richard paris wilson
director / photographer / writer
Richard Paris Wilson
I’m a director / writer / photographer interested in creating genre-blending world’s that look and feel immersive. My ambition is to bring heartfelt emotion to everything - whether it be 8’ foot monsters or the search for lost socks.
My work has been featured on MTV, Sky One, and has been covered in Rolling Stone, The Independent, Yahoo, Director’s Notes, Omeleto, PromoNews and more.
I’ve worked with brands such as the WWF, Visit Scotland, the BBC, Kurt Geiger, the World Ocean Council, Samsung and Network Rail, musicians such as Zara Larsson, MNEK & Rag’n’Bone Man, as well as having my short film’s screened at BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festivals around the world.
For Commercials in Scotland I’m represented by Salt n’Sauce.
For Commercials elsewhere I bounce between Production Companies far and wide.
For Music Videos I'm represented by the FreeAgent.
For Content in Europe I’m with Herd Represented.
For Healthcare I work through Healthy Films.
Based everywhere.
Contact me directly if you’d like to work together. Thank you, stranger.
Recognition
Best Dark Comedy for ‘Open’ - New Renaissance Film Festival 2024
Nominated for Best Scottish Short Film for ‘Open’ - Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2024
Official Selection for ‘Open’ - Norwich Film Festival, Sussex International Film Festival 2024
Featured Short Film for ‘Open’ - Short of the Week November 2024
Best Colour Grading Film Craft for ‘Talisker: The Storm’ - Kinsale Shark Awards 2023
Golden Lion Award for ‘Clean’ - British Independent Film Festival 2021
Official Selection for ‘Clean’ - Manchester, Norwich, Carmarthen Bay, Crystal Palace, Liverpool & BUFF 2021
Best Short Film for 'Clean' - Amplify 2020: the virtual film festival for Film Bath, CineCity Brighton, Cambridge and the Cornwall Film Festival 2020
Best International Short Film for ‘Clean’ - Assurdo Film Festival, November 2020
Best Music for 'Clean' - Cornwall Film Festival 2020
Best TV Script for ‘Community Theatre’ - ‘The Accident’ - Hollywood Just4Shorts Competition 2020
Best International Teleplay Award for 'Community Theatre' Pilot Script ‘Acting versus Reality’ - Portland Comedy Film Festival 2020
Best TV Script for 'Community Theatre' Pilot Script ‘Acting versus Reality’ - The Screenwriter Showcase 2020
Silver Award for Best Marketing Campaign for ‘Let Me Be Clear’ photoshoot - PR World Awards 2020
Best Short Documentary for 'Secret Times' - London Independent Film Festival 2019
Official Selection for 'Fertility' - PM Society 2019
Best Music Video for 'Ain't Goin' Nowhere' - London Independent Film Festival 2018
Best Music Video for 'Ain't Goin' Nowhere' - Tupelo Film Festival 2017
Audience Award Best Music Video for 'Ain't Goin' Nowhere' - Montgomery Film Festival 2017
Bronze Film & Animation Craft Award for 'More Than Expected', Sandoz UK - PM Society 2017 and 'The Angry Hand', Sandoz UK - PM Society 2017
VOTD Winner for 'Ain't Goin' Nowhere' - March 28th 2017
Best Music Video for 'Never Forget You' by Zara Larsson & MNEK - WorldFest 2016
Best Performance for 'A Monster Called Charles' - Fantasy/Sci-Film Film Festival 2016
Official Selection 'Ain't Goin' Nowhere' - Indie Memphis 2016
Award of Excellence for 'A Monster Called Charles' - LA Global Shorts Film Festival 2016
Nominated for Best Score for 'A Monster Called Charles' - Kinsale Film Festival 2016
Nominated for Best Short Film for 'A Monster Called Charles' - Norwich Film Festival 2016
Staff Pick for ‘Simple Days’ by Button Eyes featuring Rag’n’Bone Man - Vimeo 2014
Music Video of the Year for 'Human' M83 - Genero 2013
Also winner of the Community Award in Sutton in 2015 for my work with various charities in South London, receiving the award from the local Mayor.