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Life is too short for s*** books and Graeme Armstrong is a highly celebrated Scottish writer. His teenage years were spent within North Lanarkshire's gang culture. His bestselling debut novel, ‘THE YOUNG TEAM', is inspired by his experiences. We chat about his book and how it came to be. The books we discuss are: The Young TeamTrainspottingAlongside overcoming struggles with drug addiction, alcohol abuse and violence, he read English as an undergraduate at the University of Stirling; where he returned to study a Masters' in Creative Writing. He is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Strathclyde.It won the Betty Trask Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, and was Scots Book of the Year 2021. It's being adapted for screen by Synchronicity Films. In 2021, Graeme presented ‘SCOTLAND THE RAVE', a BBC documentary exploring Scotland's rave and PCDJ culture, which was subsequently nominated for a BAFTA Scotland and RTS Scotland Award 2022. Most recently, he wrote and presented ‘STREET GANGS', a BBC factual series exploring modern Scottish gang culture, drill music and his own past. In 2023, Graeme was named as one of Granta's ‘Best of Young British Novelists', a once-in-a-decade literary honour.

About Mark Cousins Mark is a Northern Irish-Scottish filmmaker and writer. His themes are the inspiring power of cinema, cities, walking, childhood, archives and recovery. At the start of his career he made TV documentaries on childhood, neo-Nazism and Mikhael Gorbachev. In the mid 90s he and the Edinburgh International Film Festival showed films in Sarajevo to support its besieged citizens. His first book was Imagining Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary (“Indispensible” - Times Literary Supplement). His 2004 book The Story of Film was published around the world. The Times called it “by some distance the best book we have read on cinema.” Its latest edition was published in October 2020. His 930 minute film, The Story of Film: An Odyssey (“The place from which all future film revisionism should begin” - New York Times), played in the major film festivals and cinemas, and has had an influence on film education. Michael Moore gave it the Stanley Kubrick Award, it won the Peabody Award, was BAFTA Scotland nominated, and received other prizes. In 2021 he added a sequel film, The Story of Film: A New Generation. It premiered as the launch film of Cannes, was called “poetry in motion” by the Hollywood Reporter, and “the soul of the festival” by Cannes director Thierry Frémaux. Empire magazine called it “a poetic opus” and it was nominated for Grierson award. Cousins' first feature documentary, The First Movie, about kids in Kurdish Iraq, won the Prix Italia. It was inspired by growing up in the Troubles in Northern Ireland and his passionate interest in the role cinema can play in kids' lives. In 2012 he was nominated for the London Awards for Art and Performance and the Screen International award. He was guest curator at the Eye Cinematheque in Amsterdam. His next feature film, What is this Film called Love?, played in 20 countries, at the ICA in London, and was nominated for Best Director by BAFTA Scotland. PJ Harvey called it “revelatory and inspiring”. The rock band Maximo Park wrote a song inspired by it. In 2013 he completed Here be Dragons, a film about the vital role of film archives, especially one in Albania. It won the main prize in the Romania Film Festival. In the same year he made A Story of Children and Film, which was in the official selection in Cannes. He curated Cinema of Childhood, a series of 17 films which toured the UK and Ireland for a year and was supported by the BFI. He received the Visionary Award in Traverse City and the Saltzgeber Prize at the Berlin Film Festival. Then he made Life May Be, co-directed with Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari, and 6 Desires, an adaptation of DH Lawrence's book Sea and Sardinia. Life May Be was noted for its feminism and innovation and was called “transcendent and extraordinarily delicate”. It won the Don Quixote prize. 6 Desires: DH Lawrence and Sardinia, in which Jarvis Cocker plays the voice of DH Lawrence, had its world premiere at the London Film Festival and its international premiere at Sundance. Cousins had his first retrospective at the Wroclaw film festival. Others have followed in London, Thessaloniki, Finland and Geneva. Cousins' The Oar and the Winnowing Fan was a takeover of the DazedDigital website. His I am Belfast was his first full feature about Northern Ireland. It was released by the BFI. Variety compared it to the great director Dziga Vertov. His BBC/BFI film Atomic, a collaboration with the band Mogwai, played in Hiroshima, near Chernobyl and Coventry Cathedral and at the Edinburgh International Festival. He curated a season of films for the Romanian Cultural Institute and made a fiction film, Stockholm My Love, (starring Neneh Cherry, released by BFI). He completed Bigger than The Shining, a secret project, showable only in underground circumstances, and wrote The Story of Looking (“Like a wise man looking at the stars”, the Guardian; “Brilliant” the New York Times). It was nominated for the Saltire Award for best non-fiction book. Cousins' The Eyes of Orson Welles world premiered in Cannes and received rave reviews. His 2 hour, four-screen Storm in My Heart is about Hollywood sexism and racism. His 14 hour film Women Make Film premiered at the Venice, Toronto and Telluride film festivals, is narrated by Jane Fonda, Sharmila Tagore, Debra Winger, Adjoa Andoh, Kerry Fox and Tilda Swinton, and is showing in many countries. The Times called it “Exquisite, emotionally resonant and intellectually unassailable. Pure poetry.” It won the European Film Academy's inaugural Innovative Storytelling award, and has led to the restoration of a series of films directed by women. Two more recent films are The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, about the legendary film producer – which premiered in Cannes 2021 and won the best documentary in Spain's Dias De Cine - and The Story of Looking, in which he filters the history of looking through his own eye operation. Time Out called it “A rich cinematic journey into the art of seeing and how it connects us with culture, ourselves and each other.”  It won the Best Non-Fiction Film award at the Seville Film Festival. Cousins recently completed My Name is Alfred Hitchcock and The March on Rome, an Italian Palomar production about Mussolini and Fascism, part-shot in Cinecitta in Rome and starring Alba Rohrwacher. The latter premiered at the Venice film festival, was called “entirely arresting” by the Guardian, won the audience award for Best International Documentary in Brazil, and was nominated for a European Film Academy Award. The former premiered at the Telluride film festival. In 2022, his films were the subject of a multi screen film installation, Passé Présent Futur, at the huge Plaza cinema in Geneva, and had a retrospective at the Biograf film festival in Bologna. He premiered his first art installation, Like a Huge Scotland, at teh Fruitmarket gallery, Edinburgh, and – along with Cate Blanchette and Sarah Polley - was given the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema medal at the Telluride Film Festival. Cousins has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh and Stirling, is Honorary Professor of film at Queen's University, was co-artistic director of Cinema China and did The Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams and A Pilgrimage, with Tilda Swinton. He and Swinton also ran The 8 ½ Foundation, a two year event which created a movie birthday for children. It was nominated for the Human Rights Award. He was chair of the Belfast Film Festival and Docs Ireland. He was recently given Portugal's Aurelio de Paz dos Reis international award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema (2019), and the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Outstanding Achievement Award for his work in screen education (2020). Mark's roles in filmmaking, education and advocacy have widened and deepened with the years. He was an early adopter of small cameras and new technology to evolve a business model for filmmaking which was sustainable, international and creatively free. He has walked across Los Angeles, Belfast, Moscow, Beijing, London, Paris, Berlin, Dakar and Mexico City. He drove from Edinburgh to Mumbai, and loves night swimming.     Mark's Info https://twitter.com/markcousinsfilm https://www.womenmakefilm.net/  

