| Employment History
Open City Documentary Festival | University College London | Short Courses, Events & Engagement Officer | Jan 2024 - Current
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Developed the strategy for a programme of 35 practical and theoretical short courses per year for the top global ranking university, championing diverse voices in academia and filmmaking.
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Managing a budget of £75,000 and generating an annual income of £108,000.
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London Experimental | Festival Producer | Oct 2023 - Current
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Producing annual events which exhibit a programme of experimental short films to 600 people, generating £4,000 per event in revenue for local independent venues & bringing experimental film to the public.
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Successfully recruited, trained and managed teams of volunteers and pre-selectors.
The British Film Institute | Freelance Producer & Presenter | Jun 2021 - Nov 2024
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Managed projects and events with the BFI Young Programmer scheme, for major London festivals.
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Panel host and Feature Film pre-selector for the BFI London Film Festival.
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Involved with all aspects of project management, budgeting, operations, event production and marketing.
Malvern Theatres & Cinema | Marketing & Press Officer | Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
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Proactively took the initiative to research audience development and introduce a new cinema membership programme.
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Wrote a successful BFI funding application to increase the number of neurodivergent-friendly and accessible cinema activities.
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Managed cross-promotion marketing strategy to support the delivery of the Borderlines Film Festival.
The Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art | Festival Associate | 2021
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Assisted with installing a range of exhibitions within unused spaces across Liverpool, for events attracting 164,730 visitors.
Omnifarious Productions | Production Coordinator | Sept 2018 - Dec 2019
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Successfully coordinated multiple large-scale crews for on-location shoots across multiple venues.
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Assisted with creating pitch decks, trailers, treatments & conjuring ideas for potential campaigns.
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Handled all pre & post-production admin for the production house
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Assistant producer for the commissioned educational short film “Last Date”.
Encounters Short Film Festival | Events Coordinator | Jan - Sept 2018
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Delivered six sold-out screenings per day for the duration of the festival, alongside talks, socials and activities.
| Education
Level 7 Module: Short Film
University College London, 2025 (Audited)
Master of Arts in Film Studies, First Class Honours
Paris School of Art & Culture, University of Kent, France, 2022-23
MA Film Student Rep
BA (Hons) Drama with Creative Writing, Upper Second Class Honours
Bristol, The University of the West of England, 2017
| Achievements
The Paris Postgraduate Arts Festival | Festival Director | 2023
Selected to lead and motivate a team of 20 to deliver events and workshops across Paris reaching over 500 people
The Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Studentship Award | 2022
Received full maintenance and tuition grant to undertake research at a centre of learning in France
Filmed Up, HOME Manchester 2021
Short film Submerge (09:22) was selected as part of their quarterly programme