Mia Farrell recently worked at the British Film Institute, where she served as PR Manager, BFI Festivals across the Institute’s two biggest festivals: BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. In her time there, she was also the Programme Manager for the award-winning BFI London Film Festival Critics Mentorship Programme. Previously Vice President of International Publicity at Paramount Pictures, she has held roles at Lionsgate U.K., Tribeca Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. Originally from Los Angeles, her career in international PR began at DDA Public Relations and she has represented films at festivals such as the Berlinale, Festival de Cannes, SXSW, San Sebastián, Toronto and Venice. From August 2022 to July 2024, she was the Director of the Hanson FilmTV Institute. She currently has her own consultancy advising documentary and narrative filmmakers and she lives between the U.S. and U.K.