Rory Alexander Stewart
Writer/Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Writer and director Rory Alexander Stewart received the BAFTA New Talent Writer Award in 2013 for his debut short film LIAR. The following year, his follow up, the no-budget improvised short GOOD GIRL went on to win The Skinny/Innis & Gunn short. With the prize money from GOOD GIRL, Rory went to make his subsequent short MISERY GUTS, which was nominated for the Channel 4 Award for Innovation in Storytelling. His short, IN THE GRASS, played in competition at Clermont-Ferrand after premiering at Warsaw International Film Festival 2016. Rory was selected by Screen International as a Star of Tomorrow in 2017.
Rory's latest short film WILD HORSES premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation Selection.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
GOOD GIRL 2021 | Escape Plan Productions / BBC Films | Original feature film |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
WILD HORSES 2017 | Selected for Cannes Film Festival 2017: Cinefondation section. WILD HORSES also won the RTS Best Student Drama Award in 2018 | |
IN THE GRASS 2016 | Selected for both the Warsaw International Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | |
MISERY GUTS 2014 | Nominated for the Channel 4 Innovation in Storytelling Award | |
GOOD GIRL 2014 | Winner of the Skinny Magazine Short Film Competition | |
WYLD 2014 | Winner of Best Short Film nominee: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014 and winner of Best Actor at BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards | |
THE PORT 2013 | Winner of Sheffield Doc/Fest Award for Best Documentary Short at London Short Film Festival 2014, winner of Best Documentary at The Smalls Short Film Festival and nominated for Best Short Film at Glasgow Short Film Festival 2014 | |
LIAR 2013 | Winner of Best Writer at BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2013 |