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Zinnie Harris’s moving debut film A GLIMPSE scooped the Best Drama prize on its first outing, at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival on Monday 3rd May. Harris said she was delighted, and thanked the cast and crew for their support. Zinnie can be heard talking about A GLIMPSE and sharing the personal story that inspired her […]
A Glimpse will have its WORLD PREMIER at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival from 17th – 23rd May 2021.
Compact founder John McKay breaks audience record for leading UK kids channel as producer and director of My Mum Tracy Beaker. “I’m delighted to have smashed CBBC’s audience record for a kids show – Tracy Beaker is exactly the kind of big, bold, colourful TV for a new generation we’re developing at Compact Vibe.” – John McKay The […]
As Compact launches its own kids and YA label Compact Vibe, company head John McKay produces and directs a feature length TV movie for the 20th anniversary of BBC Kids’ most famous character, in a new and heartbreaking incarnation as feisty single mum. My Mum Tracy Beaker stars lifelong TB lead Dani Harmer, together with Bridgerton’s Ruth Gemmell, […]
Compact established new dedicated Film & TV labels and appoints Laura McBride and Misha McCullagh. Compact Pictures, the Glasgow-based indie founded by the award-winning, seasoned TV and film writer/director John McKay (Life on Mars, We’ll Take Manhattan, Crush, Tina and Bobby) is expanding to create two new businesses under the parent label. Compact Films will […]
We are delighted to announce you can now watch the trailer for A Glimpse. The debut film from writer & director Zinnie Harris. What would you say to your past self, if you had the chance? A young mother accidentally opens a window on her past self, at a time when she was struggling with […]
We are absolutely thrilled that our Writer: Morayo Akande, Director: Gordon Napier and Producer: John McKay are nominated for the BAFTA Scotland ‘Best Short Film’ Award. 1745 has also been nominated for The Best British Short Film at The BIFA Awards 2017 To find out more about 1745 please visit www.1745film.com
Producer John McKay has been selected by BFI / Skillset in the the UK as one of three emerging producers to attend the Cinemart Producers Lab at Rotterdam in February 2017 – see you there!