Garry paton
Executive Producer | Manchester
Garry Paton has produced an array of successful short films including THE CULL (starring Steve Evets, dir: Jonathan Harris) — Best British Short Nominee at Edinburgh International Film Festival; THE CROSSING (starring Cavan Clerkin, dir: Jack King) — Best British Short Nominee at Leeds International Film Festival; LONDONSTANI (dir: Nirpal Bhogal) — which was long-listed for a BIFA; and British Council and BFI backed NOWHERE (starring Israel Ophir Award Winner Mouna Hawa), an LGBTQI+ Palestinian co-production shot in the Middle East which has its International Premiere at Tramline Film Festival.
In 2016 Garry was selected for Creative England’s Creative Producer Initiative then in 2018, he was selected for Edinburgh International Film Festival’s Talent Lab and in 2019 was selected by BAFTA and BFI for the FLARE Mentorship, supported by Oscar and BAFTA winning producer, Iain Canning. Garry is now exec producing at Finite Productions whilst running video production company, Content Chemistry.
Carys evans
Producer | edinburgh
As a producer Carys brings a passion for talent development, cultivated from an early career working with Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Scottish Film Talent Network, and Glasgow Film Festival.
Her recent producing credits include short films A90 (dir. Olivia J. Middleton – World Premiere, Aesthetica Short Film Festival) and You Land (dir. Debora Maité Bottino – World Premiere Torino Film Festival), both commissioned by Screen Scotland and BFI:NETWORK as part of Short Circuit’s, Sharp Shorts scheme.
In January 2023 she was invited to attend the prestigious Producer Lab at International Film Festival Rotterdam, supported by a full bursary from Screen Scotland.
Image Credit: Kevin J Thomson