Professional Experience

Nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature, GREG LOFTIN’S debut feature film SAXON follows years of rigorous script development. Since graduating with first class honours from Central St Martins (MA in Independent Film and Video) and King Alfred’s College (BA Hons in Drama, Theatre and TV Studies), Greg has been running his own video production company, writing original scripts and directing short films. His short DON JUAN premiered at the Santander Film Festival. His eagerly awaited second feature screenplay THE HAND FACTORY is currently in development. Greg is Course Leader at Ravensbourne College of Communication, where he is the architect of a number of new groundbreaking degree courses including the Foundation Degree in Broadcast Post-Production. Greg is a member of IVCA, Directors Guild of Great Britain and NPA.

Career Apex

In August 2007 SAXON was completed and won a distribution deal with Peccadillo Pictures. The film was nominated for the Michael Powell Award (Best New British Feature) and Elise was dubbed a Trailblazer by Skillset and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In 2008, SAXON won the award for Best European Dramatic Feature at the European Independent Film Festival. Indie publisher CBEditions offered Sillwood Films a book publishing deal on SAXON the screenplay, to coincide with the film's UK theatrical release, slated for summer 2008. SAXON's 'sneak preview' London premiere is at the East End Film Festival: 21st April at the Rich Mix cinema.

Professional Aims

To direct THE HAND FACTORY. To make it happen with a real budget.

I would like to meet

International sales agent and/or distributor for SAXON