03.11.11 .Martin has been awarded a Screenwriting Residency with Playwright Studio Scotland, Creative Scotland & Binger FilmLab to work alongside industry mentors over a series of residential workshops to develop his feature screenplay SHOWS.

 

01.11.11 .JIMMY has been selected for the Inverness Film Festival, screening on Saturday 12th November at the Eden Court Cinema.

 

20.10.11 .JIMMY has been selected for the Document International Film Festival, Glasgow. The film screens on Saturday 22nd October at Trongate 103, Glasgow. Martin will speak on a panel about human rights and documentary filmmaking following the screening

 

03.10.11 .Martin is shooting a film for Stolichnaya through the Multiply Agency for their Stoli Originals project. Stoli Originals is looking to document the life of four unique people from around the UK. Participants are being sought from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The selected participants will also win a trip to LA. For more details see here.

 

15.09.11 .Martin talked to ScottishFilms.com journalist and film critic Jonathan Melville about the inspiration behind his film JIMMY, the editing process and the difference between shooting drama and documentary. You can watch the interview here.

 

04.09.11 .Martin Smith's JIMMY documentary has been selected for Edindocs - the Edinburgh International Documentary Festival. The film screens on Saturday 17th September at Churchill Theatre, Edinburgh.

 

01.09.11 .JIMMY has been selected for the Shetland Screenplay Film Festival. The film screens on Saturday 3rd September at the Garrison Theatre, Lerwick. Martin will give a Q&A in person at the screening

 

04.08.11 .Martin Smith's JIMMY documentary has been selected for Future Shorts ONE Festival. The film screens on Saturday 6th August at Summerhall, Edinburgh. Martin will give a Q&A in person at the screening.

 

28.07.11 .Martin has given an interview to Scotsman.com journalist Jonathan Melville about the making of his documentary JIMMY. The interview can be read here.

 

26.05.11 .Martin Smith has been selected by the Edinburgh International Film Festival to participate in their Talent Lab. EIFF Talent Lab selects UK and international directors and screenwriters to discuss the industry, their projects and ideas with a selection of invited industry professionals selected from the world's key film industry players. Martin has prepared a new feature film outline, SHOWS, for the Lab. The Lab will take place during the 2011 Edinburgh International Film Festival, starting on the 15th June.

 

23.05.11 .Martin Smith's JIMMY documentary will also screen on Saturday 11th June in the Documentaries on Devonshire Green event at Sheffield Docfest, screening alongside Albert and David Maysles classic GREY GARDENS with an intro in person by documentary pioneer Albert Maysles.

 

17.05.11 .Following its premiere at Sheffield Docfest Martin Smith's film JIMMY will screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It will screen on Thursday 23rd June at the George Square Theatre. Further info and tickets can be found here.

 

11.05.11 .Martin Smith's documentary JIMMY will premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest in June. The film shall screen on the 9th and 10th June in the Short Docs and Doc/UK strands and alongside feature film Weibo's War. More details can be found here.

 

17.01.11 .Martin's documentary JIMMY has been commissioned by the Scottish Documentary Institute. The film will be produced by the SDI with BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland.

 

23.10.10 .Filmmaker Martin Smith has been selected by the Scottish Documentary Institute's 'Bridging the Gap' scheme to develop his documentary project JIMMY about the disabled rights campaigner Jimmy McIntosh MBE.

 

20.08.10 .TRACKS is screening at Short and Sweet, London, Monday 23rd August.

 

21.05.10 .JUST ENOUGH DOUBT has been nominated Best Short Film at The Jim Poole Scottish Short Film Awards. The film's UK premierre will take place at the Cameo Cinema on Sunday 30th May.

 

31.04.10 .JUST ENOUGH DOUBT has been selected to appear at British Cinema Week at The Dieppe Scene Nationale in France, where it will gets its International Premierre. It will screen with Shane Meadow's SOMERS TOWN from the 3rd-7th May.