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.
Throwbacks to writing and blogs on film festivals, exhibitions and other news:
18th December, 2018 Shaftesbury Avenue screening, University of Central Florida Publishes The Divine Visions of Hildegard von Bingen & LISBON FILM RENDEZVOUSE
16th November, 2018 Sony's Kingdom Choir Music Video / Audible's "Ruby Wax's No-Brainer" Commercial now online
26th September, 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
October 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
February 23rd, 2017 ART VIDEO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CANNES Invites The Body Canvas Into Film Catalogue
November 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
October 23rd, 2015 Official Selection & Award Nominee at TIRANA FILM FESTIVAL
October 7th, 2015 Best Short Documentary Award Nominee in Cairo at QABILA FILM FESTIVAL
September 9th, 2015 The Body Canvas broadcast worldwide via satellite & online on IKONO TV (Berlin)
August 17th, 2015 The Body Canvas Screens in Copenhagen
May 8th, 2015 Interview with THE NEW CURRENT & Kaleidoscopic Arts Platform screening
March 4th, 2015 Official Selection & Closing Film at NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
February 16th, 2015 Branches & Bones on Vimeo screened throughout January in Denmark + Danish Filming Journal & Article
December 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]
January 13th, 2014 A Film By Abigail screens at ICA for LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL + LEEDS-LIST "Future Filmakers" Interview
December 13th, 2013 A Film By Abigail at the LACMA for LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
November 24th, 2013 A Film By Abigail in Official Selection LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL screening at ICA
November 18th, 2013 The Body Canvas World Premiere at ZEALOUS X Art Exhibition [Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London]
August 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
February 23rd, 2013 The Body Canvas / 38th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival / Dinmill Promotional Video Online