pauline.blanchet

Pauline Blanchet is an award-winning film director and producer whose work examines sports, nationalism, and identity. Her first short documentary ‘Zuckerberg You Owe/Own Me’ has been recognised at international levels. She has been part of emerging talent programmes at CPH:DOX, Sheffield Doc Fest, Ateliers Médicis, Future of Film, was a scholarship recipient for the Sundance Co//ab Documentary Course, and has pitched in Dok Leipzig’s Short ‘n’ Sweet. More recently, she has started working in XR storytelling addressing environmental issues, notably in the Arctic, in partnership with New Images Festival and Garage Stories. Her current project ‘Big in Gazi Baba’ picked up the Vanessa Redgrave Award in PriFest for the best pitch in September 2023.

Her filmmaking has also been mirrored in her academic work, with a focus on collaborative filmmaking for research and was part of the Open City’s Multisensory Experimental Filmmaking Cohort. Academically, Pauline holds a BA Hons in Linguistics and Development Studies from SOAS, an MA in Urban History & Culture from ULIP with distinction, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the School of Advanced Study.

Meanwhile, she also produces for HERProductions where she manages international tours for immersive theatre productions, and heads the communication for European Short Pitch. She has also produced a wide range of podcasts and was Senior Producer at World Radio Paris.