Bio

Callum Smith is a writer and director of film, TV, video games and commercial content. He became a filmmaker for attention, because he's quite insecure.

As a director and writer of branded video content his client list includes JCPenney, Swarovski and Vox Media. He has been recognized with awards from AMC Networks, The Sloan Foundation and Kodak.

He has directed the performances of voice talent on a number of AAA video games, including IO Interactive’s acclaimed ‘Hitman 3’ Ubisoft’s ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ and ‘Watch Dogs Legion’, collaborating with creative audio teams at Molinare Post and Pinewood Studios. He has written for Frederator Studio’s Youtube Channel, and in 2019 he was one of the four writers invited to the Screenwriter's Colony's Episodic Comedy lab.

He is a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA Film Program. He is based in London, which he chose for its dangerous levels of air pollution and terrible food.

Selected Awards:

- ‘East Hell’ premiered at the Buried Alive Film Festival, and also played at Little Terrors Toronto, Cinedelphia Film Festival and the Chicago Horror Film Festival. It was distributed by Gunpowder and Sky and Alter in 2019.

- Recipient of a Short Film Production Grant from the Sloan Foundation for the short film ‘Haxxors’ (writer and director).

- ‘Minor’ (pilot script) Was one of five finalists in AMC’s One Hour Pilot Competition at the Austin Film Festival and Screenplay Conference,