Conor Meechan

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Conor Meechan
Born
Alma mater Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
National Film and Television School
Occupation Film editor
Years active2013–present
Notable work

Conor Meechan (born 1993) 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]

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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 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 My Mum Tracy Beaker .

Selected Filmography

YearFilmDirector(s)
2013 The Groundsman Jonny Blair
2013Happy Birthday to MePeter Mackie Burns
2015 The Sparticle Mystery Colin McIvor
2016RegressionJohnny Kenton
2018MothEwa Luczkow
Fake News FairytaleKate Stonehill
Dead BirdsJohnny Kenton
2019 River City Various
2019 The Demon Headmaster John McKay
2021 My Mum Tracy Beaker John McKay

Awards and nominations

YearNominated WorkAwardCategoryResult
2014 The Groundsman British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Best Editor [3] Won
2018Fake News Fairytale National Film and Television School Avid Award for Excellence in Editing [4] Won

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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