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Edinburgh TV Festival 2023
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Andy Glynne

Clinical Psychologist and Director of Film and TV Charity's mental health programme

Professional Bio

A triple-BAFTA award-winning filmmaker, a producer, and author, Andy Glynne originally trained as a clinical psychologist. He created the national documentary organisation, The Documentary Filmmakers Group, and now runs Mosaic Films, a multi-award winning production company. He's also author of the book "Documentaries and How to Make Them". Andy is also the former Chairman of the European Documentary Network, a trainer on many documentary and production courses both in the UK and overseas, and a consultant to numerous organisations and broadcasters around the world. He has produced and directed over 100 films, including both TV and theatrical documentaries, including the recent award-winning "Out of Thin Air" for Netflix and BBC, and the critically acclaimed Paloma Faith : As I Am. He is currently the Programme Director for the Whole Picture Programme, the Film and TV Charity's response to the findings of its 2019 mental health study which uncovered a mental health emergency behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema.