Paul Watts is a British film editor known for cutting the acclaimed Under the Skin for A24, which premiered at Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA.

 

Watts frequently collaborates with director Jonathan Glazer, having cut his short, The Fall, and most recently the A24 feature, The Zone of Interest, starring Sandra Hüller and Christian Friedel. His other work includes The Marriage of Reason & Squalor starring Rhys Ifans, Strasbourg 1518 for BBC Films, and Keeping Rosy for director Steve Reeves, which was nominated for a British Independent Film Award.

 

Outside of the realm of features, Watts has extensive commercial experience, having cut for brands including Facebook, Nike, Hennessy, National Lottery, and Volkswagen, amongst many others. For his work on the Facebook commercial “Skate Nation Ghana”, Watts earned the Bronze Arrow for Editing at the British Arrow Awards, and the commercial was nominated for Outstanding Commercial at the Emmy Awards.