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Lynsey Tomlinson and Gordon Howie with their Best Film Award at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London.

Guest Speaker: Bernard MacLaverty

Tuesday 9th November is a special day on campus because that’s when a high-profile guest speaker comes down from Glasgow to talk to the students. Bernard MacLaverty is a novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and, in his latest guise, a director. It is no exaggeration to say that he links classic Northern Irish/Scottish writing with … Read more

Eleanor Yule: Ask the Universe

Eleanor Yule, professional screenwriter and film director, who teaches screenwriting every Tuesday afternoon on the Ayr campus, has written another feature film. A romantic comedy, Ask the Universe is a compelling, funny, unpredictable and powerful story with the comic genius of Local Hero and the timeless romance of Sleepless in Seattle but also with a … Read more

John Agnew & Louis Kramer-Sight and Sound Masterclasses.

“When you hear the advice of someone who is actually involved in the industry it makes all the difference to making your own films”

Scottish Production Archive: Paddy Higson

University of the West of Scotland: Scottish Production Archive. Glasgow Film Theatre: 16.00 Sunday 10th October. From the early films of Bill Forsyth through to her own work as Producer on key films like “Silent Scream”, Paddy Higson has a fair claim to being the mother of the Scottish film industry. A phenomenal encourager of … Read more

UWS Lecturers At FilmG Workshop Weekend on Skye

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Stuart Hepburn  and Michael Hines who both lecture on the new Contemporary Screen Acting Programme at UWS spent a Creative Weekend at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on Skye as part of the FilmG Gaelic Short Film programme from the 20 to the 22nd of August. Michael Hines, who has directed such comedies as Chewing The Fat … Read more

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