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Mark Bonnar is a Scottish actor who is best known for his roles as Ashley Jensons Husband, Chris in Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's Catastrophe, Max in Guilt, Duncan Hunter in Shetland, and for major roles in Line of Duty, for which he was nominated for a Bafta Scotland award, the police drama Unforgotten, with Sanjeev Baskhar and Nicola Walker, for which he won the BAFTA Scotland Best Actor award and the Broadcasting Press Guild Best actor award. He was also in Psychoville, Taggart, Doctor Who, Twenty Twelve, Silent Witness, Grantchester, Vera, Jekyll and Hyde, Undercover, Porridge as Officer Meekie, Eric, Ernie and Me, in which he played Eric Morecambe, Humans, Quiz and the films The Kid who would be King and Say My Name, to name but a few. He is the voice of several characters in video games like Assassins Creed and Battlefield 1 and he voices Twigs and Box in the CBeebies series Tree Fu Tom. In 2022 Mark appeared on Celebrity Catchphrase and raised £17,000 for Action for ME. Mark Bonnar is guest 194 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Mark's film about his dad's art, Meet You at the Hippos: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00124rq/meet-you-at-the-hippos .Follow Mark Bonnar on Twitter: @mark_bonnar .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by renowned crime writer Ian Rankin, police expert Parm Sandhu, Executive Producer Craig Hunter and senior commissioning editor Madonna Benjamin to discuss the murder mystery reality TV hybrid, Murder Island.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by producer Arabella Page-Croft, writer Nick Walker, commissioner Philippa Collie-Cousins and actor Silvie Furneaux to discuss new UKTV drama Annika. Annika is brand new UKTV Original, 6 part series based on the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 drama, written by Nick Walker and starring Nicola Walker (The Split, Unforgotten). Annika follows the life of DI Annika Strandhed (Nicola Walker), who has returned to Glasgow to head up the Marine Homicide Unit, where she is tasked with solving the puzzling crimes and unexplained murders that wash up in Scotland's waters.

