Pauline Blanchet United Kingdom
Pauline Blanchet is an award-winning film director and producer whose work explores sports, nationalism, and identity. Her short documentary Zuckerberg You Owe/Own Me has been screened internationally, and she has participated in talent programs at CPHDOX, Sheffield Doc Fest, Sundance Co//ab Documentary Course, Ateliers Médicis, and has pitched in Dok Leipzig’s Short ‘n’ Sweet.
Pauline Blanchet is an award-winning film director and producer whose work explores sports, nationalism, and identity. Her short documentary Zuckerberg You Owe/Own Me has been screened internationally, and she has participated in talent programs at CPHDOX, Sheffield Doc Fest, Sundance Co//ab Documentary Course, Ateliers Médicis, and has pitched in Dok Leipzig’s Short ‘n’ Sweet. Her current project Big in Gazi Baba has earned multiple awards, including the Vanessa Redgrave Award at PriFest, the Al Jazeera Balkans Co-production Award, Cannes Docs Marché du Film Award, the IDF East Silver Caravan Award, and the EURODOC Award for Best Pitch.
Her archive film What You Remember, currently in development, received a Special Mention Award from Sandbox Films at AFO in 2024. In addition to her filmmaking, Pauline has produced over five podcasts and served as Senior Producer at World Radio Paris. Her storytelling also extends to XR media, focusing on environmental issues in the Arctic through collaborations with New Images Festival and Garage Stories.
Pauline is currently pursuing a PhD at the School of Advanced Study, studying urban identity in North Macedonia. Her MA in Urban History and Culture, completed with distinction, emphasized the use of collaborative filmmaking as a research method. She also runs Aral Sea Productions, is a producer at HERProductions, and heads communications for European Short Pitch.
