Paul Wright

Known for DirectingFife, Scotland, UK

Paul is considered to be one of the most exciting filmmakers of his generation. Brought up in Fife, Paul moved to Edinburgh to begin studying film and photography, where he quickly developed a passion for filmmaking. He went on to study film at Glasgow’s RSAMD, where his abilities stood out. His film ‘Hikikomori’ (cinematographer: fellow Dewar Arts awardee David Liddell) received many plaudits, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Short Film, a BAFTA Scotland win for ‘Best New Work’ and a clutch of other Best Drama and Best Fiction Film awards. It also caught the eye of the NFTS, Beaconsfield, and Paul was offered a place on their MA in Directing Fiction course. Through the production and post-production of ‘Hikikomori’ Paul demonstrated the essential discipline required to become a great filmmaker and story-teller, knowing how to tell a story well and balance all the elements of the film to serve the central idea. Paul has already impressed as a filmmaker who is sincerely interested in his art and its possibilities as well as in the world around him and in emotional truth. His is a name to remember.Read more

Movies & web series

Believe

Rock Opera

The Choice Is Ours

Arcadia

For Those in Peril

Until the River Runs Red

Murder

My Dad and the Volcano

Salesmen

Arcadia Live

Burns Night

Legends of Welsh Sport

Veronique

My Sunshine

Hunters

Murder: Lost Weekend

Photos of God

Hikikomori

Mission

Behold, This Dreamer Cometh