Presenting the second episode of 'Intimate Animation' season 4, brought to you by the online animation magazine skwigly.com Join Skwigly's Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley as they explore, discuss and interview the talents behind animation that deals with adult themes of love, relationships and sexuality. In this episode we catch up with Will Anderson, whose film 'Betty' is released online this month following a festival run including screenings at Pictoplasma, Encounters and Animafest Zagreb as well as a BAFTA Scotland win and Scottish Short Film Award at the Glasgow Short Film Festival. The film follows lovebird Bobby as he searches for his butter, his Betty and ultimately a love that has apparently melted away. Also discussed in this episode: The evolution of 'Tuca and Bertie' in its second season, BlinkInk's E4 miniseries 'Blind Love on First Date Island', Adeena Grubb's stop-mo short 'Dating is Shit', Sacha Beely/Strange Beast's animated Gillette spot 'A Song For Pubes' and Diablo Cody's inscrutable "sexying up" of 'The Powerpuff Girls'. Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley Interview conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Networking is integral to any career in film, games, or tv but is something most of us can struggle with from time to time. Creative Producer Jessica Armstrong explores ways to overcome imposter syndrome and become better equipped with the skills needed to build both a professional network and a future career path. This session was part of the Guru Live Online: Spring 21 programme and was supported by EE. Brought to you by BAFTA Cymru and BAFTA Scotland.

Who are the people and production companies behind Scotland’s tv output? Join our panellists as we present our rough guide to the who, what, where and how it all works in the world of television in Scotland. Panellists: Sara Harkins, Training Manager (Outlander) Laura MacKay, Talent Manager (IWC) Ryan Pasi, Content Producer (BBC The Social) Hosted by Mick McAvoy, Head of Factual (Two Rivers Media) This event was part of the Guru Live Online: Spring 21 programme. Brought to you by BAFTA Scotland.

What happens if your big tv break is in the cast of one of the most critically acclaimed and important drama series in recent years? Join Gloria (David Carlyle) and Colin (Callum Scott Howells) the Scottish/Welsh members of the It’s A Sin ensemble cast as they discuss their respective experiences with Edith Bowman. This session was part of the Guru Live Online: Spring 21 programme and was supported by Channel 4. Brought to you by BAFTA Cymru and BAFTA Scotland.

Our panel of experts across the games sector in Scotland and Wales explore the different ways you can take the next step in your games career. They share lessons learned, discuss current skills gaps and provide practical tips for getting ahead. Hosted by Gav Murphy (RKG Productions) Panellists: David Banner, Co-Founder (Wales Interactive) Diel Barnes, Game Engineer (Outplay Entertainment) Zoe Sams, Tools Programmer (Rockstar North) Erin Stevenson, 3D Animator (Puny Astronaut) This session was part of the Guru Live Online: Spring 21 programme. Brought to you by BAFTA Cymru and BAFTA Scotland.

A grab-bag of television and film scripts that didn't quite make it including a drama about GI brides and a psychological mystery set in the Scottish Highlands from screenwriter Andrea. Clips performed by: Kate O'Sulivan, Kenny Blyth, Lizzie Roper, Shash Hira, Emma Clarke, David Monteath, Rachel Atkins and Beth Chalmers. Warning: This episode contains strong language. Andrea Gibb is an award winning Scottish screenwriter who has worked extensively in both film and television. Her feature length screenplays for ‘Dear Frankie' and ‘Afterlife' won her the Scottish Screen Filmmaker of the Year award and the Women In Film and Television script award in 2005. Her adaptation of classic children's novel ‘Swallows and Amazons' (BBC Films) was released in cinemas in 2016 and won the Grand Jury prize at the New York Children's Film festival and the family film award at Seattle Film Festival. She was nominated for the Carl Foreman award at the Bafta film awards for ‘Afterlife' and has just been nominated for a Bafta television award and two Bafta Scotland awards for ‘Elizabeth Is Missing', adapted from the novel into a single television film for STV starring Glenda Jackson. This film also won her the writer's award at the 2020 RTS Scotland awards. She has written four episodes of ‘Call The Midwife' for Neal Street and the BBC and an episode of ‘Sanditon' for Red Planet and ITV. Episode show notes and more details: https://offcutsdrawer.com/andrea-gibb/ Listen to us on whichever podcast app you prefer: https://offcutsdrawer.com/insta-links/ or if you don't usually listen to podcasts you can hear all the episodes here: offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/

THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILMWelcome to episode 023 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by Scottish Filmmaker Chris Quick to discuss one of the best classic folk lore horror film, The Wicker ManSYNOPSIS Sergeant Howie, an uptight Calvinist policeman who travels to Summerisle, a remote island off the west coast of Scotland, to investigate reports of a local girl's disappearance. Once there, he finds his solid Christian beliefs confronted by a community dabbling in all manner of dubious pagan practicesLINKS IN CONVERSATION Twitter @FantasticMrQInstagram @FantasticMrQAutumn Never Dies trailer - https://vimeo.com/396293588Chris Quick Website - http://chrisquickfilm.com/SHORT FILMSBODY ISSUESBy Interabang Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpNr__w3fFENever Have I Everhttps://youtu.be/LVEu_xOTfJ0The Lost Purse Short Filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQv307m6JxYChris Bio:Chris Quick is a Scottish film editor and producer from Glasgow. Primarily working in the comedy genre, he is probably best known for the films, The Greyness of Autumn, Autumn Never Dies and Electric Faces which was nominated for a Bafta Scotland award. He is also the co-founder and current director of the Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance.

