Paco has worked on some iconic British Features, including Henry Blake’s lauded feature County Lines starring Conrad Khan and Harris Dickinson, as well as Leo Leigh’s debut feature, Sweet Sue. He recently worked alongside director Dean Puckett on folk horror The Severed Sun. His work has been screened at Cannes, Berlin Film Festival, AFI, Telluride and Tribeca and has been nominated for BAFTA and Palme d’Or awards. Paco is an NFTS alumni.
SEVERED SUN
Prod. Dark Sky Films
Dir. Dean Puckett
Official Selection: Manchester Film Festival 2025
Official Selection: Fantaspoa 2025
Official Selection: Black Sunday Film Festival 2025
Official Selection: Telluride Horror Show 2024
Official Selection: Fantastic Fest 2024
Official Selection: Rama Skirk 2024
Official Selection: Cork International Film Festival 2024
Official Selection: Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival Bruges 2024
Official Selection: Cornwall Film Festival 2024
PETE DOHERTY: STRANGER IN MY SKIN
Prod. Federation Studios
Dir. Katia DeVidas
Winner: Alphapanda Audience Engagement Award – Les Arcs Industry Village
Winner: Best Documentary Award – InEdit Festival Barcelona
Official Selection: Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
SWEET SUE
Prod. BBC
Dir. Leo Leigh
Nomination: Best Film – Rome Film Fest 2023
World Premiere: Munich Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Dinard Film Festival 2023
COUNTY LINES
Prod. BFI
Dir. Henry Blake
Nomination: Outstanding British Film – BAFTA (Longlist) 2021
Nomination: Supporting Actress (Ashley Madekwe – BAFTA 2021
Nomination: Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director) – BIFA 2020
Nomination: Supporting Actor (Harris Dickinson) – BIFA 2020
Nomination: Supporting Actress (Ashley Madekwe) – BIFA 2020
Nomination: Most Promising Newcomer (Conrad Khan) – BIFA 2020
Nomination: Best Cinematographer – IMAGO Emerging Young Cinematographer 2020
Official Selection: BFI LFF 2019
Official Selection: Cambridge Film Festival 2019
Official Selection: Seville Film Festival 2019
THE UNSEEN
Prod. Magnet Films
Dir. Gary Sinyor
Winner: Best Actress – Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
Winner: Festival Director’s Choice Award – Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
Winner: Best Actress – West Coast International Film Festival
Winner: Best Director – West Coast International Film Festival
Winner: Best Original Score – Horrorhaus Film Festival
FACT OR FICTION: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A PING-PONG HUSTLER (Documentary)
Prod. Spine TV
Dir. Leo Leigh
ANOTHER MOTHER’S SON
Prod. Bill Kenwright Ltd.
Dir. Christopher Menaul
A SISYPHEAN TASK
Prod. Supernormal Pictures
Dir. Sophie Littman Gus Flind-Henry & George Malcher
Winner: Best Editing – Rhode Island Film Festival
SUDDEN LIGHT
Prod. BBC
Dir. Sophie Littman
Nomination: Short Palme D’or – Cannes 2020
Nomination: Best British Short – British Independent Film Awards
Nomination: Short Film – Cork International Film Festival
Nomination: Best Short Film – Montréal Festival of New Cinema
Nomination: Best Short Film – Stockholm Film Festival
Nomination: Best Foreign Short – Valladolid International Film Festival
Nomination: International Competition – Encounters International Film Festival
Nomination: Shorts Film Competition – Vilnius International Film Festival
THIS FAR UP
Prod. BFI
Dir. Ewan-Jones Morris
Winner: Cymru – BAFTA 2017
Official Selection: Clermont-Ferrand Festival 2017
GROUP B
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Nick Rowland
Winner: Best Short Student Drama – Royal Television Society
Winner: Best Short Film – Cambridge International Film Festival
Nomination / Finalist: Honorary Foreign Film Award – Student Academy Awards, USA
Nomination: Live Action Short Film – AFI Fest
Official Selection: AFI Fest Los Angeles
MOTHER
Prod. Somesuch & Co
Dir. Leo Leigh
Nomination: Best British Short – BIFA 2016
Official Selection: BFI London Short Film Festival 2016
Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival London 2017
MANOMAN
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Simon Cartwright
Nomination: Best Short Animation – BAFTA 2016
Nomination: Cinefondation – Cannes 2015
Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival 2015
Official Selection: Telluride Film Festival 2015
Official Selection: BFI London Film Festival 2015
Official Selection: AFI Fest Los Angeles 2015
SWITCH
Prod. London Calling+
Dir. Aneil Karia
THE AGREEMENT
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Eva Riley
Official Selection: Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015
Official Selection: Underwire Film Festival 2015
Official Selection: London Short Film Festival 2016
XAVIER CORBERO: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST IN WINTER (Documentary)
Prod. Nathalie Biancheri
Dir. Nathalie Biancheri
Winner: Best Documentary Short Film – RiverRun International Film Festival
Winner: Best Documentary Short – Lift-Off Film Festival, New York
Nomination: Best Short Documentary – SXSW Film Festival
Nomination: Best Short Documentary (Best MiniDoc) – Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
THE AUTISTIX (Documentary)
Prod. Grasp the Nettle Film
Dir. Dean Puckett
Official Selection: Sheffield Doc Fest 2016
PIONEERS (Documentary)
Prod. NFTS
Dir. Grace Harper-Brighouse
Winner: Gold Reel Award (Best Short Doc) – Nevada Film Festival 2015
Official Selection: St. Louis Film Festival 2015
