Penny Thomson

Penny Thomson

Penny Thomson (b. 14 November 1950, Manila - d. 9 July 2007, Edinburgh) was a producer for Britain's Channel Four and former EIFF director.

She attended St. Leonard's School for Girls at St Andrews. She became a production assistant, learning her craft with Murray Grigor and Patrick Higson. During this time she met musician and sculptor, Allan Ross whom she married on 4 July 1978.

Her career in film progressed through one of the earliest films made for Channel Four, "The Work They Say Is Mine", to a cameo appearance in "Gregory's Girl". During this time, Thomson and Ross moved to a farmhouse at Avonbridge, setting up Avonbridge Film Productions and producing commercials on which future directors and producers cut their teeth. At the Scottish Film Production Fund, which she ran for two years, she secured funding for Margaret Tait's film, "Blue Black Permanent". In 1991, Thomson was appointed director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). Thomson took over the Festival and during her three years at the helm brought stability back to the organisation.

In the 1990s, Thomson and Ross moved to York Road in Edinburgh. With the move came a new working partnership. Together they devised, pitched for and won many commissions for installations, theatre pieces and award statuettes. For 12 years they provided the Viking longship, burnt annually on Calton Hill in culmination of the Torchlight Procession which heralds in Edinburgh's four day Hogmanay celebration.

In later years, she worked on script development and consultancy. She was a tireless worker for BAFTA Scotland, serving on its committee for many years. She supported the Edinburgh Film Focus from its inception and played a key role in advisory panels. The most recent meeting, she chaired from a wheelchair with indomitable style. She was chair of the Boilerhouse Theatre Company, a contributor to the List magazine and to BBC Scotland and was a board member and UK representative on the European producers' programme, EAVE.

Terminally ill with breast cancer Penny Thomson and Allan Ross celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary in St Columba's Hospice, Edinburgh, with champagne and chocolate cake. She died 5 days later, aged 56.

Links

*http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/contactus/whoswho/advisors/drama.aspx
*http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1090382007


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thomson Reuters — Corporation Type Public Traded as TSX: TRI NYSE:  …   Wikipedia

  • Penny stock — Action (finance) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Action. Une action (en anglais britannique : share, en anglais américain : stock) est un titre de propriété délivré par une société de capitaux (i.e. une société anonyme ou Société en… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mike Thomson — Mike Thomsn Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 4th district Preceded by Brad Lager Personal details Born April 8, 1946 (1946 04 08) (age 65) St. Joseph, Missouri Political party …   Wikipedia

  • My World (Cyndi Thomson album) — My World Studio album by Cyndi Thomson Released July 31, 2001 (2001 07 31) …   Wikipedia

  • Hank Penny — (* 18. August 1918 als Herbert Clayton Penny in Birmingham, Alabama; † 17. April 1992) war ein US amerikanischer Country Sänger der in den 1940er Jahren in Kalifornien als Bandleader erfolgreich war. Hank Penny begann seine musikalische Karriere… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of breast cancer patients according to survival status — This list of notable breast cancer patients includes people who made significant contributions to their chosen field and who were diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, as confirmed by public information.According to the… …   Wikipedia

  • St Leonards School — Infobox Secondary school name=St Leonards School motto= Ad Vitam established=1877 type=Independent Boarding School founder=Louisa Lumsden head label=Headmaster head=Michael Carslaw, BSc, PhD, MBA city=St Andrews state=Fife country=Scotland… …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in July 2007 — Contents 1 July 2007 1.1 31 1.2 30 1.3 29 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury — This is a list of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury of Great Britain. Commissioners of the Treasury of Great Britain (1714 1800)Townshend ministry (1714 1715)*October 13, 1714 **Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (First Lord) **Sir Richard… …   Wikipedia

  • Botánicos por la abreviatura del autor — Anexo:Botánicos por la abreviatura del autor Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Autor botánico es quien por primera vez describe una planta. Su nombre científico viene dado por su nomenclatura binomial seguida de la abreviatura del autor/es botánico/s …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”