Kate Dickie has received two BAFTA Scotland Best Actress Awards (Red Road 2006 & Couple in A Hole 2016) as well as BIFA Best Actress for Red Road and a BIFA Best Actress nomination for Couple in a Hole. In international recognition she received the UK Shooting Star at the Berlin Film Festival and Best Actress award Festival Nouveau Cinema Montréal as well a nomination for 2016 Spirit USA. In 2013 Kate received the Spirit of Scotland Screen Award for her Career achievement. Feature film credits include other leading roles in Tell It To The Bees, Boyz in The Woods and The Witch with acclaimed supporting roles in The Silent Storm, For Those in Peril, Filth and Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Kate has been featured in many other full length movies such as Shell, Now is Good, Outcast, Donkeys, Sommers Town and Summer. Her numerous short film appearances include Operator which won BAFTA Best British Short Film Award 2016. Her distinguished television work includes Lysa Arryn in Game of Thrones, The Alienist , The Pillars of The Earth and the award winning BBC drama Five Daughters. Kate has also played leading and featured roles in amongst many others, Vera, One of Us, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Midwinter of The Spirit, By Any Means, The Escape Artist, Injustice, Dive, New Tricks, Garrows Law, He Kills Coppers, and The Vice. Kate was nominated for a Best Actress award BAFTA (Scotland) for the BBC drama Tinsel Town in 2000. Highlights in her stage career include Bad Roads at the Royal Court, directed by Vicky Featherstone, the London production of David Cromer's award winning Our Town at the Almedia Theatre, Aalst (at the Soho, London, touring Australia and UK with National Theatre of Scotland) for which she was nominated for the Best Actress award by UK Theatre Managers' Association, Any Given Day, nominated Best Actress Critics Theatre Scotland and Electra for which she was nominated Best Actress in The Stage awards. Early this year, 2020 Kate played Det. McClelland in THE NEST (BBC) and NATHALIE KINGSTON in the interactive feature film THE COMPLEX. Later this year she will be appearing in action thriller KNUCKLEDUST and as SISTER CONDRON in Michael Caton - Jones OUR LADIES as well as, VERONICA in Cathy Brady's WILDFIRE and QUEEN GUINEVERE in THE GREEN KNIGHT.

Kate Dickie has received two BAFTA Scotland Best Actress Awards (Red Road 2006 & Couple in A Hole 2016) as well as BIFA Best Actress for Red Road and a BIFA Best Actress nomination for Couple in a Hole. In international recognition she received the UK Shooting Star at the Berlin Film Festival and Best Actress award Festival Nouveau Cinema Montréal as well a nomination for 2016 Spirit USA. In 2013 Kate received the Spirit of Scotland Screen Award for her Career achievement. Feature film credits include other leading roles in Tell It To The Bees, Boyz in The Woods and The Witch with acclaimed supporting roles in The Silent Storm, For Those in Peril, Filth and Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Kate has been featured in many other full length movies such as Shell, Now is Good, Outcast, Donkeys, Sommers Town and Summer. Her numerous short film appearances include Operator which won BAFTA Best British Short Film Award 2016. Her distinguished television work includes Lysa Arryn in Game of Thrones, The Alienist , The Pillars of The Earth and the award winning BBC drama Five Daughters. Kate has also played leading and featured roles in amongst many others, Vera, One of Us, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Midwinter of The Spirit, By Any Means, The Escape Artist, Injustice, Dive, New Tricks, Garrows Law, He Kills Coppers, and The Vice. Kate was nominated for a Best Actress award BAFTA (Scotland) for the BBC drama Tinsel Town in 2000. Highlights in her stage career include Bad Roads at the Royal Court, directed by Vicky Featherstone, the London production of David Cromer's award winning Our Town at the Almedia Theatre, Aalst (at the Soho, London, touring Australia and UK with National Theatre of Scotland) for which she was nominated for the Best Actress award by UK Theatre Managers' Association, Any Given Day, nominated Best Actress Critics Theatre Scotland and Electra for which she was nominated Best Actress in The Stage awards. Early this year, 2020 Kate played Det. McClelland in THE NEST (BBC) and NATHALIE KINGSTON in the interactive feature film THE COMPLEX. Later this year she will be appearing in action thriller KNUCKLEDUST and as SISTER CONDRON in Michael Caton - Jones OUR LADIES as well as, VERONICA in Cathy Brady's WILDFIRE and QUEEN GUINEVERE in THE GREEN KNIGHT.

Hear from this year's Game nominees, as they share insights on their craft and discus the processes involved in making their nominated work. Speakers: Gary Penn (Autonauts) Thomas Welsh (Cloudpunk) Anthony Gowland (Dead End Job) Hosted by Romana Ramzan

Janice Forsyth chatted with this year’s Writer nominees, Andrea Gibb (Elizabeth is Missing), Neil Forsyth (Guilt) and Paul Laverty (Sorry We Missed You) as they share insights on their craft and discuss their nominated work – spanning a range of themes.

