William McGregor (director)

McGregor studied at University for the Creative Arts in Farnham where he made his 2009 student film, Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite? and won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama;{{cite web|author= |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/southern-centre-awards-2009-2010-results |title=SOUTHERN CENTRE AWARDS 2009 - 2010 RESULTS | Royal Television Society |website=Rts.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-22}} the Cambridge Student Film Festival was renamed "The Watersprite Film Festival" in honour of the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.watersprite.org.uk/about-us |title=About |website=Watersprite.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-22}}

McGregor was selected as a Screen International "Star of Tomorrow" in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/Journals/2012/06/15/r/o/n/Stars-of-Tomorrow-2012.pdf |title=UK Stars of Tomorrow |website=Screendaily.com |accessdate=2015-12-21}} and a Berlinale Talent Campus participant in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale-talents.de/channel/4.html |title=Berlinale Talents |website=Berlinale-talents.de |date=2015-02-07 |accessdate=2015-12-22}} McGregor is represented for drama in the UK by Independent Talent and for commercials by The Mill.{{cite web|url=http://www.themill.com/search/william%20mcgregor |title=The Mill |publisher=The Mill |date=2015-05-05 |accessdate=2015-12-22}}

McGregor became the youngest-ever director of E4's BAFTA award-winning drama, Misfits, in 2013, directing the first three episodes of series five.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/misfits |title=Misfits - All 4 |website=Channel4.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-22}} In 2014, he directed the finale of the BBC's Poldark. The final episode was described as "one of those rare occasions when a popular drama series delivers something that properly belongs to art" by The Daily Telegraph.{{cite web|author=Allison Pearson |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/11564209/Poldark-series-1-finale-review-devastatingly-good.html |title=Poldark, series 1, finale, review: 'devastatingly good' |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2015-12-22}}

In 2016 McGregor directed the mini series One of Us, starring Juliet Stevenson and Laura Fraser.{{cite web|author=Juliet Stevenson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/one-of-us-casting |title=Esteemed ensemble cast announced for major new BBC One drama One Of Us - Media Centre |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2015-12-22}} The four part miniseries was produced by the BBC and Netflix. The series received the highest number of nominations for any television production at the 2017 Scottish Royal Television Society Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-scotland-awards-2017|title = RTS Scotland Awards 2017|date = 9 January 2017}} and actress Juliet Stevenson received a Scottish BAFTA nomination for her work on the show.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/ceremony/nominees-winners/british-academy-scotland-awards-winners-in-2017#ACTRESS%20TELEVISION|title = British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2017|date = 3 November 2017}}

In 2019 William directed the This World storyline for the first series of His Dark Materials.

McGregor's BAFTA winning {{Cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/winners-announced-for-2019-british-academy-cymru-awards/|title=Winners announced for 2019 British Academy Cymru Awards|date=13 October 2019}} debut feature film, Gwen, produced by Hilary Bevan Jones, premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://endorproductions.co.uk/show-item/gwen/|title = Gwen}}

After the Toronto International Film Festival premiere Gwen was picked up for distribution in the US {{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-drama-gwen-secures-north-america-deal-exclusive/5135016.article?referrer=RSS|title = UK drama 'Gwen' secures North America deal (Exclusive)}} and internationally.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-drama-gwen-starring-eleanor-worthington-cox-heading-to-france-exclusive/5132500.article|title=UK drama 'Gwen' starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox heading to France (Exclusive)}} McGregor also signed to the Creative Artists Agency for representation in the US.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/wizard-of-oz-single-day-record-fathom-1203121596/|title=Film News Roundup: 'Wizard of Oz' Sets Single-Day Record for Fathom|date=29 January 2019}}

The film became one of the Toronto International Film Festival buzz titles drawing praise for its folk horror roots and unnerving tone.{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3520652/tiff-review-gwen-gorgeous-slow-burn-reminiscent-witch/|title = [TIFF Review] 'Gwen' is a Gorgeous Slow Burn Reminiscent of 'The Witch'|date = 10 September 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.filminquiry.com/toronto-international-film-festival-2018-report-9/|title=Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Report Part 9: Cannes You Dig It?|date=24 September 2018}}

