Neil McGregor (film director)

Neil McGregor
Neil McGregor
Born	Brisbane, Queensland
Occupation	Film Director

Neil McGregor is an Australian born film maker who worked extensively in Vancouver, Canada.

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McGregor graduated from the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and Griffith University with high distinctions. While at University, his films were shortlisted for the Tropfest Film Festival and opened the Brisbane International Film Festival. He remains one of the youngest people to be inducted into the Australian Directors Guild and came to the attention of Film Production Companies, Australian funding organisations and Advertising Agencies with his 'Doritos Make you Own Ad Competition' featuring a Michael Jackson Thriller inspired commercial.

His directorial debut feature-length film The Little Things (2010) was funded by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland. The Little Thing's Australian premiere screened to a sold out cinema at the Gold Coast International Film Festival [1] and won best feature film at the Maryland International Film Festival by the judging panel headed by American filmmaker Joe Carnahan.[2] The film also won Best Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Awards and the following year he was included as part of the festivals judging panel.

On the back of the success of The Little Things, McGregor relocated to Vancouver, Canada where he was added to the directing roster for TV commercials across North America. While developing a slate of projects, he also worked in Locations and Assistant Director Departments where he informally shadowed several directors on various films including Godzilla, The Interview, Fifty Shades of Grey and secured a literary agent before moving back to Australia. On arrival, McGregor commenced as vice president, Locations & Production Attraction at Screen Queensland.

As part of the team at Screen Queensland, McGregor played an integral role in helping attract significant in production investment into Australia with films such as Aquaman, Thor: Ragnarok, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Godzilla Vs Kong, The Shallows, Danger Close, Tidelands and many others. Due to the increased amount of film production activity in Queensland, McGregor conceptualised a design and oversaw the build process of what would become Screen Queensland Studios. Paramount Pictures was the first production to use the studio and is a legacy for the future of the Australian film industry