Emma Kingsman-Lloyd (Deadwater Fell), Sarah Brown (Elizabeth Is Missing) and Jules Hussey (Guilt), the producers behind 2020's Television Scripted nominations joined Paul English for an in-depth conversation discussing the creative process and challenges involved in producing a successful drama.

A unique opportunity to hear from the producers and directors nominated across the Director Factual and Single Documentary categories as they discuss tackling complex and important subject matters to create gripping pieces of television. Featuring Anne Claire Pilley (Being Gail Porter), Matt Pinder (Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming) and John MacLaverty (The Battle of Skye Bridge). Hosted by Shereen Nanjiani.

BAFTA Scotland and Scottish Game Developers Association were joined by, BAFTA nominated game director, Mike Bithell for a special In Conversation event. Mike Bithell is a British game director, best known for his breakout indie hit, Thomas Was Alone. A story-driven platform puzzle game, Thomas Was Alone won a BAFTA for its star, Danny Wallace. Next, Mike released Volume, a commercially and critically successful action stealth game. Subsurface Circular and Quarantine Circular followed, homages to old school text adventures. Mike just released his next game, John Wick Hex, a videogame installment in the popular action franchise, to a positive response.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by director Stephen Bennett following this members' preview screening of new documentary Eminent Monsters. Tracing the roots of western governments love affair with torture. Psychiatrist Ewen Cameron experimented on his patients, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA . From the IRA to Guantanamo his work is the basis for modern psychological torture.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by director Felipe Bustos Sierra for a Q&A following a screening of #BAFTAScot18 winning documentary Nae Pasaran as part of the Into Film Festival. In a Scottish town in 1974, factory workers refuse to carry out repairs on warplane engines in an act of solidarity against the violent military coup in Chile. Four years pass before the engines, left to rust in factory yard, mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by writers Val McDermid and Amelia Bullmore, executive producer Juliet Charlesworth and actors Laura Fraser & Michael Nardone for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Traces. When Emma Hedges returns to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician, she’s encouraged to take part in an online course teaching the principles of forensic science. Given a fictitious murder case, her task is to identify the victim and establish how they died. But having completed the first module, Emma knows exactly who the victim is: her mum! Marie Monroe was murdered when Emma was seven, her body discovered on Law Hill and no-one has ever been convicted. But why are Sarah Gordon, professor of chemistry, and Kathy Torrence, professor of forensic anthropology, using her mother’s case for their course? Determined to discover what happened to Marie but unable to get answers from her family, Emma turns to Sarah who offers up trusted friend DI McKinven as the natural place for Emma to take her revelations. As Emma re-connects with her dad Drew, her childhood friend Skye and her mum Izzy, while falling for the gentle and irresistible Daniel, her sleuthing takes her into dark corners, unpicking more and more secrets, and it becomes clear that she should trust no-one.

BAFTA Scotland were joined by director Aisling Walsh, writer Andrea Gibb, executive producer Sarah Brown and producer Chrissy Skinns for a Q&A following a preview screening of drama Elizabeth is Missing. Adapted from Emma Healey’s novel, Elizabeth Is Missing combines a gripping mystery with a tender yet unflinching exploration of one woman’s struggle with dementia. When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud (Jackson) is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to solve the mystery. But with her dementia worsening, unfinished business unearthed and the past and present starting to merge, Maud's search takes on a poignant urgency.

Warning: this podcast contains strong language BAFTA Scotland were joined by Neil Forsyth (writer), Robert McKillop (director), Jules Hussey (producer) and Mark Bonnar (actor) for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Guilt. When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it up trigger consequences neither of them could ever have imagined in Guilt. Starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as Max and Jake - two estranged brothers thrown together by tragedy, united by guilt.

BAFTA Scotland were joined by producer Paul Kewley and Directors Will Becher and Richard Phelan to discuss their latest film, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.

BAFTA Scotland were joined by director Matt Pinder and producer John Archer to discuss their latest film, Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War. The extraordinary story of amateur filmmaker, Harry Birrell, the man who captured his life on camera. It's one man's cinematic vision of the 20th century and his own incredible journey through it.

Ever wondered what happens after a director calls cut? Find out in this inspiring session exploring what a day in the director's life is like. Marilyn Edmond joined BAFTA Scotland to discuss her experience of directing her debut feature film Connect. This took place as part of Glasgow Youth Film Festival. Marilyn Edmond began her career as an Assistant Director in 2010, working as a Floor Runner on BBC Scotland's ongoing drama River City. She has worked on a variety of films including Sunshine on Leith, Under the Skin and The Railway Man, to name a few. She has also worked on many TV comedies and dramas, including ITV's Benidorm and BBC's The Replacement. During this time, Marilyn was learning about the craft of directing. In 2015 Marilyn gave birth to her daughter who is the inspiration behind the name of her production company, Angel Face Productions, then in 2018 Marilyn embarked on her debut feature Connect, starring Kevin Guthrie.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by Nicole Kleeman (founder at Firecrest Films), Callum Macrae (writer and filmmaker) and Gwion Owain (producer) at Celtic Media Festival 2019 for this panel on factual filmmaking. With investigative and observational documentaries being as popular as ever, join our panellists as they discuss their experiences of navigating through highly sensitive content and under considerable political pressures in search of the truth. This session explored the ethical, moral and legal dilemmas faced when working with sensitive subjects and the approaches used to gain complex and often very complicated, access

