Poppie Sköld

Education

Equipment

I own and can operate: Mac Book Pro with Adobe Suite and Final Cut Studio, Mac Pro Desktop with Adobe Suite and Final Cut Studio

About me

Poppie Sköld is a writer, producer, director and editor of short films for broadcast, social media and independent film. Since graduating from the University of Bristol in 2006 with a BA in Drama (Film, TV and Theatre), Poppie has gone on to direct, produce and edit twenty-nine short films, which have a combined 15.2 million views online. Her work has screened at the London Short Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival, Underwire Festival and Shooting People in New York. Poppie has also been nominated for the Channel 4 4Talent Short Documentary Award and Best Sound Design at Underwire Festival.

Working closely with Mercury Prize nominated musicians such as Anna Calvi, The Invisible and the late Ari Up of The Slits, Poppie has created a series of music-led observational portraits. And in 2014, Poppie produced and directed the trilogy film project, Lightly Covered with Buttoned Cloth, a set of three short films focused on life in contemporary London.

More recently, Poppie has directed short documentaries for the Trades Union Congress (TUC), London Buddhist Centre and Grenfell Speaks. As well as writing, directing and editing a party election broadcast for The Labour Party, which aired on BBC1, ITV and Channel 4 during the 2019 General Election and was viewed by an estimated 9 million people. Poppie is currently working on a new project for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) as part of their This Is Not Working campaign about sexual harassment in the workplace.

Alongside her filmmaking, Poppie works as an editor in broadcast commercials and branded content. Clients include Saatchi & Saatchi, The British Fashion Council, BBC Studios, Pulse Films, Wired, Net-A-Porter, Sony, Warp Records, The Story Lab, Something Media, Comic Relief, Vogue and Beck's Music Inspires Art.
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References are available on request.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Video Editor
Job Titles	Video Editor, Director
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK), Shooting People (UK)
Driving License	Yes