Lisa Clarkson

Lisa wrote and directed ‘Paternal Advice’ based on the short story by Janice Galloway, which premiered at EIFF 2024 and won the Scottish Competition Prize at the Glasgow Short Film Festival 2025 and won Best Short Film or Animation at the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025.

She directed an episode of 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.

Her trainee director credits include GRANITE HARBOUR S1 for LA Productions / BBC Scotland (3 x 60) where she shadowed Gary Williams from prep to wrap, shooting in Glasgow and Aberdeen, all on location, and including second unit (pick ups, inserts, GVs, with and without actors, scenes/insert scenes). She also worked on the Amazon/Wild Mercury HETV production THE RIG S1 (under Alex Holmes) from block 2 prep to wrap which included 2nd unit, pick ups, inserts and SFX shots.

She’s now writing (and will direct) her debut feature ‘Claudie’ for Pulse and BBC Films, and another ‘In The Name of Pleasure’ with Story Horse Pictures & Short Circuit. She’s currently adapting the coming of age novel ‘Ginger and Me’ by Elissa Soave for Mother Pictures new Film and TV arm. Her original pilot script for ART SCHOOL is in development with Mother Pictures.