Actors Kelly Macdonald and John Hannah, writer Rob Williams and executive producer Sarah Brown discuss the making of the four-part thriller set in Scotland. The Victim stars Kelly Macdonald as a grieving mother accused of identifying online the man who she believes is her son's killer. Is he really a notorious child murderer, or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?

Cast and crew give an insight into the BAFTA Scotland award winning comedy. Panellists include: creator Joe Hullait; director Iain Davidson; Julie Wilson-Nimmo - PC Megan Squire; Sally Reid - PC Sarah Flecher; and Manjot Sumal - PC Surjit Singh. Hosted by Grant Stott.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by Suzanne Reid (co-producer), Tom Sayer (production designer), & Frith Tiplady (executive producer) for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new Sky One drama Curfew.

Acclaimed Scottish writer, producer and director David Mackenzie is best known for Hell or High Water and this year’s Outlaw King. Hear him in conversation with Edith Bowman, discussing the creation of a historical narrative starring Chris Pine, the tyranny of tight schedules and how making a film is like jazz.

And the BAFTA goes to… Porty’s own Shauna Macdonald. Shauna has been an actress for some 20 years, working in film, television and theatre. But this year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts rewarded her dedication. Officially, the award went for the film White Chamber but she sees it as an honour for her perseverance in one of the toughest industries around. Porty Podcast Producer David Calder met her once she’d come back down to earth!

Writer Helen Fitzgerald, director Glendyn Ivin, and executive producers Gaynor Holmes and Claire Mundell joined BAFTA Scotland for a Q&A following a preview screening of the first episode of The Cry, a new BBC drama.

Director Bart Layton and DOP Ole Bratt Birkeland discuss the making of their new feature film American Animals. This Q&A took place after the BAFTA Scotland members screening in Glasgow on Tuesday 28 August.

Make-up designer Donald Mowat talks through the creative and craft processes behind his impressive catalogue of work which includes Blade Runner 2049, Spectre, Sicario, Skyfall, Nocturnal Animals, Nightcrawler and 8 Mile. He has also worked as personal makeup artist for Daniel Craig.

Executive Producer Daniel Fromm and Senior Producer Amy Willetts give an insight into the production of award winning documentary series The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds, lifting the lid on the drama of life in the playground.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by Bryan Elsley (Executive Producer), Melanie Stokes (Executive Producer), Richard Scott (CEO Axis Studios) and Paula Bird (Head of Content Production, Axis Studios) for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new C4/Netflix drama Kiss Me First. Kiss Me First combines live action with computer-generated virtual world sequences to create parallel worlds. It features state of the art animation sequences evoking the gaming world and the stories of the young people who meet clandestinely there. This virtual world alongside live action narrative provides a platform for exploring the loneliness and isolation experienced by young people and the disparity between appearance and reality in the social media age.

Graham is an indie director-editor-screenwriter. His feature-length debut, The Big Slick, won a Bafta Scotland award for writing. His second, A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide, was award-nominated at both the Scottish Baftas and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Graham has also directed a number of shorts, music videos, a six-part web series, and worked with the BBC Writer’s Room and Google Expeditions.

How do you make a series about gangsters in 1920s Birmingham, or a drama about Dickensian London? This week on the podcast, we talk to line producer and BAFTA member Brian Kaczynski, whose job it is to turn scripts into series. Working specifically in television, some of Brian’s recent credits have included the critically acclaimed crime drama Peaky Blinders. A recent panellist at a BAFTA Scotland event held at the University of Edinburgh, he spoke to us about how on-demand services are affecting the industry; reflects on the challenges he’s encountered; and explains why being a good ‘fixer’ is central to the role. ... This episode of Creative Lives was was presented by Marianne Hanoun and the editor was Ivor Manly. Lecture in Progress is made possible with the support of a number of brand patrons – they include ustwo, GF Smith, Squarespace and The Paul Smith Foundation. Check out lectureinprogress.com for more details.

Director Paul McGuigan discusses the making of 'Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool' with Allan Hunter after the BAFTA members' screening in Glasgow on Tuesday 21 November.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by Lucy Leveugle (Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment, Channel 4), Ian Carre (Executive Producer, betty) and Sophia Burton (Casting Producer, betty) who discussed the making of The Undateables. The team shared exclusive insight into the show’s casting process, how the dates are matched, how they ensure a consistently high standard of care for contributors and the inevitable production challenges faced along the way.

