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Lisa Clarkson

Lisa is a writer-director from Edinburgh. She directed on the BBC Four/Hopscotch series SKINT under creative director Peter Mullan which premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2022 and went out on BBC4. For her episode ‘UNICORN’, Lisa was nominated for the Victor Adebodun Debut Director Award (Scripted) at the 2023 New Voice Awards.

Currently writing her debut feature for Pulse and BBC Films, which she will also direct. She is also developing a feature with Story Horse Pictures and Short Circuit, which she is currently writing and will go on to direct.

Lisa was selected as one of seven for the Sharp Shorts scheme 2022 and has written and directed a new short film with funding from Screen Scotland, Alex Polunin producing and Des Hamilton is casting.

Her trainee director credits include COMMONALITY for LA Productions / BBC Scotland (3 x 60) and Amazon/Wild Mercury HETV production THE RIG (under Alex Holmes).

 

Credits

TELEVISION
Date: 2022
Production (role):
COMMONALITY
Company:
LA PRODUCTIONS/ BBC SCOTLAND
Project details:
Trainee director for 3 x 60'
Date: 2022
Production (role):
SKINT
Company:
HOPSCOTCH FILMS / BBC4
Project details:
Directed "UNICORN" under creative director Peter Mullan, the monologue series premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2022

Nominated for the Victor Adebodun Debut Director Award (Scripted) at the 2023 New Voice Awards.
Date: 2021
Production (role):
THE RIG
Company:
WILD MERCURY PRODUCTIONS/ AMAZON
Project details:
Trainee / 2nd Unit Director under Alex Holmes
IN DEVELOPMENT
Production (role):
NO REGRETS
Company:
Blink Productions
Project details:
Original Series
Production (role):
CLAUDIE (Writer and Director)
Company:
PULSE & BBC Films
Project details:
Original feature

Prod. Oskar Pimlott
Production (role):
IN THE NAME OF PLEASURE (Writer and Director)
Company:
Story Horse Pictures & Short Circuit
Project details:
Original feature

Prod. Shereen Ali
SHORT FILM
Date: 2021
Production (role):
MUSE (Writer and Director)
Company:
National Film and Television School (NFTS)
Project details:
Starring Laurie Kynaston

Awarded the NFTS Panalux and Sargeant Disc prizes for excellence.

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): COMMONALITY
    Company: LA PRODUCTIONS/ BBC SCOTLAND
    Project details: Trainee director for 3 x 60'
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): SKINT
    Company: HOPSCOTCH FILMS / BBC4
    Project details: Directed "UNICORN" under creative director Peter Mullan, the monologue series premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2022

    Nominated for the Victor Adebodun Debut Director Award (Scripted) at the 2023 New Voice Awards.
  • Date: 2021
    Production (role): THE RIG
    Company: WILD MERCURY PRODUCTIONS/ AMAZON
    Project details: Trainee / 2nd Unit Director under Alex Holmes
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): NO REGRETS
    Company: Blink Productions
    Project details: Original Series
  • Production (role): CLAUDIE (Writer and Director)
    Company: PULSE & BBC Films
    Project details: Original feature

    Prod. Oskar Pimlott
  • Production (role): IN THE NAME OF PLEASURE (Writer and Director)
    Company: Story Horse Pictures & Short Circuit
    Project details: Original feature

    Prod. Shereen Ali
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2021
    Production (role): MUSE (Writer and Director)
    Company: National Film and Television School (NFTS)
    Project details: Starring Laurie Kynaston

    Awarded the NFTS Panalux and Sargeant Disc prizes for excellence.
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