Scottish Delegation | Sheffield DocFest 2021

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The Scottish Delegation of film and television producers, filmmakers, and financiers come (virtually!) to Sheffield to connect with audiences and the industry, and to promote their films and Scotland as a first-class place for documentary filmmaking and co-production. Screen Scotland is the dedicated partnership for screen in Scotland and delivers enhanced support for all aspects of Scotland’s screen sector. Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) is an internationally recognised documentary centre, specialising in documentary training, production, and distribution.

Coordinated by Screen Scotland and Scottish Documentary Institute 

Meet the Scottish Delegation

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Anthony Baxter | Director

Anthony Baxter is one of Scotland’s leading filmmakers. His feature documentaries include Eye of the Storm (2021), FLINT (2020), You’ve Been Trumped Too (2016) A Dangerous Game (2014), You’ve Been Trumped (2011)

What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? Furthering projects

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Grant Keir | Producer

Producer / Owner at Faction North Ltd Grant develops and produces feature films, feature documentaries & TV projects. He was Head of Studies on Dok Incubator, 2018-2021.

What is your favourite documentary of all time? The Earth is Blue As an Orange

What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? Uprising

What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? Culloden (1964)

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Steve Smith | Producer / Director / Executive Producer

BAFTA award winning entertainment director, Chair Directors UK. Passionate about climate solutions and formed Picture Zero to tell new climate stories. Ex Producer, The People Vs Climate Change. BAFTA albert trainer.

What is your favourite documentary of all time? Extinction The Facts

What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? The Story of Looking, Cold Stack, Uprising, No Straight Lines, The Elverman, Courage, I Get Knocked Down

What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? AQUARELA 

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Flore Cosquer | Scottish Documentary Institute 

Flore joined the core team at Scottish Documentary Institute in 2010. She manages the Institute’s various training initiatives and industry events, including the Edinburgh Pitch.

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Lindsey Douglas | Creative Director / Co-Founder - Rooster TV

Co-Founder & Creative Director of Rooster TV, an ambitious new indie with proud northern roots and a global outlook.

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Dani Carlaw | Head of Unscripted, Screen Scotland

Dani Carlaw is Head of Unscripted for Screen Scotland. Dani works closely with Scotland's Screen Sector and oversees the funding of theatrical documentaries, TV docs and unscripted singles and series.

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Borja Alcalde | Director & Producer

Borja, director and producer of La Sagrada Familia, is a filmmaker with an attitude and passion for telling stories that will challenge audiences. He looks for characters and environments uncommon to the general public.

What is your favourite documentary of all time? When we were kings

What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? The Story of Looking

What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? El Silencio de Otros

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Martyn Robertson | Director/Producer

Martyn is a Scottish Director/Producer who has made a range of short films and is about to release his debut feature doc Ride the Wave. He is in development for his next feature doc Wild Rider with Sky Documentaries.

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Sonja Henrici | Producer 

Documentary producer of multiple award-winning feature documentaries

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