“I’ve made about 8 or 10 short films now, and if you go into them thinking they’re going to be expanded, I think you perhaps do the form a bit of a disservice. For me, short films stand alone; they’re closer to a poem than a short story. They’re hard to get right, and when you do get them right (if you ever do) they’re a joy.” Director Peter Mackie Burns discusses the making of his first Feature Film 'Daphne', which was inspired by one of his early Short Films 'Happy Birthday to Me'. This Q&A took place after the BAFTA members' screening in Edinburgh on Thursday 12 October.

Watch the video here: https://t.co/coa6Ma0Ckj Writer Dan Sefton (Good Karma Hospital, Mr Selfridge), Gaynor Holmes, Executive Producer and BBC Studios Commissioning Executive for Scotland and actor Sharon Small (Born to Kill) joined BAFTA Scotland for an informative Q&A following a preview screening of the first episode of Trust Me, a new drama from BBC Scotland for BBC One. Produced by RED productions, this character-led contemporary and psychological thriller tells the gripping story of a woman’s attempt to start a new life over four hour long episodes. Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) stars as Cath Hardacre; a hardworking and skilled nurse, who, having lost her job for whistle-blowing, is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter. Out of desperation, Cath seizes the opportunity to steal her best friend’s identity as a senior doctor and start a new life in Edinburgh. Burying herself deeper and deeper in the imposter persona, she realises she could get everything she ever wanted - but with her old life threatening to destroy her fragile creation, how far will she go to protect it?

With investigative and observational documentaries being as popular as ever, we were joined at XpoNorth Festival, Inverness, by producer/director Arthur Cary from Minnow Films; the company behind the acclaimed series THE DETECTIVES and most recently, AMERICAN JUSTICE. Arthur explored the ethical, moral and legal dilemmas faced when working with sensitive subjects and his approach to gaining complex and often very complicated, access. Arthur Cary is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a reputation for making high profile observational films on a wide range of complex and sensitive subjects, involving complicated, and often unprecedented, access. Recent credits include American Justice and Louis Theroux: Savile for the BBC.

Want an insight into what it's like to direct top TV dramas from Doctor Foster to Victoria and Hollywood films such as What Happens in Vegas? Listen to our Career Close-Up with Tom Vaughan for an insight into multi and single camera shooting, remaining faithful to the original concept and tips on forging a career as a director.

Edinburgh-born director Colm McCarthy joined BAFTA members and Glasgow Film Festival Industry Focus delegates for an In Conversation event in which he discussed his career progression, offered industry tips and tricks and talked through his experience working on high-end television dramas including Peaky Blinders, Sherlock, Ripper Street, Doctor Who and Murphy's Law.

We were joined by Trisha Biggar, fresh from Hollywood production The Wife (starring Glen Close and Jonathan Pryce), who discussed the process of costume design and wardrobe supervision. Trisha talked through her career highlights and creations for several films including her collaboration with George Lucas on the Star Wars franchise and high profile television dramas such as the forthcoming US show Emerald City and Da Vinci’s Demons.

BAFTA Scotland was joined by writer Stephen Brady, ITV Studios Creative Director for Drama and Executive Producer Tim Haines, producer Willy Wands and Actor Laura Fraser after an exclusive preview screening of The Loch, in partnership with STV. Within a tightly knit community, several local characters will come under suspicion as the monster lurking in their midst begins to terrify and rock the village to its core. Forensic profiler, Blake Albrighton, will assist on the case offering insights borne from the last four cases he’s helped crack with his distinctive way of working. Written by Stephen Brady (Fortitude, Vera, Silent Witness), The Loch features The Redford family, who are an ordinary loving family with an ordinary set of problems, yet the pressure of a murder investigation will undermine their stability and create tensions that threaten to disrupt and destroy their lives together. Actors Laura Fraser (The Missing, Breaking Bad), Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley, Benidorm, Downton Abbey) and John Sessions (Upstart Crow, Florence Foster Jenkins, The Rack Pack) have leading roles in the new series.

Solid sound design is instrumental to a film or television programme’s success. A sound designer takes advantage of the huge variety of noises we hear in our everyday lives, thinking of experimental ways to create an audio environment that supports on-screen action and engages audiences. Multi award winning sound designer and dubbing mixer John Cobban joined a small group of students and career starters to discuss his craft and career highlights spanning 25 years of crafting sound for numerous films, documentaries, dramas and animations, including Murder, Eve, Two Doors Down and latest BBC hit The Replacement. Clips referenced: Murder – BBC 2 / Touchpaper TV Excerpt from Ep 2 "The Lost Weekend" Directed by Paul Wright Warriors – Saltire Film / BBC 1 Scotland. Directed by Stephen Bennett Eve – CBBC / Leopard Drama. Excerpt from S1 Ep 4 " The Bubble Burst" - Power Station sequence One Thousand Pictures – RFK’s Last Journey - Lichen Films Ltd This event was hosted by journalist Stephen Bennett and is part of the Career Close-Up programme supported by Skills Development Scotland.

