Paul Andrew Williams is a British

United Kingdom

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 film writer and director

Film director

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, born in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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, England

England

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 in 1973. He won the New Director's Award for his film London to Brighton

London to Brighton

London to Brighton is a 2006 award-winning British film. The film was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye...

 in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival

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Career

Paul began his career as an actor but in the last five years he has written and directed a number of successful pop-promos, viral ads and short films.
In 2001 Paul wrote and directed the short film Royalty which would later inspire London to Brighton. Royalty premiered at the London Film Festival in 2001, screened on UK television and was shortlisted for the Kodak showcase, consequently screening at BAFTA. In 2003 Paul was the only UK-based director to be picked up by the Fox Searchlight Director's Lab. His short film, It's Okay to Drink Whiskey, made through this programme, premiered at 2004's Sundance Film Festival. His UK TV debut, Naked, was pick of the day in Time Out and was well received by audiences and critics alike.

Due to a new development slate between Pathe and BBC Films, Paul has been hired to write The Choir, and has several projects in different stages of development. Williams wrote and directed the Psychological thriller Cherry Tree Lane, which premiered as part of the Fright Fest

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Writer

• Cherry Tree Lane
  Cherry Tree Lane
  Cherry Tree Lane is a British urban dramatic horror-thriller film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who are terrorized in their home by a group of teenagers who plan to kill their son who has grassed-up one of their friends.-Cast:*...
  
  (2010)
• The Children
  The Children (2008 film)
  The Children is a 2008 British horror film directed by Tom Shankland and starring Eva Birthistle.-Cast:* Eva Birthistle as Elaine* Stephen Campbell Moore as Jonah* Hannah Tointon as Casey* Eva Sayer as Miranda* William Howes as Paulie*...
  
  (2008)
• The Cottage (2008)
• London to Brighton
  London to Brighton
  London to Brighton is a 2006 award-winning British film. The film was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye...
  
  (2006)
• It's Okay to Drink Whiskey (2002)
• Royalty (2001)

Director

• Cherry Tree Lane
  Cherry Tree Lane
  Cherry Tree Lane is a British urban dramatic horror-thriller film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who are terrorized in their home by a group of teenagers who plan to kill their son who has grassed-up one of their friends.-Cast:*...
  
  (2010)
• The Cottage (2008)
• London to Brighton
  London to Brighton
  London to Brighton is a 2006 award-winning British film. The film was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye...
  
  (2006)
• Coming Up – Naked (2003)
• It's Okay to Drink Whiskey (2002)
• Royalty (2001)