Reece Cargan
Reece Cargan Originally from the Lake District, Reece settled in Scotland in the early 2000s where he worked in the digital creative sector on a range of multimedia projects with charities, local and national government and creative agencies. In 2017 Reece returned to study the MA Film in Production at Screen Academy Scotland, Edinburgh Napier. […]
Chris Weir
Before joining the MA Screenwriting course in 2016, Chris wrote, produced and acted in various shorts films, while also doing background work on film and TV productions around Scotland. At Screen Academy, Chris wrote musical short “Free” which was produced by MA Film students. While developing his final project, a TV pilot, he was paired […]
Pearce Cullen
Pearce Cullen Before arriving in Edinburgh in 2015 to undertake the MA Screenwriting programme at Screen Academy, Pearce worked at the BBC and in film/TV production in Northern Ireland. While on the MA course, Pearce was able to collaborate on productions with students from Edinburgh College of Art, Queen Margaret University and the University of […]
Heather Ross
Heather Ross Scottish-Canadian writer Heather was working as a freelance writer and comedian in Vancouver when she was accepted into Screen Academy Scotland for the MA Screenwriting in 2016. Aberdeen born but Canada raised, this was her return to Scotland and it’s been home since. During her Masters, she had three shorts produced by fellow […]
Jaime Sotelo
Jaime Sotelo Before coming to Scotland to study at Edinburgh Napier University, Jaime studied a BA in Communications and Audiovisual Arts at Universidad Salamanca, Spain. He also spent time studying in Italy and Uruguay, before completing his MA in Fiction for Television and Film: Direction and Production in Barcelona. He then wanted to further his […]
Simon Price
Simon Price Simon came to do the MA Film at Screen Academy Scotland having previously studied BA Film & Photography at Edinburgh Napier University. Having worked as a 1st AD on a number of short films during his time at Screen Academy, Simon naturally fell into the AD department once he graduated. He was helped […]
Robin Haig
Robin Haig Robin’s MFA Advanced Film Practice graduation film Hula won several awards including the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award for Drama and the Celtic Media Festival Torc Award for Short Drama. Hula stars Blythe Duff and was made with Screen Academy Scotland alumni, producer Lindsay McGee, and writers Claire Nicol and Mandy Lee. Since […]
Lauri Lippmaa
Lauri Lippmaa Before coming to the United Kingdom to study at Screen Academy Scotland, Lauri had worked in his native Estonia’s film and TV industry for a decade, mostly as a content editor but also as a writer. The early days of his career saw him writing mostly montypythonesque absurdist comedy with fellow political scientist […]
Margarita Veberaite
Margarita Verberaite Margarita Verberaite has worked in the screen sector since 2009 starting her career in her native Lithuania as a Production Coordinator and later Production Manager for various TV Series before coming to do the MA Film, Production at Screen Academy Scotland in 2014. During and after her studies at Screen Academy, Margarita also […]
Joséfa Celestin
Joséfa Celestin Joséfa was born and raised in France where she studied graphic design and filmmaking. She worked as a freelance corporate filmmaker for 2 years before leaving France to study the MA Film at Screen Academy Scotland. After graduation, she gained experience on the sets of big-budget BBC dramas and high-end commercials. Joséfa’s short graduation […]