About

Astrid Barker-Smith

Astrid is a freelance programmer, writer, critic, and film festival & cinema technician. She has worked for a numbers of Film Festivals and venues across the UK, including Hebden Bridge Film Festival, Watersprite Film Festival, the Showroom, Film Unit, and Sheffield DocFest. She is a documentary enthusiast, and also champions short films and “weird” animation.

Astrid is currently looking for breakthroughs in programming and film journalism for film festivals and cinemas.

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Experience:

Pre-selector Roles:
– Watersprite Student Film Festival, Cambridge
– Native Spirit Film Festival, UK
– North East International Festival, Newcastle
– Sunrise Film Festival, Lowestoft
– Norwich Film Festival, Norwich
– Cambridge Film Festival, Cambridge
– Cornwall Film Festival, Falmouth

Projectionist Roles:
– Film Unit, Sheffield – Chief Projectionist
– Sheffield DocFest, Sheffield – Technician
– Showroom, Sheffield – Technician
– Hebden Bridge Film Festival, Hebden Bridge – Head Projectionist, Town Hall

Programming Roles:
– Film Unit – Programme Assistant, main programme
– Film Unit Stop-Motion Animation Festival – Co-Programmer