Robbie McCallum (born 26 August 1967) is a Scottish screenwriter and novelist whose stories mix comedy, drama, social realism, and strong characters with a driving narrative. He has won numerous Awards for creative writing and was nominated for a BAFTA for his filmscript ''Rank''. His debut novel ''I'll Be Your Dog'', a comedy set in New Orleans, was released in 2010 and made the Amazon Top 10 Comedy List.

Biography

McCallum was born in Govanhill,

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. When he was 10 in the late 1970s, his family moved to England in search of work. He left school at 15 and joined the railway as an apprentice electrician. He subsequently attended the

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, Universite D'Orsay and the London College of Printing. McCallum is married to the film Production Designer, Sue Ferguson. They have two children and live in

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(UK) and Mindelo, São Vicente ( Cabo Verde).

Work

Screenplays

''Sixty Cups of Coffee'', 2000, short film
* ''Life By the Drop'', 2002, short film
''Rank'', 2003, short film

''The Fall of Shug McCracken'', 2005, short film
* ''Hips, Lips and Fingertips'', 2007, feature film * ''The Road to Marfa Lights'', 2008, feature film * ''The Green Room'', 2009, feature film * ''Saviour'', 2010, feature film * ''The Brighton Send Off'', 2014, feature film
''Atlantic Heart'', 2014, feature film
* ''Bulldog Breed'', 2017, feature film

Novels

* ''I'll Be Your Dog'', 2010 * ''Smiling Out Loud'', 2011

Directing

''Franco's Famous Cheekball'', 2014, Short Film

''Monkfish'', 2014, Short Film

''Brighton Is Falling'', 2016, Music Video

''Atlantic Heart'', 2016, Feature Film
* ''The Black Black'', 2017, Short Film

Awards

* In 2002, McCallum was a BBC Talent finalist for his film ''Sixty Cups of Coffee'' * In 2003, ''Life By The Drop'' won the Audience Award at the Dallas International Film Festival * In 2003, ''Rank'' won the London Production Award, was and was subsequently nominated for a BAFTA * In 2005, ''The Fall of Shug McCracken'' was Awarded Production Funding from

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. The film was produced in Glasgow and Texas, USA and went on to win the Best Comedy Award at the

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* In 2008, ''The Road to Marfa Lights'' was Awarded Development funding from Scottish Screen

References

Pan African Film Festival Los Angeles World Premiere Screening
of ''Atlantic Heart''
Seattle International Film Festival Screening
of ''Atlantic Heart''
Africa In Motion UK Premiere Glasgow
of ''Atlantic Heart''
Cine-City English Premiere
of ''Atlantic Heart''

External links

Review
of ''Rank'' by Angus Wolfe Murray
Review
of ''Sixty Cups of Coffee'' by Chris Parcellin
Interview
with Robbie McCallum, Retro Magazine, Issue 6, 2010
Interview
Q&A with Robbie McCallum at The Brighton Film Festival, 2016
Interview
with Robbie McCallum in The Argus, 2016
Review
of ''Atlantic Heart'' by Andrew Murray, 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:McCallum, Robbie Living people 1967 births People from Govanhill and Crosshill Scottish screenwriters Scottish film directors Scottish novelists Writers from Glasgow Alumni of the University of Nottingham Paris-Sud University alumni Anglo-Scots British expatriates in Cape Verde People from Brighton