Environmental Film Curator, Festival Director, Impact Producer
Select work focusing on the future of film and environmental advocacy.
As a film festival curator, director/producer, and impact campaign strategist, I have worked on numerous projects that have made a lasting impact on the communities they engage. I specialise in creating strategies and plans that influence audiences, change behaviours, and attract new attendees and supporters. Notable project highlights include:
Festival Director/Producer
Montrose LandxSea Film Fest, 2023-present
Scotland's environmental film festival
Scotland's Climate Festival, 2021
COP26 initiative with 18,000 attendees
San Francisco Green Film Festival, 2010-2020
Globally influential environmental film platform known for its diversity, inclusivity, and community initiatives
Int'l Ocean Film Festival, 2007-2009
North America's largest marine film showcase
Festival & Film Consultant
University of the Arts London, 2024-present
Core Team Member, Lab Week Host & Mentor for the UAL Storytelling Fellowship 2024/25, supporting impactful storytelling across diverse creative mediums.
Film & Campaign, 2022-present
Impact Producer for The Oil Machine, a BBC documentary on North Sea oil & gas transition
Orkney Int'l Science Festival, 2021
Communications Manager for 80+ events
Glasgow Youth Film Festival, 2021
Curator of environmental film programmes for COP26, incl Youth v Gov and family shorts
Take One Action!, 2021
Resources Producer of film discussion guides for COP26
London Green Film Festival, 2019
Guest Programmer for 17 outdoor screenings with special guests, free to all in the heart of London
Additional Film exhibition & distribution work includes roles with: SFFILM, United International Pictures (UIP), Intermedia Films, New Producers Alliance, The Script Factory, BFI Production, FilmFour Lab, BFI London Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival
Speaking/Moderating
Select recent events include:
Speaker: BFI Film Audience Network
Festivals and Environmental Sustainability, online, 2024
Speaker: Film Hub Scotland
Young Audiences Forum, DCA Dundee, 2023
Speaker: Julie's Bicycle
BFI Sustainable Film Programme, online, 2023
Keynote Speaker: Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
Tu B'Shvat annual luncheon, 2023
Moderator: Montrose LandxSea Film Fest
Multiple events at the Montrose Playhouse
Moderator: The Oil Machine
with director Emma Davies and film guests., Various incl. Glasgow Film Theatre, Summerhall, Cameo Cinema, 2022/23
Keynote Speaker: The Scottish Arts Club
'COP26: Good COP, Bad COP', 2021
Moderator: Glasgow Film Festival
The Hermit of Treig World Premiere with Director Lizzie MacKenzie and hermit Ken Smith, 2021
Moderator: SF Green Film Festival
Numerous events incl. Roxie and Castro Theatre, 2010-2020
Guest Lecturer: University of California, Berkeley
Environmental Communications course, 2013-2019
Writing
The Factor Six: how an impact campaign rescues theatrical, Film & Campaign, 2023
When the Screen Lights Up: Youth Engagement at Montrose LandxSea Film Fest, Film Hub Scotland, 2024
Setting Sail: The Journey Towards the Inaugural Montrose LandxSea Film Fest, LandxSea, 2023
Awards Juror
includes:
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Green Film Network Awards, global
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CinemAmbiente, Italy
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EkoFilm, Czechia
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DokuFest, Kosovo
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CineMare Ocean Film Fest, Germany
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SFFILM, USA
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Frameline, USA
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CAAMFest, USA
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and Green Film Festivals in Croatia, Montenegro, and Turkey.
Memberships
BAFTA, Film Awards Voter & Documentary Chapter Member
Green Film Network, Special Projects Committee, Auditor
Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA)
The Melting Pot: Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation
Pleiades Women's Environmental Leadership Network
In The News
'Environmental Film Festival Returns to Montrose for Second Year', The Herald
'Scotland's First Ever Climate-Focused Film Festival Heads for Montrose', The Sunday Post
'Waves of Support', The Courier
'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
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, London Green Film Festival/Regent's Place, Pamela Gentile, The Oil Machine, DokuFest, Rachel Caplan