
We would like to congratulate the lovely people with whom we have made award winning work. In no particular order, hooray for:
The Scottish BAFTA for ‘The Way We Played’ by Samir Mehanovic. We had an adventurous shoot in Bosnia, on which Scott was the DoP and Minttu the camera operator.
The Scottish BAFTA for Fiona Walton for her drama ‘Flung’. Scott was the DoP.
The Scottish BAFTA for ‘How to Save a Fish from Drowning’ that Kelly Neal picked up for best new documentary. Minttu shot the film over two weeks in North Dakota.
How to Save a Fish from DrowningAudience Award at the Scottish BAFTAs which Clare Kerr and Adrian Mead received for their first feature drama ‘Night People’, on which Scott was the DoP. The film was also the runner-up at the LA HD film festival for best cinematography.
The Scottish BAFTA for Huw Davies and Nigel Atkinson for ‘Reflections on the Origins of The Pineapple’ which Scott shot before continuing his collaboration with them on ‘The Perpetual Twilight of Gregor Black’.
The Silver Hugo for ‘Stuck’ and Golden Hugo for ‘Lovely’ from the Chicago International Film Festival for Graham Drysdale, shot by Minttu and Scott respectively.
Perpetual Twilight of Gregor Black
Cry for BoboRTS Award for Best Regional Programme for Nigel Smith and David Cairns for their film ‘Cry for Bobo’ which also won the Jim Poole Award for Best Scottish Short Film which Scott shot.
An RTS Award for 'Dead’ also shot by Scott.
The Best Factual Programme award from Scottish Students on Screen which Maja Borg received for her graduation film ‘Look at Lucia’, which Minttu shot a few years ago. Minttu has just finished filming Maja's second feature documentary 'Future for Sale' in the USA.
The Golden Bear Peter Mackie Burns and Marie Olesen won at the Berlinale for ‘Milk’. Minttu was the DoP.
Daddy's GirlThe Audience Award from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival which Matt Pinder won for Snakebite, which was also shortlisted for the Chrystal Bear in Berlinale.
The Best Documentary award for Nick Higgins for ‘Hidden Gifts -The Story of Angus McPhee’ at the British Film Festival in Berlin. Scott was the DoP. Other collaborations with Nick include 'Women in Black', for which we shared the camera credit and most recently the feature doc ‘The New Ten Commandments’.
Best British Short from the LA British Film Festival for ‘Daddy's Girl’, directed by Marcella Forster and shot by Minttu.