William McGregor (director)

Director William McGregor talking at the Molodist Kiev Film Festival

William McGregor (born 26 September 1987) is a British screenwriter and director working in film, television, and commercials known for his strong use of landscape and often gothic themes.^[1]

His 2009 student film Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite? won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama,^[2] subsequently the Cambridge Student Film Festival was renamed 'The Watersprite Film Festival' in honour of the film.^[3]

He was selected as a Screen International 'Star of Tomorrow' in 2012 ^[4] and a Berlinale Talent Campus alumni 2010.^[5] William is represented for drama by Independent Talent and for commercials by The Mill. ^[6]

Television

McGregor became the youngest ever Director of E4's BAFTA award winning drama Misfits (TV series) in 2013, directing the first three episodes of season 5.^[7]

In 2014, he directed the finale of the BBC's Poldark. The final episode was described as 'one of those rare occasions when a popular drama series delivers something that properly belongs to art' by The Telegraph.^[8]

McGregor is currently in post production on a four part mini series for the BBC called 'One of Us' starring Juliet Stevenson and Laura Fraser.^[9]

Feature films

McGregor is developing his first feature film The Dark Outside with BAFTA and EMMY award winning producer Hilary Bevan Jones.^[10]

Awards

• Won – Best International Mini-series Sichuan TV Festival for Poldark^[11]
• Nominated – Best Directing for a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made Television Sichuan TV Festival for Poldark^[12]
• Nominated – Best Drama National Television Awards for Poldark^[13]
• Nominated – Best Newcomer Rushes Soho Shorts Festival for Bovine^[14]
• Won – Coca-Cola Cinemagic Young Filmmaker of the Year 2010 for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?^[15]
• Won – Coca-Cola Cinemagic Innovation Award for The Little^[15]
• Nominated – National Film Festival for Talented Youth 'New Talent Award' for The Little^[16]
• Won – Best Drama Royal Television Society Award for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?^[17]
• Nominated – Best Short Warsaw Film Festival for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?^[18]
• Nominated – Best Student Film The European Independent Film Festival for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?^[19]
• Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival 'Film of the Year' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival 'Best Direction' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival 'Technical Achievement' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?^[20]
• Won – National Student Film Festival 'Technical Achievement' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – National Student Film Festival 'Best Cinematography' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – National Student Film Festival 'Best Horror' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – Exposures 'Best Cinematography' for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?^[21]
• Nominated – National Young Filmmaker Award for Follow the Scent^[22]
• Nominated - BAFTA 60 Seconds of Fame^[23]

Filmography

Short films

• Follow the Scent (2006)
• Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite (2009)
• Bovine (2010)
• The Little (2010)
• The Puppeteer (2010)
• Eradicate (2011)
• No Escape (2012)

Television

• Misfits – Series 5 Episodes 1, 2, 3
• Poldark – Series 1 Episodes 5, 6, 7, 8
• One of Us – Series 1 Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4

Feature films

• The Dark Outside (Development)

Commercials

• Pepsi – Get Hyped for Half Time
• Ford Fusion - Change
• Google - Hangout
• Google - Front Row
• Freddy – Snake
• SEGA – Rome2: Total War
• Boots – Summer
• Barclays – Help

References

1. "William McGregor". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
2. "SOUTHERN CENTRE AWARDS 2009 - 2010 RESULTS | Royal Television Society". Rts.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
3. "About". Watersprite.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
4. "UK Stars of Tomorrow" (PDF). Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
5. "Berlinale Talents". Berlinale-talents.de. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
6. "The Mill". The Mill. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
7. "Misfits - All 4". Channel4.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
8. Allison Pearson. "Poldark, series 1, finale, review: 'devastatingly good'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
9. Juliet Stevenson. "Esteemed ensemble cast announced for major new BBC One drama One Of Us - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
10. "The Dark Outside (2016)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
11. "Poldark Awards". imdb. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
12. "Poldark Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
13. "NTA Nominations Announced". www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
14. "Soho Shorts Newcomer 2010". sohoshorts.me. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
15. "Cinemagic Winners Announced". www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
16. "NFFTY 2011 Award Winners". nffty.org. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
17. "RTS awards 2009/10". rts.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
18. "Warsaw Film Festival". www.wff.pl. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
19. "Festival Genius". ecu.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
20. "Water Sprite Film Festival". www.watersprite.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
21. "Exposures Film Festival". www.exposuresfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
22. "Festival Focus". www.festivalfocus.org. 2015-12-21.
23. "BAFTA 60 Seconds of Fame". bafta.org. Retrieved 2015-12-21.

External links

• Official website