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Michael Hines is a television and film director based in Scotland. He has directed and produced Chewin' the Fat , a Scottish sketch show, and directed all 62 episodes of Still Game as well as hundreds of hours of television and short films including Instant Credit starring Billy Boyd. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was a committee member for BAFTA Scotland in 2017–18. [5] In 2019 he was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from Bafta Scotland for his work on Still Game. He is currently directing his first feature film Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps .

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References

  1. ↑ "Insight from producer and director Michael Hines". sitcom.com.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "INSTANT CREDIT". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow Short Film Festival 2013 Blog – Part Three: Scottish Short Films & Getting Started in Directing". davidjcherry.wordpress.com/. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Host of renowned Scottish directors and actors supported FilmG workshop". nothings.com. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "BAFTA Scotland committee 2017–18". www.bafta.org. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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