Conor Meechan

Conor Meechan is a Scottish film editor. He is best known for editing the film, The Groundsman which earned him the Best Editor accolade at the 2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards.[1]

Conor Meechan
Born
East Kilbride, Scotland
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
National Film and Television School
OccupationFilm editor
Years active2013–present
Notable work

Life and career

Conor studied Digital Film and Television at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During his time there, he edited The Groundsman, the graduation film of fellow student Jonny Blair. His work on the film was widely praised and in 2014, he went on to win the Best Editor accolade at the 2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. He went on to study at the prestigious National Film and Television School where he won the Avid Award for Excellence in Editing for his work on the short film Fake News Fairytale.[2]

Conor's recent work includes editing River City for BBC Scotland.

Filmography
Year Film Director(s) Notes
2013 The Groundsman Jonny Blair Short Film
2013 Happy Birthday to Me Peter Mackie Burns Short Film
2015 The Sparticle Mystery Various TV Series (4 Episodes)
2016 Crime Carter Ferguson Short Film
Regression Johnny Kenton Short Film
2018 Moth Ewa Luczkow Short Film
Fake News Fairytale Kate Stonehill Short Film
Dead Birds Johnny Kenton Short Film

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated Work Award Category Result
2014 The Groundsman British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Best Editor[3] Won
2018 Fake News Fairytale National Film and Television School Avid Award for Excellence in Editing[4] Won
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See also

References
  1. Skinny Magazine Article: 'BAFTA New Talent Scotland - winners announced'
  2. "Conor Meechan Official Website News Update on Award". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Full List of Winners & Nominations 2014
  4. Screen Daily Article on Full List of NFTS 2018 Winners
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