
Impact Producer | Festival Director | Environmental Film Curator
Select work focusing on film and environmental advocacy
I specialise in using the power of film to inspire environmental awareness and action. With over two decades of experience, my work spans festival direction, film curation, impact campaigns, and event production. Below are highlights from my career:
Festival Direction
Montrose LandxSea Film Festival, 2023–Present
Co-founder and Director of Scotland’s environmental film festival, featuring 20+ films and international speakers in its inaugural edition.
Scotland’s Climate Festival, 2021
Producer of this government-funded COP26 initiative engaging 30,000+ attendees across 37 locally-led festivals.
London Green Film Festival, 2019
Curator of a 10-day outdoor film event at Regent’s Place, free to all in the heart of London, with many special guests.
San Francisco Green Film Festival, 2010–2019
Founder and Executive Director, transforming the festival into a globally recognised platform for environmental storytelling.
International Ocean Film Festival, 2007–09
Directed North America’s largest marine film showcase, expanding its reach and audience by 40%.
Additional festival positions include BFI London Film Festival, SFFILM Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival.


Impact Production
UAL Impact Storytelling Fellowship 2024/25, University of the Arts, London
Host and mentor for this prestigious programme, guiding fellows in creating impactful storytelling projects across TV, film, XR, games, and audio.
The Oil Machine, 2022-24
Produced the national impact campaign for this BBC-funded documentary on North Sea oil and gas transition, organising 170+ events and engaging grassroots organisations.
Guest Lecturer: University of California, Berkeley, 2013-19
Environmental Communications course, exploring how public festivals drive social change.
Event Production
Produced Reboot's sold-out, all-night event for the opening of San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum, attracting 3,000 attendees.
Delivered large-scale charity events for organisations like SFFILM, Macy’s, and the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts.
Publicity & Marketing
United International Pictures (UIP)
Coordinated international press campaigns for films like Love Actually, 8 Mile, and Shaun of the Dead across 63 territories.
Intermedia Films
Coordinated international marketing for award-winning films such as Iris and K-PAX.


Speaking/Moderating
Select recent events include:
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BFI Film Audience Network
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Film Hub Scotland
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Julie's Bicycle
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Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
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Montrose LandxSea Film Fest
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The Oil Machine national tour
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The Scottish Arts Club
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Glasgow Film Festival
Festival Juries
Recent festival awards juries include:
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Bozcaada International Festival of Ecologic Documentary, Turkey
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CAAMFest, USA
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CinemAmbiente, Italy
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CineMare Ocean Film Festival, Germany
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DokuFest, Kosovo
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EkoFilm, Czechia
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Frameline, USA
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Montenegro Green Film Festival
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SFFILM Festival, USA
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Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, Croatia
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Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA)
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Green Film Network — 37 festivals worldwide
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UK Green Film Network — national exhibitors
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The Melting Pot — Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation
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Pleiades Women's Environmental Leadership Network
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BAFTA — Awards voter; documentary chapter member
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In The News
'Eco festival turns big screens green' — The Courier Dundee
'Great Box Office' — The Herald
'Scotland on Screen: In Praise of Far-Flung Film Festivals' — The Skinny
'Scotland's First Ever Climate-Focused Film Festival Heads for Montrose' — The Sunday Post
'There's Still Hope for Planet Earth at the SF Green Film Festival' — KQED
'SF Green Film Festival Aims to Activate Its Audience' — KQED
'SF Green Film Fest Founder' — CineSource
'A Green Leader Who Believes Film Can Inspire Action' — J Weekly
What People are Saying
“Film festivals, such as LandxSea, play an important part in Scotland’s screen industry success story by promoting domestic productions, supporting talent development, showcasing high-quality films and bringing important issues to the fore, such as sustainability and the environmental challenges that we face.
It is encouraging to read the scope of your film festival in sharing environmental programming with audiences, connecting experts on the most pressing environmental issues, inspiring audiences to help bring positive change to our communities and environment.I appreciate the dual benefits the film festival will bring, both in cultural impacts, as well as contributing to our goal to achieve net zero.”
— Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, 20 Sept 2024
Press - SF Green Film Fest
“Leo DiCaprio’s Oscars speech was a clarion call to millions as our earth steadily warms; SF’s own Green Film Festival takes the lead in presenting films and conversations addressing the most pressing environmental issue we face.” — SF/ARTS, New York Times
“A rare amalgam of elevation, activism, education and inspiration, the Green Film Festival is the kind of event where you can pick a film, any film, from the program and walk away thrilled. This year’s theme is a beaut: Keep It Wild.” — KQED
“I always find the SF Green Film Festival to be one of the most interesting and inspiring of all film festivals held annually in San Francisco. It makes an extra effort to reach out to diverse audiences and to engage people in important environmental issues.” — CineSource
“The San Francisco Green Film Festival is unapologetically about advocacy. The goal isn’t just to educate audiences about many environment issues but also to inspire them to take action.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Activism is rooted in community. For the fourth year, the Green Film Festival is engaging with the community through discussion and film. The community support in San Francisco is heartening. From the filled theaters to the community organizations who’ve partnered with this event: Earthjustice, American Rivers, Save the Bay, Restore the Delta and many others.” — SF Bay Guardian
“It’s actually a pretty inspiring film, not one of those docs that makes you think “screw it, I’m just going to stay in bed and eat bacon and Oreos.” — SFist

Photo Credits, from top: Tommy Lau; Graham Black; Regent's Place; EkoFilm, DokuFest





