Owain Astles
Director/Producer
About Me
I am a self-shooting production/director working across narrative and docudrama, with a focus on socially engaged storytelling and participatory filmmaking.
My work explores the intersection between personal experience and wider social structures—often developed in collaboration with communities and individuals whose lived experienc... Read More
Professional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1st AD Training / ScreenSkills / 2020 | ||
| 1st AD Training | ScreenSkills | 2020 |
| Widening the Lens scheme 2020 / ScreenSkills / 2020 | ||
| Widening the Lens scheme 2020 | ScreenSkills | 2020 |
| The Business of Film / The Open University / 2015 | ||
| The Business of Film | The Open University | 2015 |
| Film: From Script to Screen / NFTS / 2015 | ||
| Film: From Script to Screen | NFTS | 2015 |
Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Commercials
Feature Film
Online Content
Short Film
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
Catalan (Fluent)
English (Fluent)
French (Conversational)
Spanish (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
CRB Check
Technical Skills:
4K
Adobe Audition
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
After Effects
Arri Alexa Mini
ARRI AMIRA
Colour
DaVinci Resolve
DSLR
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro X
Self Shooting
Sony a7S II
Awards:
Pervasive Media Studio / Artistic Resident 2020
The Island Bristol / Artistic Resident 2020
BBC Arts / New Creatives 2019
TEDx Talks / Speaker 2018
Real Stories / Documentary Finalist 2017
Exeter Phoenix / Commissioned Filmmaker 2017
Bristol247 / 24 Most Influential Young People 2016
