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Paul Andrew Williams
Director
Paul began his career as an actor but then moved into writing and directing a number of successful
pop-promo's, viral ads and short films. His start as a feature film director began with
"London to Brighton", inspired by the 2001 short film "Royalty". "London to Brighton"
premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival, winning numerous awards in the Uk and overseas.
The film earned Paul a nomination for The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a
British Director, Writer or PRoducer in their First Feature Film.
Director
In 2008, Paul's second film "The Cottage" was released across Britain, distribution through Pathe. It is currently playing in festivals around the world and will be out on DVD in the UK in July.
In 2000 Ken joined Random Harvest Pictures as a Junior Development Executive and worked as a
post-production assistant for the feature WAR BRIDE. He was assistant to the director/producers
during production of feature film OCTANE, and he joined the camera department as a trainee
on the six-week shoot of feature film LD50. Throughout both productions, Ken continued to
work as a Development Executive for RH and its genre label Four Horsemen Films, eventually
becoming the Head of Development in 2003.
In spring 2005 Ken left RH to produce his first feature film. The award-winning LONDON TO BRIGHTON, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams, was released theatrically in December 2006 to critical acclaim. Ken and Paul formed their production company Steel Mill Pictures in 2006 and in early 2008 completed their second feature film THE COTTAGE, which was shot in Isle of Man and Yorkshire and financed by Isle of Man Film, UK Film Council Premiere Fund and Screen Yorkshire.
In spring 2005 Ken left RH to produce his first feature film. The award-winning LONDON TO BRIGHTON, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams, was released theatrically in December 2006 to critical acclaim. Ken and Paul formed their production company Steel Mill Pictures in 2006 and in early 2008 completed their second feature film THE COTTAGE, which was shot in Isle of Man and Yorkshire and financed by Isle of Man Film, UK Film Council Premiere Fund and Screen Yorkshire.
Due to a new development slate between Pathe and BBC Films Paul will write and direct with Ken producing "Song for Marion". Steel Mill Pictures also have a number of projects in different stages of development.