Public talk with William McGregor, director of Gwen

William McGregor is a writer, director and graduate of the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England. William's first year student film Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite? (2009) won 10 international awards including the Royal Television Award for Best Drama. The Cambridge University Film Festival was subsequently renamed The Water Sprite Film Festival after the film. In 2013, McGregor became the youngest-ever director of E4's BAFTA award-winning drama Misfits, directing the first three episodes of series five. In 2014, he directed the finale of the BBC's Poldark. In 2016, McGregor directed the mini series One of Us, starring Juliet Stevenson and Laura Fraser. Gothic drama Gwen is William McGregor's first feature film which drew praise at the Toronto International Film Festival.

 

During the discussion, William McGregor will share his experience of working on Gwen and other films, will talk about a young director's survival in the competitive and harsh world of cinema, the challenges he has to face every day and the current opportunities for professionals starting their international careers.  

 

The discussion will be moderated by Sergei Sidorenko, director, TV and radio host, cinema and theatre teacher, initiator and director of several Moscow film clubs. Concept author and director of more than 300 films and television shows. Head of the directing workshop at the Kobzon Theatre Arts Institute.