Visual Effects Supervisor Steve Begg discusses his fascinating 30 year career bringing the Bond franchise, The Avengers, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Batman Begins and many more ground-breaking films to life through VFX. This event was hosted by Paul English and took place as part of The Glasgow Film Festival at the CCA, Glasgow on Friday 24 February.

Adding representational diversity to games is vital and for the past few years the situation has been improving both through advocacy groups and through titles such as Far Cry Primal and Life is Strange. BAFTA Scotland was joined by panellists Kish Hirani (Chair of BAME in Games), Sally Blake (Associate Producer, The Divison, Ubisoft Reflections) and host Romana Ramzan (Game Design Lecturer, GCU) for a discussion on their personal desires for increased diversity in games, the progress that has already been made and the obstacles we still need to overcome. This event was part of Digital Cities Glasgow and took place at Glasgow Caledonian University on Wednesday 15 March.

Showrunner Jed Mercurio discusses the creation of Line of Duty, talks about how he has honed his craft and offers advice to those embarking on a career in screenwriting. Jed's most recent credit, Line of Duty, is the most watched BBC2 drama in the multi-channel era. His other credits include Lady Chatterley's Lover, Critical, Bodies, The Grimley's Invasion: Earth and Cardiac Arrest.

Actors Morven Christie and Richard Rankin and writer-director Joe Ahearne discuss the making of the three-part psychological thriller set in Glasgow. The Replacement follows the paranoia of a woman who sees her identity being dismantled and can't work out whether the cause is another woman or her own baby.

From sourcing credible props for a period drama to designing the artwork and branding for a gameshow, production designers have the responsibility of bestowing each set they work on with a sense of authenticity. Stephen Bryce, who has worked on an array of structured reality shows such as The Apprentice, Derren Brown’s Apocalypse, Hunted, Back in Time for Dinner and Child Genius, unpicks his craft and offers advice for career starters. Part of BAFTA Scotland's Career Close Up series, supported by Skills Development Scotland https://www.bafta.org/scotland/events-initiatives/features/bafta-scotland-and-skills-development-scotland-career-close-up

Writer Simon Donald discusses the making of series two of Fortitude, the acclaimed Sky Atlantic thriller set in the arctic circle. Series 2 will see Dennis Quaid, Parminder Nagra, Michelle Fairley, Robert Sheehan, and Ken Stott join the cast. The first series of Fortitude is Sky Atlantic’s biggest drama commission to date, with the premiere episode having been watched more than 3.2 million times so far. It was not only a huge hit with Sky Atlantic customers but around the world, where broadcasters in more than 170 territories bought the drama.

From scouting far-flung locations to negotiating filming with the local pub, every on-screen space has been meticulously sourced and secured by a location manager. Lloret Dunn (Trainspotting 2, World War Z, Fast & Furious 6) discusses how to bring the director’s creative vision to life in the safest, most practical and most efficient way. This event wss part of BAFTA Scotland's Career Close-Up programme supported by Skills Development Scotland.

Writers Ed Whitmore (Safe House Series 2, Silent Witness, Empire, Hallam Foe) and Tracey Malone (Safe House Series 2, Silent Witness) discuss the making of the BBC's gripping three-part drama, starring Tim Roth and Samantha Morton, based on the real-life multiple murders undertaken by John Christie in Notting Hill in the 1940s and 1950s,

Award-winning screenwriter Louise Ironside (Call the Midwife, The Tunnel, Law & Order UK, Lip Service, Waterloo Road) shares advice on creating and developing on-screen characters, writing for different genres and what makes a script sell. Part of BAFTA Scotland's Career Close-Up programme supported by Skills Development Scotland.

Footsteps, creaking doors, rustling leaves – the everyday sound effects we take for granted that add the extra magic to a film. British foley artist Pete Burgis, who has worked on over 150 titles including the Oscar winning The King's Speech, Harry Potter and Slumdog Millionaire, demonstrates the art of foley.

"Make things, make as much as you can, that's how you learn in the games industry. It's a practical craft." From working on the audio of Grand Theft Auto to starting his own company, Colin Anderson, Managing Director and co-founder of digital toy company Denki, shares what he's learnt from working in the games industry. Part of BAFTA Scotland's Career Close-Up programme supported by Skills Development Scotland.

Outlander, Torchwood and Downton Abbey director Brian Kelly discusses the beginnings of his career and offers practical advice for aspiring directors. Part of BAFTA Scotland's Career Close-Up programme supported by Skills Development Scotland.

Richard Brown discusses his fascinating experience as producer for the highly-acclaimed BAFTA-winning drama True Detective and his perspective on the evolution of the television industry due to the rise in streaming distribution platforms. Brown has worked on many films and TV series, including with 2008’s 44 Inch Chest and upcoming film The Revenant.

We are joined by Dana Dorian, founder and director at the Glasgow, Scotland–based studio Axis Animation, where he has directed several award-winning commercials and broadcast projects. Dana recently made his first short film Fetch, winner of the BAFTA Scotland award for best animation.