Paul Williams (Australia)
Documentary Executive
Screenwest

Paul Damien Williams is the Documentary Executive at Screenwest, the screen industry agency for Western Australia.

There, he oversees the development and production of a slate of great diversity including titles Aussie Gold Hunters Hunters (Discovery), the Every Family Has a Secret series (SBS) and Ningaloo (ABC)

As a filmmaker, Williams is the writer and director of the critically acclaimed feature-length 2018 documentary Gurrumul about the blind, Indigenous singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Gurrumul won the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Best Feature Documentary, the AACTA Best Feature Documentary, and the 2018 Australian Directors Guild Best Direction in a Feature Documentary, among many other festival, guild and critical awards.

With over 20 years in the industry, Williams brings his experience as an editor, writer, director and producer to his current role.