Martin Smith(XXV)
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martin Smith is a BAFTA winning filmmaker whose short Tracks (2006) - a naturalistic portrayal of children's cruelty in a powerful, raw and affecting film - won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Short Film.
In 2018 Armchair Detectives (2017), the crime drama hybrid Martin directed for Tiger Aspect and BBC1, won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Entertainment. 2021 saw Martin directing two episodes of Holby City (1999) for BBC1 and BBC Studios.
His documentary Jimmy (2011), qualified for The Academy Award® Best Short Documentary nomination, was nominated for the BAFTA New Talent Award, and won the Franklyn Marshall Award for Short Film at the CurtDoc International Documentary Festival, Spain.
Seagulls (2014) had its World Premiere at Berlinale, where it was nominated for the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film. The film won Best Short Children's Film at the Tiburon International Film Festival California, Won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Borrego Springs International Film Festival, and has screened at over 50 film festivals to date, picking up Best Short Film Nominations in over 20 International Competitions. LIAR was his third commissioned short and won the BAFTA New Talent Award for Best Writing.
Martin was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival to participate in their Talent Lab where he was mentored by Danny Boyle and John Collee.
In 2018 Armchair Detectives (2017), the crime drama hybrid Martin directed for Tiger Aspect and BBC1, won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Entertainment. 2021 saw Martin directing two episodes of Holby City (1999) for BBC1 and BBC Studios.
His documentary Jimmy (2011), qualified for The Academy Award® Best Short Documentary nomination, was nominated for the BAFTA New Talent Award, and won the Franklyn Marshall Award for Short Film at the CurtDoc International Documentary Festival, Spain.
Seagulls (2014) had its World Premiere at Berlinale, where it was nominated for the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film. The film won Best Short Children's Film at the Tiburon International Film Festival California, Won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Borrego Springs International Film Festival, and has screened at over 50 film festivals to date, picking up Best Short Film Nominations in over 20 International Competitions. LIAR was his third commissioned short and won the BAFTA New Talent Award for Best Writing.
Martin was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival to participate in their Talent Lab where he was mentored by Danny Boyle and John Collee.
