Mairi Sutherland

Mairi Sutherland has over fifteen years experience in film production. Firstly, as a freelance radio reporter with BBC Scotland where she developed a successful career as a documentary features writer, presenter for radio broadcasts on BBC Scotland and Radio 5 in the UK. Then she moved onto working for BBC Scotland Television as a researcher for the national network program First Light. In 1995, she joined the independent film sector, where she gained experience working with Clan Wallace who were the fighting extras, technical assistance and inspiration for Oscar winning film Braveheart. While with 'The Clann' she worked on 'The Bruce' starring Oliver Reed. In March 1996 she joined Palm Tree Productions to work on publicity and marketing becoming a shareholder and co-owner. Soon she was to co-produce and co-own more than 18 of Palm Tree Entertainments 25 films during a decade in film production working with Producer partner, veteran film maker, Robbie Moffat. Mairi now has credits as Producer, co Producer, Executive Producer, Writer and Director. In the trilogy Celtic Warrior she made a brief departure into 'front of camera' with her acting role, Beith the Pict, a comedy cameo. Included in her credits, she has written 3 screenplays and directed 2 of these films. She wrote Red Rose, about the life of Robert Burns, which gained several awards at Film Festivals and went on to be translated into 12 different languages across Europe by HBO as well as being screened in Mandarin on Chinese TV. After this she wrote and directed Photoshoot a film about a paparazzi stalking an aging actress, which gained a best Actress award for the lead actor, Debbie Arnold. She also wrote and directed called 'Going Green' a comedy drama about a family who loose everything, but in the process find a better life. The extent of her work as a producer with ex partner Robbie Moffat amount to over 23 Independent British feature films as a producer, with 3 credits as a writer 2 as a director and numerous roles as an actor. She is now working on her own film company, Sans Peur Productions, for which she has written the screenplay Lone Tipi a story about the struggle of the Native American tribes and their shared kinship with Scottish trailblazing cowboys after the Battle of Little Big Horn. Other projects in development with her new company include a feature script about the Scottish filmmaker Jenny Gilbertson who championed the cause of the Inuit. And a TV series treatment about the legendary 5th century King Niall of the Nine Hostages. The completed screenplay Lone Tipi is gaining traction with some attachments and production funding opportunities.