EIFF / Wellcome Trust Ideas Lab

So the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival has passed and after a whole load of films, talks, seminars, meetings, dinners & drinks receptions, I can finally make sense of what’s happened…

I was invited to participate in the Ideas Lab – a collaboration between EIFF and the Wellcome Trust involving 10 scientists and 10 screenwriters. The aim was to connect and gain inspiration from the latest scientific developments in order to develop film ideas.

The plan worked! Seminars, presentations, discussions and debates were followed by drinks, dinners and panel-based talks.

We toured biochemistry and 3-D printing labs at Heriot Watt university.

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Healthy debate and much food for thought.

As well as the lab, I saw 13 films.

Highlights include the heartbreaking and brilliant AMY, plus the gorgeously-shot & surprising Australian thriller CUT SNAKE, the brilliant DOPE which had the best soundtrack, Scott Graham’s beautiful IONA and the stunning NORFOLK – my favourite film of the festival.

Full of inspiration & gratitude.

Now there’s many scripts to write & much work to do.

UNF filming

In February we were shooting the latest segment of UNF.

4 days in a flat on Leith Walk. 3 actors, 7 crew.

Here’s a couple of images from the shoot, snapped by the ultra-talented Thomas Morgan.

Photo by Thomas Morgan

Photo by Thomas Morgan

Photo by Thomas Morgan

Photo by Thomas Morgan

Work begins on new film

Privileged to say that work has begun on our new project. Keeping it quiet just now, but after 7 days shooting we’re immensely excited at the potential of this new film.

The team are fantastic. The footage looks stunning. Further details will follow here!