Screen celebrated the launch of the first Rising Stars Scotland with a party at The Groucho Club, London on Tuesday, September 27.

The 2022 cohort were in full attendance alongside guests including the BFI’s Mia Bays; former Amazon Studios exec Georgia Brown; Sundance Film Festival’s John Nein; and casting director Des Hamilton.

Rising Stars Scotland is a major new talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers and actors and is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow  programme. It was curated by Screen’s executive editor Fionnuala Halligan in association with Screen Scotland.

The line-up features 11 up-and-coming film actors, directors, producers and writers (10 talents, one a producing duo). They are: 

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