Biography

CEO & Founder Atelier 11

Paula has worked in the film, gaming and tech industries for over 30 years, debuting as award winning documentary director in 1994 with Northern Visions in Belfast. Her career has spanned a variety of roles for multi award winning companies such as Killer Films in NYC, Elle Driver & Wild Bunch in Paris and Millennium Media in LA.

Paula made her first VR experience in 2016 for Ben Ainslie's America's Cup Challenge and moved on software builds in 2018 when she designed a prototype for raising film finance on the Etherium blockchain. Since then Paula has worked on several software builds and designed a bricks and mortar post production facility in London offering state of the art sound design and colour grading facilities. This strong technical background has given Paula a unique proficiency at executing a great idea and establishing her as a games producer with integrity.

She has also worked across multiple genres as a producer and post-production supervisor on over 45 feature drama and documentaries, ranging in budget from indie smash hit The Beyond to globally renowned films such as Terry Gilliam's The Man who Killed Don Quixote and action franchise The Expend4bles.

Paula is founder of Atelier 11, a live action, animation and gaming company formed with based in Belfast.
- IMDb mini biography by: Paula Crickard