EDIT: Thank you all for your wonderful and thought provoking questions, I hope I managed to provide some insight into what I do. The ÉCU - European Independant Film Festival will be opening its doors this year from April 14th-16th. So if you are based in or around Paris and are interested in a unique indie film experience, with movies from all around the world, workshops with the filmmakers, and parties all around, make sure to get yourself a ticket! Hope to see you there. Again thank you very much, this was great fun.

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I’m an Australian Director / Cinematographer / Screenwriter / Producer based in Paris. I was lucky enough to have served as Director of Photography on the documentary 'Twin Towers' which won an Academy Award in 2003.

I am also the founder and President of The European Independent Film Festival. I’ve spent 10 years travelling the world for BBC News and Current Affairs, mainly in war zones and I’ve worked in over 50 countries. I was Director of Production at Image Group Entertainment, NYC and I’ve directed and photographed documentaries for National Geographic, The Discovery Channel, SKY TV, France 3, PBS, Channel 4 UK and served as Supervising Producer / Director for the critically acclaimed CBS forty-two part television series 'The Bravest'. I’ve also directed films for Christian Dior, David Garcia, Microsoft and Coca Cola.

Ask me anything about:

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• When did you first decide to call yourself a filmmaker?
• Have any of your connections through war filming helped in other aspects of your career?
• Has shooting an Oscar-winning documentary considerably impacted your career?
• What should be the approach to making an independent movie versus a major production?
• What motivated you to become a war filmmaker specifically?
• What’s an element of a movie that can make you love a movie despite its flaws?
• How does your festival distinguish itself from other film festivals? What kind of crowds does your festival attract?

Proof Photo : https://imgur.com/a/Ldpq3U2