Most Influential Figures in the Glasgow Independent Film Industry
by Fraserof1992 | created - 01 Mar 2013 | updated - 30 Jan 2015 | PublicA list of the most influential people working in the Glasgow Independent Film Industry
1. Darren Kellenschwiler
Cinematographer | Mountain
Darren Kellenschwiler is known for Mountain (2018), Night Is Day: The Movie (2012) and 30 Seconds Apart (2012).
3. Colin Ross Smith
Editor | Hollyoaks
Colin Ross Smith was born on July 1, 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Hollyoaks (1995), River City (2002) and The Rig (2023).
4. Michael J. Ferns
Director | Kirk
Michael is a Scottish director who studied at the Royal Consevatoire of Scotland, and previous to this won a Scottish BAFTA aged 16. Michael now resides in London and shoots extensively in commercials, broadcast TV and short film focusing on strong cinematic visuals and character performance. He ...
5. Luke Aherne
Director | Miriam
Luke Aherne studied Fine Art and started making films in 2012.
He was one of three new filmmakers selected by Film4 as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations which included his re-imagining of the famous opening scene from Trainspotting being shown at Somerset House, London as well as broadcast...
6. John McMurtrie
Writer | The Job
John McMurtrie is known for The Job (2013), One (2013) and Pangaea (2014).
7. Zam Salim
Director | Up There
Zam Salim is known for Up There (2011), Laid Off (2006) and Cold Light of Day (2003).
8. Graham Hughes
Producer | A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide
Born in Kirkintilloch, Hughes graduated in 2009 from Stirling University with a degree in Film and Media studies. Together with childhood friends Graeme McGeagh and Keith Grantham, Hughes began writing what would become his first film The Big Slick (2011). The film was a critical success and was ...
9. Sean Boyle
Assistant_director | Under the Skin
Sean Boyle is known for Under the Skin (2013), Filth (2013) and T2 Trainspotting (2017).
10. Alan C. McLaughlin
Camera_department | Cloud Atlas
Alan C McLaughlin (also known as Alan McLaughlin) is a Scottish Director of Photography. He is perhaps best known for his work on the film Lost Serenity which earned him the Best Director of Photography accolade at the 2013 British Academy Film and Television Awards Scotland New Talent Awards.
Born ...
11. Claire Mundell
Producer | The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Claire Mundell is an award-winning film and television producer.
Claire exec-produced the BBC psychological thriller, The Cry, starring Jenna Coleman through her production company, Synchronicity Films.
Other recent credits include co-producer on Karen Gillan's 2018 directorial debut, The Party's ...
12. Chris Quick
Editor | Autumn Never Dies
A keen enthusiast in Drama at School, Chris Quick originally planned to study Economics at University but changed his mind whilst backpacking round Europe in 2006. Upon his return, he retrained as a video editor and together with his class mate Mark D. Ferguson formed the production company Quick ...
13. Gary J Hewitt
Director | The Defender
GJ Hewitt is a Screenwriter and Director from Glasgow, Scotland. His debut feature film Cleek had its festival run in 2018 and was distributed by Shami Media Group on Amazon Prime and DVD in 2019. Following the success of Cleek.
GJ directed multi award winning film 'Mia'. The film won over 10 awards...
14. Carter Ferguson
Stunts | The Lost King
Carter Ferguson is Scotland's foremost fight/action coordinator. At the time of writing, he has accrued 900 professional credits, not all of which are listed here. His HETV fight and stunt credits include 8 years as fight director on the Scottish crime drama Taggart, 3 years on Waterloo Road, 19 ...
15. Adriana Polito
Producer | She-Wolf of the Woods
Adriana Polito is an award-winning writer, director and producer from Glasgow.
Her production company, Stay Curious Productions, was formed in 2009 and acts as a community-focused artistic platform for collaborative story-telling, producing and developing 12 projects in the last 6 years.
Her ...
16. Charlie Francis
Editor | Middle Man
Charlie Francis is known for Middle Man (2014), Box Squared (2011) and Champagne, Christmas and L.O.L. (2009).
17. Barry Gunning
Camera_department | Custodian
Barry Gunning is known for Custodian (2021), Òran na h-Eala (2022) and Wild Is the North (2021).
18. Ryan Hendrick
Writer | Mercy Falls
Ryan is a multi-award winning and BAFTA Nominated film director and actor. Credits include Choices, Minds of Glass, Besieged, Falling & Perfect Strangers. He is also a skilled editor and Video Journalist.
In 2005 Ryan turned to talents to in front of the camera, training for two years in Acting & ...
19. Matthew Cowan
Director | 30 Seconds Apart
Matthew Cowan is known for 30 Seconds Apart (2012), Crime (2016) and Pushing Buttons (2013).
20. Steve Johnson
Cinematographer | Convergence
Steve's most recent feature film was the psychological thriller 'Stalker', staring Saturn Award Nominated Actor Sophie Skelton (Outlander); Welsh Bafta Winning Actor Stuart Brennan (Risen, Kingslayer) and Wrestling Legend Bret 'The Hitman' Hart (WWE). The film was Executive Produced by Golden Globe...
21. Ronnie B. Goodwin
Cinematographer | Shooter
Ronnie B Goodwin is a Scottish actor, director, and photographer. He is best known for his award winning short films 'Shooter', 'King', and 'Fly a Legacy', which qualified for Best Live Action Short Film at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. In addition to acting, Goodwin is credited as a writer, ...
22. Paul Kozinski
Actor | Broken
Paul Kozinski was born on July 6, 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Broken (2014), Black & White (2009) and Grant-Lee Phillips: Buried Treasure (2009). He has been married to Janis Marshall Reilly since April 20, 2012. They have two children.
23. Simone Smith
Director | The Möbius Trip
Simone Smith is a BAFTA New Talent award-winning filmmaker from Glasgow. She's known for her critically acclaimed short films RED (2012), SLAP (2018) and THE MÖBIUS TRIP (2023). Her self-produced short film SLAP was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA and won Jury Special Mention at the Glasgow Short ...
24. Jonny Blair
Director | Walk with Me
Jonny Blair is an emerging Scottish/Irish filmmaker. His first short film 'The Groundsman' starred David O'Hara (The Departed) and screened at multiple festivals worldwide before winning the Best Film award at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards. He developed and made this film while completing ...
25. Andrew John Rainnie
Writer | Sugar
Andrew hails from the town of Renfrew, Scotland. He graduated from The University Of Glasgow in 2003, with a Joint Honours degree in English Literature and Film & TV Studies. Since then he has gained a Postgraduate degree in Screenwriting from Bournemouth University, and now resides in London, ...
26. Hans Lucas
Producer | Notes on a Film
Hans Lucas is known for Notes on a Film (2016), We Belong to Glasgow (2014) and Candlebird (2016).
27. Andrew Lanni
Assistant_director | Where Do We Go from Here?
Born in Kirkwall in Orkney, Andrew Lanni studied Digital Film & Television at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During his time here, he worked as a producer on The Taxidermist (2011) which was later nominated for the Best Fiction award at the 2012 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. The...
29. Frank McGowan
Producer | Evening of the Dead
Francis Mark Courtney McGowan is an independent Scottish film-maker, producer/director, media personality and musician from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
While a student of the Creative Industries in Glasgow in 2006, McGowan started work on several independent short films, eventually setting up 'Bad Pony ...
30. Mark Wright
Director | To Make Me Feel Your Love
Mark Wright is known for To Make Me Feel Your Love (2012), Reflections (2013) and Anderson (2017).
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