Masterclass Diary

Paul Smith (Tartan Film) Masterclass

Location: Atrium in Cardiff, room CA115

Time: 10.00 – 12.00

Date: Wednesday 4 June 2008

Paul will be exploring film sales, distribution in raising finance and it will be useful for all those who are working on film, both undergraduate and postgraduate.

Paul started out at the Edinburgh Film Festival before moving into film journalism. After a four-year stint as External Affairs Officer for Welsh International Film Festival, he worked on freelance projects for organisations such as the British Film Council. He joined the theatrical division of Tartan Films and is currently Head of PR for their home entertainment division, Tartan Video, where he has promoted films such as Mysterious Skin, Party Monster, Safe, and Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park. He remains a part-time reviewer as well as a programmer for London's German Film Festival and board member of Ffresh - the Student Moving Image Festival for Wales.

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