Loach and Laverty set to be honoured with Scottish Baftas award
Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated filmmakers is to get an outstanding achievement award at Scotland’s film and Television Oscars for the movies his company has made north of the border.
The award-winning director and two of his main collaborators – screenwriter Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O’brien – will be honoured at the bafta scotland gala ceremony in Glasgow next month.
Their glittering track record of Scottish films includes Sweet Sixteen, Carla’s Song, My Name Is Joe, The Angels’ Share and Ae Fond Kiss.
Loachh as been credited with discovering a host of Scottish acting talent, including Martin Compston and Paul Brannigan, who had no previous experience when they were cast in Sweet Sixteen and The Angels’ Share respectively.
He has also worked with leading actors like Robert Carlyle, Peter Mullan, Cilian Murphy and Ricky Tomlinson.
Loach, Laverty and O’brien, whose company Sixteen Films will be honoured with an outstanding contribution award, are all expected to attend the gala ceremony in Glasgow on 6 November, which will see the likes of Brian Cox, Kate Dickie, Ashley Jensen and Peter Capaldi compete for prizes.
Crime drama Shetland and American time-travel series Outlander, which is filmed across Scotland, will each be competing for several honours, including best TV drama.
BAFTA Scotland will also honour hair and make-up artist Christine Cant for a glittering career that has seen her work on the likes of I’m Alan Partridge, Absolutely Fabulous, Father Ted, Poirot, Jeeves & Wooster and The Royle Family.
Laverty, who joined forces with Loach most recent on I, Daniel Blake, which won the prestigious Palme d’or award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, said: “This is a total treat and a wonderful recognition of collaboration – the essence of film-making. We all swim or sink together.
Cant said: “The awards are always very special to me and to be amongst so many talented people once again is a true honour.”