogue
Nov 7th 2016 Official Selection in New Delhi at CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
July 12th 2016 Human Proportions Film Commission in Denmark
March 31st 2016 Award Nominee at KINODOT MINIMALIST FILM FESTIVAL in St. Petersberg
Oct 23rd 2015 Official Selection & Award Nominee at TIRANA FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 7th 2015 Best Short Documentary Award Nominee in Cairo at QABILA FILM FESTIVAL
Sep 9th 2015 The Body Canvas broadcast worldwide via satellite & online on IKONO TV (Berlin)
Aug 17th 2015 The Body Canvas Screens in Copenhagen
May 8th 2015 Interview with THE NEW CURRENT & Kaleidoscopic Arts Platform screening
March 23rd 2015 Interview in Videofocus Magazine Biennial Edition
March 4th 2015 Official Selection & Closing Film at NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Feb 16th 2015 Branches & Bones on Vimeo screened throughout January in Denmark + Danish Filming Journal & Article
Dec 15th 2014 TRISPACE GALLERY screening A Film By Abigail at TRISPACE SHORTS in London
March 18th 2014 Guest Speaking at BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL [Screening and Q&A]
Jan 13th 2014 A Film By Abigail screens at ICA for LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL + LEEDS-LIST "Future Filmakers" Interview
Dec 13th 2013 A Film By Abigail at the LACMA for LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Nov 24th 2013 A Film By Abigail in Official Selection LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL screening at ICA
Nov 18th 2013 The Body Canvas World Premiere at ZEALOUS X Art Exhibition [Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London]
Oct 29th 2013 MARS-II opening film & Official Selection in Toronto
Oct 28th 2013 The Ice Cream Men Premiering at the 4th DOCFILM FESTIVAL
Aug 19th 2013 MARS-II Official Selection at CELLULOID in South Africa
Aug 17th 2013 A Film By Abigail opening film of THE SHORT CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL
May 12th 2013 A Film By Abigail RNC AWARD NOMINEE in France at ENGLISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF ROUEN
April 9th 2013 A Film By Abigail Screens In New York City Throughout 2013
Feb 23rd 2013 The Body Canvas / 38th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival / Dinmill Promotional Video Online
2012 A Film By Abigail screened at BAFTA London
Nov 16th 2018 Sony's Kingdom Choir Music Video / Audible's "Ruby Wax's No-Brainer" Commercial now online
Sep 26th 2018 CINETEKTON INTERNATIONAL FILM & ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL - Lost In The Nameless City screening twice
July 6th 2018 Postcards From The 48% UK Release Tonight Following Edinburgh International Film Festival World Premiere
April 6th 2018 New Town Utopia at FLATPACK FILM FESTIVAL & EAST END FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 10th 2017 ARTISTS FORUM FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE World Premiere in New York tonight / iTunes Score Released
July 12th 2017 Columbia Records Artists London Grammar Music Video I Assisted On Now Online
June 28th 2017 Lost In The Nameless City - Out Of Competition in EXPERIMENTAL FILM & MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL In Toronto
May 5th 2017 Lost In The Nameless City - WINNER - Experimental Award
March 31st 2017 Estée Lauder #ConfidenceUncovered Videos That I Assisted On Now Online
Feb 23rd 2017 ART VIDEO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CANNES Invites The Body Canvas Into Film Catalogue
Nov 7th 2016 Official Selection in New Delhi at CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
July 12th 2016 Human Proportions Film Commission in Denmark
March 31st 2016 Award Nominee at KINODOT MINIMALIST FILM FESTIVAL in St. Petersberg
Oct 23rd 2015 Official Selection & Award Nominee at TIRANA FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 7th 2015 Best Short Documentary Award Nominee in Cairo at QABILA FILM FESTIVAL
Sep 9th 2015 The Body Canvas broadcast worldwide via satellite & online on IKONO TV (Berlin)
Aug 17th 2015 The Body Canvas Screens in Copenhagen
May 8th 2015 Interview with THE NEW CURRENT & Kaleidoscopic Arts Platform screening
March 23rd 2015 Interview in Videofocus Magazine Biennial Edition
March 4th 2015 Official Selection & Closing Film at NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Feb 16th 2015 Branches & Bones on Vimeo screened throughout January in Denmark + Danish Filming Journal & Article
Dec 15th 2014 TRISPACE GALLERY screening A Film By Abigail at TRISPACE SHORTS in London
March 18th 2014 Guest Speaking at BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL [Screening and Q&A]
Jan 13th 2014 A Film By Abigail screens at ICA for LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL + LEEDS-LIST "Future Filmakers" Interview
Dec 13th 2013 A Film By Abigail at the LACMA for LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Nov 24th 2013 A Film By Abigail in Official Selection LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL screening at ICA
Nov 18th 2013 The Body Canvas World Premiere at ZEALOUS X Art Exhibition [Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London]
Oct 29th 2013 MARS-II opening film & Official Selection in Toronto
Oct 28th 2013 The Ice Cream Men Premiering at the 4th DOCFILM FESTIVAL
Aug 19th 2013 MARS-II Official Selection at CELLULOID in South Africa
Aug 17th 2013 A Film By Abigail opening film of THE SHORT CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL
May 12th 2013 A Film By Abigail RNC AWARD NOMINEE in France at ENGLISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF ROUEN
April 9th 2013 A Film By Abigail Screens In New York City Throughout 2013
Feb 23rd 2013 The Body Canvas / 38th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival / Dinmill Promotional Video Online
2012 A Film By Abigail screened at BAFTA London