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Claire began working as a freelance PR consultant in July 2014 following her role as Associate Director of Film at leading entertainment PR agency Premier, and over 12 years of experience in the UK and International film industry.

UK THEATRICAL CAMPAIGNS for clients including: 20th Century Fox; CinemaNX (now Pinewood); Curzon Artifcial Eye; Disney; Fox Searchlight; Icon Film Distribution; Lionsgate; Picturehouse Entertainment; StudioCanal.

For a full list of film titles see "Films & Projects"

 

UNIT PUBLICITY for films including: Belle (Amma Asante, 2013); Big Game (Jalmari Helander, 2014); Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes, 2011); Exhibition (Joanna Hogg, 2013); The Invisible Woman (Ralph Fiennes, 2013); The White Crow (Ralph Fiennes, 2018).

Several unit projects have led to "life-cycle" work across the roll-out of the film, for example Locarno film festival launch of Exhibition, Toronto Film Festival launch and UK theatrical campaign for The Invisible Woman, UK PR campaigns for Belle and Coriolanus.

 

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY for films launching at all major international film festivals, including: Berlin; Cannes; Locarno; Toronto; Venice.

Highlights have included: David Gordon Green's Manglehorn (In Competition, Venice Film Festival 2014 & Special Presentation, Toronto International Film Festival 2014); Tommy Lee Jones' The Homesman (In Competition, Cannes Film Festival 2014); and Xavier Dolan's Jury Prize-winning Mommy (In Competition, Cannes Film Festival 2014).

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UK FILM FESTIVAL PUBLICITY encompassing strategy, corporate and consumer publicity for major UK festival campaigns. Festival clients have included: Sundance Film Festival: London since its launch in 2012; Glasgow Film Festival; BFI London Film Festival; London Indian Film Festival. 

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MEDIA MANAGEMENT of high profile red carpet and special events, for example: Titanic 3D World premiere at the Royal Albert Hall (20th Century Fox); Marvel Avengers Assemble European premiere (Disney); Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol UK premiere (Paramount); The Counsellor special screening (20th Century Fox); The Stone Roses: Made of Stone World premiere (Picturehouse Entertainment).

CAREER HISTORY

- Film & Entertainment Publicity Consultant, Claire Gascoyne PR, 2014-present

- Associate Director of Film, Premier Communications, 2011-2014

- Head of Publicity, Artificial Eye (now Curzon Artificial Eye)

- Senior Account Director, Premier Communications

- Freelance PR for clients including: BFI London Film Festival; London Indian Film Festival; CinemaNX; Institute of Contemporary Arts; Tribeca Film Festival

- Publicist, Optimum Releasing (now Studio Canal)

- Press Officer, Royal Court Theatre

QUALIFICATIONS

BA Hons. English & American Studies, The University of Manchester

AREAS OF WORK
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