Fiona Paskoff is a filmmaker and photographer from Seattle, Washington. A storyteller at heart, she is drawn to stories exploring the relationship between identity and social institutions. Over the last three years, she worked on the Production Crew at Arizona Public Media where she assisted as a grip on field shoots, shot b-roll for news segments, and prepared high-profile guests for primetime television; including CNN and MSNBC. From 2023-2024, she was mentored by Peabody-winning filmmaker Lisa Molomot to shoot and edit several short documentaries for Desert Archaeology and Pima County; most notably a story examining the cultural impact of urban renewal on local Tucson communities. The documentary aired on Arizona Public Media's award-winning program "Arizona Illustrated" in June 2024. Fiona's work has been selected at numerous festivals throughout the years, and her most recent film SOMETHING BLUE garnered four nominations at Indie Short Fest in Los Angeles in June 2024; including "Best Women Short" and "Best Student Director (Female)". A recent graduate of the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television, Fiona is pursuing a career in cinematography while expanding her skills as a writer.
Photo by Grace Anne Photography
Honors
Director/Cinematographer/Editor: “Best Student Director (Female)” and “Best Women Film” among four award nominations at Indie Short Fest (2024), "Best Student Film" Nominee at Toronto International Women Festival (2024)
Colorist: “Blackmagic Design Award for Excellence in Color Grading” at I Dream in Widescreen (2024)
Cinematographer/Co-director: NATAS Rocky Mountain Student Production Award Nominee (2023), Official Selection at the Student World Impact Film Festival (2023)
Producer/Gaffer: NATAS National Student Production Award Nominee (2019, 2020)
Producer: NATAS Northwest Regional Student Production Award Winner (2019, 2020), Official Selection at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (2019)
PRESS
"Highlighting Local Filmmakers" I Arizona Public Media, 2024
Interview on narrative short SOMETHING BLUE I Arizona Public Media, 2024
"Student documentaries from 2022/2023 make waves at film festivals" I University of Arizona, 2023
"Rocky Mountain Student Production Award Nominees" I National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 2023
"Academy honors Ballard High School filmmakers with 13 nominations" I WestSeattle.com, 2020
"National Student Production Award Nominees" I National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 2019