Neil McGregor is an Australian entrepreneur and film-maker who founded the creative company Glass Engine and worked extensively in Australia, Canada and The United States of America.

Biography

McGregor graduated from the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and

Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...

. While studying, his first short film was shortlisted for Tropfest Film Festival and later opened the

Brisbane International Film Festival The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, doc ...

and one of the youngest people to be inducted into the

Australian Directors Guild The Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) is an industry guild representing the interests of film, television, commercials and digital media directors, including documentary makers and animators, throughout Australia. With its headquarters in Sydney ...

. His works include documentary, high-end television commercials and narrative feature-length films and series. His directorial debut feature-length

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

''The Little Things'' (2010) was funded by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland and received strong reviews winning numerous festival awards. Following the success of The Little Things, McGregor relocated to Vancouver, Canada where he was added to the directing roster for TV commercials across North America. While developing a slate of projects, he also worked in Locations and Assistant Director Departments where he informally shadowed several directors on various films including Godzilla and

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. His details were leaked on wikileaks from working as a crew member on the Seth Rogan political satire film

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. He secured a literary agent before moving back to Australia. On arrival, McGregor commenced as vice president, Locations & Production Attraction at Screen Queensland. At Screen Queensland, McGregor played an integral role in helping attract significant in production investment exceeding $335 Million Dollars into Australia with films such as Aquaman, Thor: Ragnarok, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Godzilla Vs Kong, The Shallows, Danger Close and Netflix's first Australian television series Tidelands. With increased production activity in Queensland, McGregor conceptualised a design and oversaw the build process of what would become Screen Queensland Studios the third largest studio company is Australia.

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was the first production to use the studio and is a legacy for the future of the Australian screen industry. Upon departing from Screen Queensland, McGregor directed and produced two feature-length documentaries ''Ramblin' Racer'' (2023) distributed by Madmen Entertainment and Amazon Prime and ''Growing Happiness'' (2024). Also in 2024, McGregor announced the release of a feature-length documentary 'HINCKLEY' about

John Hinckley Jr. John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using ...

on its own streaming platform called 'Launchpad'. McGregor founded Glass Engine, a hybrid creative company to revolutionize the ecosystem of screen and entertainment industry.

Filmography

* ''

Hinckley Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between L ...

'' (2024) Exec. Producer, Producer, Director * '' Growing Happiness'' (2024) Exec. Producer, Producer, Director * '' Ramblin'Racer'' (2023) Producer, Director * '' The Gap'' (2016) Director * '' The Little Things'' (2010) Director

References

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CNN Announces Hinckely documentar

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