PALOMA LOMMEL is a multi award winning filmmaker who directs, produces, writes, edits and shoots projects across a wide range of multimedia.
She studied Languages and Literature in college including Film Studies.
At University she then studied in the UK at the Met Film School (University of West London) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Practical Filmmaking and a Master of Arts in Film Directing.
As of today, Paloma works as a freelance filmmaker and videographer.
Her first short film LITTLE HURRICANE screened as official selection at the AESTHETICA FILM FESTIVAL.
Her short film THE SCHOOLBOY won over 30 prizes including the JURY AWARD at the USA FILM FESTIVAL and THE STELLA ADLER AWARD for Excellence in Film.
She worked with talent such as Sir Ian McKellen, Charlie Heaton, Holly Horne, Machine Gun Kelly, Simone Craddock and many more.
She has published articles in renown newspapers such as THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE EVENING STANDARD and THE FILM FESTIVAL HOME.
LITTLE HURRICANE
Official Selection at Aesthetica Film Festival (York, UK) 2014 Official Selection at In the Palace Film Festival (Balchik, Bulgaria) 2015
Official Selection at Action on Film (California, USA) Nominated for BEST FAMILY BASED FILM at the Northern Virginia International Film Festival (Washington DC, USA) 2016
THE SCHOOLBOY
Winner, JURY AWARD, USA FILM FESTIVAL (Dallas, TX 2016)
Winner, Best Original Screenplay, London Film Fest International (London, UK 2016)
Winner, Stella Adler Award for Excellence in Film (Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015)
Winner, Outstanding Cast Performance, Action on Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015)
Winner, Best Student Short Film, Best Actress, Follow Your Dreams Film Festival (New York, NY, USA 2015)
Winner, Best Drama Short Film, Trinity Film Festival (Michigan, DT, USA 2015)
Winner, Award of Excellence, Best Women Filmmakers – Special Mention,
The Accolade Film Competition (La Jolla, CA, USA 2015) Winner,
Best Supporting Actor at The Northern Virginia International Film Festival (Fairfax, Virginia, USA 2015) Winner,
Award of Excellence, Best Female Filmmakers, Best Shorts Competition (San Diego, CA, USA 2015)
Winner, Audience Award, Best Short Film, Intendence Film Festival (Denver, Colorado,USA 2015)
Winner, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, Best Director (Los Angeles, CA,USA 2015) – Nominated for 6 awards
Winner, Gold Reel Award, Nevada International Film Festival (Las Vegas, NV, USA 2015)
Winner, Award of Excellence, Indie Film Fest (San Diego, CA, USA 2015)
Winner, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, The GO WEST Film Fest (Oakhurt, CA, USA 2016)
Winner, Silver Award Best Female Filmmaker, International New York Film Festival (Manhattan, NY, USA 2016)
Winner, Golden Kaluha Award, Honolulu Film Awards (Honolulu, HI, USA 2016)
Winner, Jury Award, Creative Open Film Festival (Bangladesh, 2016)
Official Selection:
Take Two Film Festival (New York City, NY, USA 2015)
Fort Myers Beach Film Festival (Fort Myers, Florida, USA 2015)
Derby Film Festival (Derby, United Kingdom 2015)
Kingston Film Festival (Kingston, NY, USA 2015)
Orlando Film Festival (Orlando, FL, USA 2015)
Alexandria Film Festival (Alexandria, VA, USA 2015)
Miami Independent Film Festival (Miami, FL, USA 2015)
London Independent Film Festival (London, UK 2016)
Berlin Independent Film Festival (Berlin, GERMANY 2016)
Underwire Film Festival (London, Great Britain, 2015) - Nominated for “Under 25“, sponsored by BFI Future Film
Cannes Film Festival, Short Film Corner, (Cannes, France 2015)
Shawna Shea Film Festival (Uxbridge, MA, USA 2015)
Palm Beach International Film Festival (Palm Beach, FL, USA 2016)
Big Island Film Festival (Big Island, HI, USA 2016)
Long Island Film Festival (Long Island, NY, USA 2016)