For over thirty years Edinburgh Napier University has been the Scottish centre of excellence for practice-based film and television higher education courses.
Graduates of Napier from the 1980s onwards, for example Lynne Ramsay, Neville Kidd, Andy Goddard and Benjamin Kracun, are now established as award-winning international film makers. more…
What resources are there at Screen Academy Scotland?
Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University is one of Scotland’s leading screen practice educators. We have a broad range of facilities available to students.
Our post production facilities are housed at our Merchiston Avenue campus, with our production facilities available to students at our Craiglockhart Campus. more…
Sana Bilgrami
Sana Bilgrami Born in Pakistan, is an award-winning documentary film director and researcher. In her films, she explores cross-cultural identity and belonging through a variety
Susie Brown
Susie Brown Is an experienced Line Producer/Production Manager in drama, documentary and television features who has worked in the production of film and television since
Alistair Scott
Alistair Scott Was appointed as Director Screen Academy Scotland in August 2015, taking over from Professor Robin MacPherson, he has been on the Screen Academy
Qiao Li
Qiao Li My teaching and research focus on Asian cinema, with expertise in Chinese language cinema: the three new wave film movements in Mainland China,
Kerstin Stutterheim
Kerstin Stutterheim Head of Research at School of Arts and Creative Industries & Professor in Creative Practice. Kerstin Stutterheim is an academic, author, dramaturg, and
James Mavor
James Mavor Leads the Kino Eyes International Masters in Film programme and teaches across the post-graduate courses in screenwriting. He combines teaching with his work
Zoe Irvine
Zoë Irvine Is a sound designer, sound artist and educator working in a variety of genres in film, theatre and art in Scotland and internationally.
Paul Gray
Paul Gray Is an Associate Professor in Film and Subject Leader for Screen & Performing Arts, Edinburgh Napier University. Paul’s practice led research interests are
Kirsten MacLeod
Dr. Kirsten MacLeod Is an Associate Professor, Creative Media Practice, and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Television at Edinburgh Napier University. She has worked
David Griggs
David Griggs Has a background in Visual Anthropology, Documentary Production, and Web Design. He has produced and directed documentaries in Lesotho, RSA, consulted in Web-based
C. Paul Sellors
C. Paul Sellors Is a Lecturer in Film History, Theory, and Criticism at Edinburgh Napier University. He is the author of Film Authorship: Auteurs and
Kay Sheridan
With 8 years experience of working in feature film, TV drama, commercials and documentaries across the UK, Kay then made a move into training development
Jaya Jayalakshmi
Jaya Jayalakshmi Prof G D Jayalakshmi (commonly called Jaya) is an award-winning, experienced film-maker, educator and media consultant. Jaya’s industry experience spans eleven years at
Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith Has worked as producer, series producer, executive producer, development executive, screenwriter, script editor and story analyst in both public and private sectors in
Louise Milne
Louise Milne Is a visual anthropologist, a film-maker and a leading scholar in comparative mythology and the history of dreams. Born on Lewis, Louise studied