• Nominated - Best British Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 for Gwen (2019 film)
• Won - Jury Prize at the Riviera International Film Festival 2019 for Gwen (2019 film)
• Won – Best International Mini-series Sichuan TV Festival for Poldark{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
• Nominated – Best Directing for a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made Television Sichuan TV Festival for Poldark{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
• Nominated – Best Drama National Television Awards for Poldark
• Nominated – Best Newcomer Rushes Soho Shorts Festival for Bovine{{Cite web|url = http://sohoshorts.me/rushes-soho-shorts-2010/newcomer/|title = Soho Shorts Newcomer 2010|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = sohoshorts.me|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Won – Coca-Cola Cinemagic Young Filmmaker of the Year 2010 for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?{{Cite web|url = http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/468/cinemagic-winners-announced.aspx|title = Cinemagic Winners Announced|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Won – Coca-Cola Cinemagic Innovation Award for The Little
• Nominated – National Film Festival for Talented Youth "New Talent Award" for The Little{{Cite web|url = http://www.nffty.org/festival-highlights/nffty-2011-award-winners|title = NFFTY 2011 Award Winners|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = nffty.org|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Won – Best Drama Royal Television Society Award for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?{{Cite web|url = https://rts.org.uk/award/southern-centre-awards-2009-2010-results|title = RTS awards 2009/10|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = rts.org.uk|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Nominated – Best Short Warsaw Film Festival for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?{{Cite web|url = http://www.wff.pl/en/film/whos-afraid-of-the-water-sprite|title = Warsaw Film Festival|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = www.wff.pl|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Nominated – Best Student Film The European Independent Film Festival for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?{{Cite web|url = http://ecu.festivalgenius.com/2011/films/whosafraidofthewatersprite_williammcgregor_ecu2011|title = Festival Genius|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = ecu.festivalgenius.com|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival "Film of the Year" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival "Best Direction" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – Cambridge Student Film Festival "Technical Achievement" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?{{Cite web|url = http://www.watersprite.org.uk/about-us|title = Water Sprite Film Festival|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = www.watersprite.org.uk|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Won – National Student Film Festival "Technical Achievement" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – National Student Film Festival "Best Cinematography" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – National Student Film Festival "Best Horror" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?
• Won – Exposures "Best Cinematography" for Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite?{{Cite web|url = http://www.exposuresfestival.co.uk/watch|title = Exposures Film Festival|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = www.exposuresfestival.co.uk|publisher = |last = |first = }}
• Nominated – National Young Filmmaker Award for Follow the Scent{{Cite web|url = http://www.festivalfocus.org/film/10065/follow-the-scent|title = Festival Focus|date = |accessdate = |website = www.festivalfocus.org|publisher = 2015-12-21|last = |first = }}
• Nominated – BAFTA 60 Seconds of Fame{{Cite web|url = http://awards.bafta.org/award/2008/film/bafta-orange-60-seconds-of-fame|title = BAFTA 60 Seconds of Fame|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-21|website = bafta.org|publisher = |last = |first = }}

• Follow the Scent (2006)
• Who's Afraid of the Water Sprite? (2009)
• Bovine (2010)
• The Little (2010)
• The Puppeteer (2010)
• Eradicate (2011)
• No Escape (2012)

• Misfits – Series 5, Episodes 1, 2, 3
• Poldark – Series 1, Episodes 5, 6, 7, 8
• One of Us – Series 1, Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4
• His Dark Materials – Series 1, 'This World', Episodes 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
• Lockwood & Co. – Series 1, Episodes 2, 3, 4

• Gwen

• Harry Potter – Wizzards Unite
• Pepsi – Get Hyped for Half Time
• Ford Fusion – Change
• Google – Hangout
• Google – Front Row
• Freddy – Snake
• SEGA – Rome2: Total War
• Boots – Summer
• Barclays – Help

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