Graham Fitzpatrick Principal Officer Expand Graham's responsible for the management of SEE including staff, funding, org development, programme development, the org's productions, and stakeholder engagement. First joining our previous incarnation Pilton Video as a YTS trainee in the early 90's, he has accrued considerable experience in filmmaking, talent development, and film education, and delivered a wide slate of short film, documentaries, TV programmes and client productions. As a filmmaker Graham’s work has screened worldwide, winning film festival, and BAFTA Scotland awards, and he holds a PG Cert with distinction in Screenwriting from Screen Academy Scotland. [email protected]
Jo Johnstone Administrator Expand As SEE's Administrator, Jo's responsible for supporting the SEE team, learners, partners, and members of the public, overseeing administration of the org. Jo previously participated in several of our programmes as a young learner, including BFI Film Academy and Moving Image Arts, following which she completed a HND in Television at Edinburgh College, with previous experience in Administration at Clockwise Edinburgh Leith amongst others before joining SEE. [email protected]
Sean Young Skills & Qualifications Officer Expand Our Skills & Qualifications Officer, Sean's responsible for curriculum design, and managing delivery of key programmes including BFI Film Academy, Through the Lens, Young Filmmakers Hub and bespoke partnership projects. He delivers and assesses Arts Award, SQA, and BFI/Screen Skills Preparing to Work in the Film Industry qualifications, also acting as an External Quality Assurer for SQA, and previously as Internal Moderator for the BFI for 5 years, supporting film learning orgs across the UK. First developing as a young learner on programmes at our org, Sean holds a BA (Hons) Film and Photography from Edinburgh Napier University. [email protected]
Nichola Waygood Finance Manager Expand Our Finance Manager, Nichola's responsible for overseeing all financial processes and controls of SEE, finance reporting, and payroll. Nichola also works at Edinburgh Art Festival and Ingleby Gallery, with previous experience at several organisations including the Fruitmarket Gallery, Stills Gallery, PACE, Scottish Poetry Library, Vision Mechanics and Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust. [email protected]
Jonathan Payne Lead Film Tutor Expand Our Lead Film Tutor, Jonathan leads on our Young Filmmakers Hub and GTCS teacher programmes, develops young people on our Foundation Apprenticeship programme, and young learners and adults on Through the Lens. First developed on SEE's Moving Image Arts programme as a young learner, he progressed to Edinburgh College of Art and graduated with a First Class Honours in BA(Hons) Film & Television and received two Royal Television Society awards. [email protected]
Rachel McKinlay Film Tutor Expand Our Film Tutor Rachel develops learners on our Foundation Apprenticeship and Young Filmmakers Hub programmes, and young people and adult learners on our Through the Lens programme. Rachel graduated from Queen Margaret University in 2019 with a BA in Theatre & Film and more recently participated as a learner on SEE's Screen Progression Programme, before taking on the role of Assistant Film Tutor at the org, over one year gaining the skills and knowledge of developing people on our programmes, before progressing into a Tutor role. [email protected]
Juulia Kalavainen Film Tutor Expand One of our Film Tutor's, Juulia develops young people and adult learners on our Through the Lens programme, and young people on our BFI Film Academy and Foundation Apprenticeship programmes. Originally from Finland, she graduated with an BA in Cinematography and Editing from the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki. Juulia went on to get an MA in Film Directing from the KinoEyes European Film Masters programme working in Edinburgh, Tallinn and Lisbon. [email protected]
Alicja Jankowska Film Tutor Expand Alicja works as a Film Tutor, developing learners on our BFI Film Academy and Young Filmmakers Hub programmes. In her youth, she participated as a learner on several of our programmes, including BFI Film Academy and Cashback Xpress Yourself. Alicja went on to graduate with a BA (Hons) in Film from Screen Academy Scotland. [email protected]
Beth Lindsay Assistant Film Tutor Expand Beth is an Assistant Tutor on our Young Filmmakers Hub and BFI Film Academy programmes. Beth previously participated in both our BFI Film Academy programmes as a young learner before progressing to university where she recently graduated from Edinburgh Napier with a First Class Honours in BA (Hons) Film. [email protected]
Mark Carnochan Assistant Film Tutor Expand Mark is one of our Assistant Tutors, who works on our Through the Lens and BFI Film Academy programmes. Mark started off as a learner with us on a number of our programmes, including BFI Film Academy and Moving Image Arts. He then progressed to university where he recently graduated with a First Class Honours degree from Queen Margaret University. [email protected]
Aron Cairns Facilities Coordinator Expand Our Facilities Coordinator, Aron oversees SEE's filmmaking equipment and resources, including technical support to all staff and learners, media management, bookings, rentals, and hire. First developing as a young learner on SEE programmes and subsequently working as an Assistant Tutor for the organisation, Aron progressed to study HND Photography at Edinburgh College. [email protected]