Who We Are

Leading PRELUDE SKILLS is tutor, producer and writer Paul FitzSimons. Paul has been a writer for 18 years and a producer since he produced feature film THE GIFT in 2017.

Paul has been a screenwriting tutor for over 10 years and has worked with the National Talent Academies, Screen Ireland, NFTS Scotland, Big Smoke Writing Factory, The Kildare Writers' Centre and DFEI Dun Laoghaire,. He designs and run courses in screenwriting, story development and adaptation.

Paul also runs production company Prelude Content. He recently completed the company's first feature film VERDIGRIS, which enjoyed a successful festival run in 2023/24 and was released in cinemas in April 2025.

Paul continues to produce features films and TV series, is developing a number of projects in co-production with the UK, Spain and Japan and will produce Prelude Content's first series in 2026.