Fred Scott is a BAFTA-winning, BIFA and Grammy-nominated filmmaker based in London.
He specialises in documentary portraiture in both film and commercials.
His self-developed feature documentary, Being A Human Person was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2020 BIFA Awards.
It was also selected on the ten film longlist for Outstanding Debut at the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards and was the Critic’s Pick in the NY Times.
“What a strange and wonderful film.” Mark Kermode
”Terrific”... “Unexpectedly moving.” Wendy Ide
"Honest and beautiful.” Ruben Östlund
"Extraordinary.” Edgar Wright
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His most recent feature doc, London Bridge: Facing Terror, was another self-developed project - and was commissioned
by Channel 4. It has just won a BAFTA - and was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2024 Broadcast Awards.
Fred was selected as part of the BIFA Springboard programme for 2022, and is currently developing his next feature.
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-- Select Recent Press:
BAFTA Awards 2024
Broadcast Awards 2024
BIFA Nominations
Being A Human Person
David Reviews: NHS
David Reviews: Tilda
David Reviews: Archer’s Mark
Screen Daily: Roy Andersson
LBB
OnePointFour - Pride
British Arrows Nominations
-- Awards & Nominations: Film
BAFTA: Directing // Emerging Factual 2024: London Bridge
Broadcast Awards 2024: Best Documentary: London Bridge
BIFA: Best Documentary - Being a Human Person
-- Awards & Nominations: Commercial
British Arrows: Pride - Love Happens Here
(UK Campaign - The John Webster Award / Charity & Public Service / Integrated Campaign)Creative Circle: Pride - Love Happens Here
Kinsale Shark: Pride - Love Happens Here
Grammys: Best Music Film: The Road To Red Rocks
British Arrows Craft Awards: Barclays
British Arrows: Barclays (Best Financial)
Campaign Big Award: Dr. Martens
Best Campaign Guardian MAAs: Dr. Martens
MVAs (Best Rock Video, Best New Director)
MTV Video Music Award (Best Rock Video)
-- Documentary:
London Bridge: Facing Terror (for Channel 4)
Being A Human Person (Artificial Eye / Curzon)
Faultlines (for Red Bull)
Of Land and Sea (for Apple & Boat Magazine)
The Road To Red Rocks (co-direction - live music film for Island Records)
Payday (co-direction - for Channel 4)
-- Recent Commercials
NHS: Resist Temptation (Agency: MullenLowe)
Tesco: Food Love Stories: Jon’s ‘Laid Back’ Lamb (Agency: BBH)
Tilda - Tildalicious (Agency: Havas)
Finish - Let it Shine (Agency: Havas)
Pride - Love Happens Here (Agency: WCRS)
Heathrow - Wonderers (Agency: Havas)
Capital One (Agency: WCRS)
Blue Cross, Blue Shield - Remarkable People (Agency: McGarry Bowen, Chicago)
Stella Artois - Buy A Lady A Drink (Matt Damon / Water.Org) - Launched at Sundance 2015
Barclays: Digital Eagle campaign - Winner Best Casting British Arrows Craft Awards 2015 / Finalist British Arrows 2015 (Best Financial)
Kooples - Today, Tonight - Nominated for Shots 2014 (Best Branded Content) & Winner La Jolla (Best Edit)
Dr. Martens - First & Forever / Ash - Winner Campaign Big Award (Best Direct Campaign) & Best Campaign Guardian MAAs
Vodafone Ireland - Enterprise Stories
Ikea - Horn
British Airways & UNICEF - Human Chain
Intel - Wings
Beats by Dre - ft. Rudimental
-- Music Videos:
Laura Marling - When Brave Bird Saved, Master Hunter, Devil's Resting Place, All My Rage, Rambling Man, Devil's Spoke - MVA-Nominated
Benjamin Clementine - Nemesis
The Maccabees - Young Lions