RHYS JONES
Director / Editor / Writer / Producer
I have worked in Post-production since 2006, working on numerous productions for all UK Broadcasters. Across a varied genre of shows - to name a few, Stella, Kiri, 15 Days, The Tuckers and Doctor Who. I have been the Technical Supervisor for Avanti Media; Technical Lead and now a Online Editor at Gorilla/Boom TV.
In addition to my Post-production day job, I am activly creating and producing content. In 2017 I took part in the BBC It's My Shout scheme, in which I directed the short film - Rory Romantic. The film was broadcast on BBC, streamed on iPlayer & screened at numerous festivals around the globe – including Fargo Fantastic Film Festival, Cardiff International Film Festival & the 2018 New York City International Film Festival, where it WON the
Best Sci-Fi Short Film Award.
I am a co-founder of Watchers Productions, a non-profit production team which creates web content and short films, I have directed a number of these projects, one of which was Whovians which gained a Best Web Series nomination at the 2017 UK Offline Festival. We are currently producing numerous short films and releasing them on our Strange Tales platform. So far, we have been selected into several festivals, including a nomination for Best No Budget Short at Wales Film Festival 2020, winning Best Comedy & Best Ensemble Cast Awards at Florida's FantaSci Short Film Festival 2021, Won Best SCI-FI Short at London Shorts 2021 and selections for BAFTA qualifying festival, the 2020 & 2021 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival.
I have also received a Best Editing nomination for the short film, The Midnight Jester at the 2018 FEAR International Horror Film Genre Awards.
SHOW REEL
Deliver Us From
GEE
Directed by Rhys Jones
Written by Matthew Fisher
James is on his own for the night, as his girlfriend is away. He orders pizza, which is delivered by a cheery delivery man named Gee. When a delivery mix-up means Gee gets fired, James takes pity on him and invites him in. But when James asks Gee what his real name actually is, he gets a response he really wasn't expecting...
Winner of Best Comedy & Best Sci/Fi at Cannes Shorts 2022, Best Comedy at Fantasci Film Fest 21, Best SciFi at London Shorts Fest. and nominated Best No Budget Short at Wales Film Fest 20.
Rory Romantic
Directed by Rhys Jones
Written by Eleonora Mignoli
Rory Romantic was once a bestselling author and superstar fitness coach. He now lives alone and works as a trainer for virtual reality gym classes. When he receives the visit of his number one fan Tanvi, he gets to relive fond memories of his past, but their relationship has deep roots and carries a profound life lesson for Rory.
Winner of Best SciFi Short at New York City Film Festival 2018.
WHOVIANS:
The Web Series
Whovians is an original web series.
Series 1, 2 & the Christmas Special are now available to view, over 13 episodes we follow the lives of five people:
Andrew, Steph, Bradley, Jen and Liam- who are all massive fans of Doctor Who.
You don't have to be a fan of Doctor Who (or even know much about it) to be able to watch and enjoy Whovians. It's an engaging comedy-drama, made with passion and enthusiasm by a small and dedicated team of people.
Nominated Best Web Series 2017,
UK Offline Web Fest
