Teacher specialized in Filmmaking, Video and Cinematography, Film Acting, Photography, Documentary, also involved in teaching introductory Film Production and Screenwriting classes.International program director for CineStudio - Paris School of Film and Media (courses in English).For more information, please visitwww.cinestudio.paris

Freelance camera operator/DP and photographer since 2010, for various media and companies - Please visit the following portfolio website for examples of works and the viewing of the video showreel, : www.davidowen.photo

TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN PARIS, FRANCE - by Class subjects and School :FILMMAKING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY / VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY / FILM PRODUCTION- CineStudio - Paris School of Film and Media (Classes in English),as both Teacher and International program director (Currently and since 2019)- ESRA International Film School (Classes in English),as both Teacher and International program coordinator (2016-2018)ACTING FOR CINEMA AND TV - Cours Florent acting school (Acting in English program), 'Acting for Film' workshops with aspiring actors (2016-2019) DOCUMENTARY AND VISUAL JOURNALISM - CineStudio - Paris School of Film and Media (Classes in English - Currently and since 2019)- 3iS Cinema and Audiovisual (International Institute of Image and Sound) (Classes in French and in English, 2017-2018)PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PERFORMANCE / MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP - Paris School of Business (PSB) (Classes in English and in French), including IMBA and BBA programs in partnership with IESA (Arts and Culture Management School) and 'Cours Florent Executive' (2016-2019)TEACHING EXPERIENCES ABROAD - WORKSHOPS :MALTA (Valletta) - NON-VERBAL EXPRESSION workshops for a business client, with 'Cours Florent Executive' (March 2017, Classes in English)BHUTAN (Thimpu) - MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL JOURNALISM workshops with students at the Bhutan Media Institute (April 2013, Classes in English)

Teacher and director for cinema workshops with groups of actors at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris. Lecture classes in English with international students, filming of scenes and short films.

Program Coordinator for the International (English-language) Film School courses and Teacher for technical classes in Video & Cinematography, Photography, and Production - at the ESRA (Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle) in Paris.

Development and production assistant at Bob & Co Films in London, near the BBC. Bob & Co is a film production company which produces various contents for audiences in the UK and internationally. Woodcut Media is the documentary film branch of the company, while SUMS is the fiction film branch. The company also has a recent TV drama production branch called Duchess Street and advises investors on becoming part of film and theater projects.

Five-month full-time paid professional cinematography training as ‘Video Camera Operator/DP’ at the INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel), in the “INA Expert” vocational training program. Technical training in optics, camera sensors, film equipement and accessories, lighting, color science, physics of light, and electricity, as well as directing and filming of short films (video portraits of artists, athletes, directing exercises, etc). Weeks dedicated to multi-camera filming and directing, in the conditions of “live” studio-set television shows, linked to a video control room. Professional certificate as Video Camera Operator'​ (In French, "Opérateur de Prises de Vues Vidéo" - OPV) obtained, recognized by the French Registry of Professional Certifications (RNCP).

Journalist and photo editor at the international photo desk of the AFP press agency (Agence France-Presse) in Paris. Editing and selecting of photojournalists’ news images, archiving and sending to media clients, coordinating between photographers, the photo desk’s editorial team, and other AFP desks, in France and internationally. Editing of "webclips" made from video rushs filmed by photojournalists, for news and feature / documentary stories.