Paul Dudbridge

Industry Specialist

Paul Dudbridge

Industry Specialist

about me

Paul Dudbridge is a director and producer, making feature films, television, and commercials.

With over 25 years experience in the business, Paul has numerous film and television credits to his name. His first broadcast credits include producing and directing ITV's The Christmas Storybook, featuring legendary actor Joss Ackland, as well as directing music promos for MTV.  

As a producer and director, he helmed the science-fiction series, Horizon, which went on to win a number of awards at international film festivals, as well as earning him a Best Drama Director nomination at the Royal Television Society awards in 2016.

Feature film work includes producing and directing Fear the Invisible Man based on H.G. Wells’ classic novel, The Invisible Man, and the gothic horror, Frankenstein: Legacy, both released worldwide on Amazon Prime and Sky.  His next film is a supernatural-western titled The Legend of Dead Men's Gold.

Paul has been teaching for over 20 years and when not filming, he guest lectures at various universities and colleges around the country. Most recently, he ran the 'Writing and Directing' module for the Masters course at the University of Bristol, supervised final year projects for students at the University of West London, taught Cinematography at Falmouth Film School, and Advanced Cinematography workshops for BECTU, the UK's media and entertainment trade union. 

He has written two film books released worldwide, Shooting Better Movies: The Student Filmmakers' Guide, and Making Your First Blockbuster, which is aimed at the more intermediate/professional filmmaker. Both were released by leading film book publisher Michael Wiese Productions (Shot by Shot/Save the Cat).