I'm a filmmaker from France, born in the States and now living in Greece! Having worked at Tomfoolery for the past four years, in video production, editing, content writing and marketing, I have developed a versatile, practical skillset, that allowed me to use my audiovisual knowledge in a creatively inspiring environment. I am quite adept at telling stories, developing branding and messaging and come forward with a great industry understanding of social media and how to identify compelling content. Over the last ten years, my filmmaking experience has evolved from grassroots to traditional. First working on theatre plays (at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in 2016 and 2017), I then wrote, directed and edited two feature films; “TAPE”, a found-footage fiction, co-produced by the Jerusalem Film Fund and the Al-Hakawati Palestinian Theatre; and a documentary, “Sumsare”, that was distributed in Paris (Zarafilms) and selected for the Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Film Market (in 2017). More recently, through my work with Tomfoolery, I developed commercial filmmaking experience, working on collaboration videos with brands and NGOs from around the world (Habitat For Humanity Great Britain, Ecoalf, GOT BAG, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Four Paws, Break Free From Plastic, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, amongst many). Finally, in 2021, I was associate producer on Tomfoolery’s latest short film, “The Spaceman”, starring Amanda Abbington and Colin Farrell.

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I'm a filmmaker from France, born in the States and now living in Greece! Having worked at Tomfoolery for the past four years, in video production, editing, content writing and marketing, I have developed a versatile, practical skillset, that allowed me to use my audiovisual knowledge in a creatively inspiring environment. I am quite adept at telling stories, developing branding and messaging and come forward with a great industry understanding of social media and how to identify compelling content. Over the last ten years, my filmmaking experience has evolved from grassroots to traditional. First working on theatre plays (at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in 2016 and 2017), I then wrote, directed and edited two feature films; “TAPE”, a found-footage fiction, co-produced by the Jerusalem Film Fund and the Al-Hakawati Palestinian Theatre; and a documentary, “Sumsare”, that was distributed in Paris (Zarafilms) and selected for the Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Film Market (in 2017). More recently, through my work with Tomfoolery, I developed commercial filmmaking experience, working on collaboration videos with brands and NGOs from around the world (Habitat For Humanity Great Britain, Ecoalf, GOT BAG, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Four Paws, Break Free From Plastic, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, amongst many). Finally, in 2021, I was associate producer on Tomfoolery’s latest short film, “The Spaceman”, starring Amanda Abbington and Colin Farrell.

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I’m a filmmaker from France, born in the States and now living in Greece!

Having worked at Tomfoolery for the past four years, in video production, editing, content writing and marketing, I have developed a versatile, practical skillset, that allowed me to use my audiovisual knowledge in a creatively inspiring environment. I am quite adept at telling stories, developing branding and messaging and come forward with a great industry understanding of social media and how to identify compelling content.

Over the last ten years, my filmmaking experience has evolved from grassroots to traditional. First working on theatre plays (at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in 2016 and 2017), I then wrote, directed and edited two feature films; “TAPE”, a found-footage fiction, co-produced by the Jerusalem Film Fund and the Al-Hakawati Palestinian Theatre; and a documentary, “Sumsare”, that was distributed in Paris (Zarafilms) and selected for the Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Film Market (in 2017).

More recently, through my work with Tomfoolery, I developed commercial filmmaking experience, working on collaboration videos with brands and NGOs from around the world (Habitat For Humanity Great Britain, Ecoalf, GOT BAG, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Four Paws, Break Free From Plastic, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, amongst many). Finally, in 2021, I was associate producer on Tomfoolery’s latest short film, “The Spaceman”, starring Amanda Abbington and Colin Farrell.

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Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro
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Branding
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Corporate Video
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Email Design
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Email Marketing
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Experience Level

Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert
Branding
Expert
Corporate Video
Expert
Email Design
Expert
Email Marketing
Expert
Feature
Expert
Final Cut Pro X
Expert
Script
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Explainer Video
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
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Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
German
Intermediate
Danish
Beginner
Greek, Modern
Beginner

Education

Bachelor of Cinematography at Université de Lille 3
September 1, 2013 - June 30, 2016

Qualifications

Festigious, International Film Festival Monthly Edition
March 1, 2021
Winner - Screenplay festival, for the third instalment of my "Death And Unlikely Duos" triptych.
Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival
April 1, 2021
Winner - Screenplay festival, for the third instalment of my "Death And Unlikely Duos" triptych.
World Film Carnival- Singapore
May 1, 2021
Winner - Screenplay festival, for the third instalment of my "Death And Unlikely Duos" triptych.

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Travel & Hospitality
    uniE613 Tomfoolery
    Tomas Roberts (Tomfoolery) is a viral, social media poet and filmmaker with a social reach of over 350 K between Facebook, lnstagram, YouTube and TikTok. I edited partnership collaborations: Donate I Tomfoolery Short x Ecoalf, for Black Friday. The Plastic Age I Tomfoolery x Plastic Pollution Coalition. The EmergenSea I Tomfoolery x Ecoalf, for World Oceans Day 2022. Our Furry Friends I Tomfoolery x Four Paws. Beginning With Sea I Tomfoolery x GOT BAG. The Invisible Man I Tomfoolery x Habitat For Humanity Great Britain. I DigTrees I Tomfoolery x The Conservation Volunteers. Everybody Did I Tomfoolery x Break Free From Plastic. Unconditional Love I Tomfoolery x Green People.
    uniE613 The Spaceman
    Preproduction and distribution planning for "The Spaceman", a short film directed by Tomos Roberts and starring Colin Farrell, Amanda Abbington and Woody Norman.
    uniE613 Rihla
    Feature documentary, Rihla, produced and directed by the online North-African review, Onorient, about their journey across Northern Africa and the Middle East to put into words what, in today’s world, the Arabic culture means and represents.
    uniE613 Tape
    Shot in Palestine, Israel, England and France, this feature found-footage follows the love story of two youngsters, growing amidst a conflict, struggling to break free. After a romantic getaway in Paris, the lovers decide to film their relationship; but soon, love turns to obsession, and the camera, a constant reminder of the struggles from which they cannot escape.
    uniE613 Sumsare
    Shot in Seville, produced by Odds On Productions and distributed by Zarafilms (Paris), the documentary depicts the many sides and perspectives of the Erasmus program, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 2017. The documentary was selected at the 2018 Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Market in Sitjes (Spain).