Adam James Mawson

Adam James Mawson was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He has been married to Lindsey Claire Hill-Mawson since 2008. They have one child. When Adam was young, he used to make short films with his dad's video camera in the summer holidays and learnt do to his own special effects on his computer. He got more enjoyment out of movies than anything in the world they took him to a different place. Adam's parents saw his potential from a young age and were always supportive of what he wanted to do. Over the years Adam has gone from making short films, to becoming a TV & film extra to learn more about the industry which he has grown to love. After attending the Bradford film summit in 2015, a BAFTA award-winning guest speaker said it was "impossible" to create a short film with no help or support. He said that if you tried doing everything yourself in regards to making a short film, it would impossible and can't be done. That stuck in Adam's head as he had already produced a trailer himself, so he set out to make this happen. After coming up with the teaser trailer for 'Abduction'. He then set out to make the film. Now 6 years later he has written, directed & produced 2 films, his first being 'Abduction' and second '13' his Paranormal short film. Both have become multi-award winning films. 'Abduction' won "Best Science Fiction Film" at the Los Angeles Motion Picture Film Festival. '13' won "Best Horror Film" at the Los Angeles Motion Picture Film Festival, and also won "Best Director" and "Best Science Fiction Film" at the Los Angeles Sci-Fi Film Festival. As of 2021 he's planning his 3rd film 'The Moor.'