BAFTA in Scotland Committee

Ewan Angus

Chairman, BAFTA in Scotland

Ewan Angus is Commissioning Editor, Television at BBC Scotland. He has worked in broadcasting for more than 20 years, much of it spent producing and directing across a broad range of programmes both for BBC Scotland and for the BBC’s network services. In his current role he is responsible for all television output produced for audiences in Scotland. Since 2005 he has had additional responsibilities as Head of Sport. Ewan is a member of the Executive Committee of the Celtic Media Festival and the Advisory Committee of the Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Celia Stevenson

Celia Stevenson comes from a broadcasting background having worked in both radio and television. She was Chief Executive of Scottish Screen Locations before it became part of Scottish Screen and now is their Head of Inward investment and Communications.

Morag Fullarton

Morag Fullarton began her career in the theatre before training on the BBC Drama Directors Course. She has been directing television drama for nearly two decades including many BAFTA winning dramas such as Cardiac Arrest, This Life, Rebus and the Emmy nominated At Home With the Braithwaites which she produced and directed. She has also written for the Comic Strip, Taggart and is currently writing a childrens book. She is passionate about increasing the industry's profile in Scotland and creating more work opportunities.

Don Coutts

Don has been working in the industry for forty years. As an editor, Director/Producer and Tea maker,Don has almost always loved his job. The laughs, the stories, the creativity. He often wonders how the special nature of what we do be preserved. Don's answer is to preserve the essential decency and joy of it all.
Don thinks and hopes that BAFTA Scotland can be a positive force to help all the technicians who live and work, here be a force to be reckoned with. He believes it is hard being a freelance technician but thinks we all have so much to teach each other and share. Don beleives that BAFTA Scotland could be a platform to do this.

Jude MacLaverty

Jude MacLaverty is Producer of the Celtic Media Festival. The event has been running for 3 decades celebrating and awarding the languages and cultures of the Celtic Nations and Regions on screen and in broadcasting. Last year, alongside producing the 3 day conference, Jude introduced a new generation of Celts to the event by creating a successful student strand which will run for years to come. Prior to her taking the full time position as Producer, Jude worked at the Celtic Media Festival on freelance contracts since 2002. As an event’s coordinator Jude also worked 6 months of each year with BAFTA Scotland, working on 2 of the newly created annual BAFTA Scotland Awards in 2004 and 2005. Prior to working in events, Jude worked in Marketing at the Traverse Theatre and at the List Magazine.

Nicola More

Nicola is a Development Manager in Channel 4's Nations & Regions office, which supports the channel in delivering its 30% quota for out-of-London production. Prior to taking up the post, Nicola worked in the editorial department of a customer magazine publisher and design agency. Nicola enjoys writing and art and has a great interest in promoting Scottish arts and culture to a wider audience.

Anita J Cox

Anita has worked in the media in Scotland for over thirty years. Origiinally she joined STV to work as production secretary on the television series The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,. She then trained as a Production Assistant working across all genres from documentary and drama to light entertainment, before concentrating on production management in the documentary field, She then joined the STV management team before taking on the role of Head of International Sales, a department which she ran successfully and profitably for 11 years.
After leaving STV she worked in a freelance capacity as a consultant to STV and as a production manager on a 12 part history series and a classical music series before joining Scottish Screen. As Head of Business Affairs at Scottish Screen until October 2007 (when she opted to retire) she handled all business negotiations for Lottery Funded projects from development to feature films, including Yasmin, Red Road, ,The Last King of Scotland, Summer, Hallam Foe, Stone of Destiny.

Claire Mundell

Claire Mundell is an award-winning producer with over 16 years experience at both at single camera director, creative producer and executive producer level, Claire’s debut feature film, Crying with Laughter recently premiered at The Edinburgh International Film Festival ’09 and was nominated for The Michael Powell Award. As Co-Creative Director of Synchronicity, Claire creates, develops and writes film and TV drama properties for the UK and International market with business and creative partner Justin Molotnikov. Claire spent 10 years in network production at the BBC, where she moved quickly up the ranks to become senior management covering all aspects of production on the way including research, celebrity booking on Saturday morning live show Live and Kicking and Fully Booked, to single camera directing, producing and then Executive Producing.

In her time at the BBC Claire gained a thorough understanding of network production, working across a range of genre including live studio entertainment, factual entertainment and drama. Before joining the BBC, Claire was a production Manager and Researcher working in the independent sector. She sits on the Board of Independent cinema, Glasgow Film Theatre and is also a regular External Assessor for the Lottery Panel of Scottish Screen. In 2004