FIGHT DIRECTOR BLOG

Both screen as part of EIFF's 79th edition, running 13-19 August 2026 across venues including Filmhouse, Cameo Cinema and Cineworld Fountainbridge.

The final day of the Dramatic Action Awards 2025/26 featured five awards celebrating excellence in dramatic action, directing and performance, before concluding with Best Feature Film. The David Goodall Award for Excellence in Dramatic Action was presented to Edward Corrie. Named in memory of Scottish fight director David Goodall, the award recognises action performance carried out with skill, commitment and heart. Edward demonstrated all of those qualities throughout his wor

Day three of the Dramatic Action Awards 2025/26 featured four awards recognising comedy performance, television production, production teamwork and emerging Scottish filmmaking talent. Best Comedy Performance went to Brendan O’Carroll for his work on Mrs Brown’s Boys. Having worked with Brendan as stunt coordinator for several years, I have seen first-hand the skill, commitment and extraordinary sense of fun he brings to every physical comedy sequence. Best Television Product

The second day of the Dramatic Action Awards 2025/26 featured five awards celebrating special effects, innovation, writing and committed action performance. Best Special Effects went to Eddie McGowan and his team for their outstanding work on a 2025 Apple Arcade commercial filmed in Aberdeen. Their organisation, creativity and practical effects work made an ambitious series of action sequences possible. The Action Innovation Award was presented to filmmaker David Wilde for hi

The Dramatic Action Awards 2025/26 began on Tuesday with five awards recognising outstanding work across action filmmaking, performance, coordination and production. Best Action Podcast went to Film Fights with Friends, hosted by Stephen Koepfer and Paul Varacchi, for the second consecutive year. Their passion, knowledge and commitment have made the podcast essential listening for anyone interested in screen action. The Duellist Award was presented to the short film Cernunnos

Since 2021, over 800 blank firers have been illegally converted into functioning firearms, outpacing discharges from genuine lethal weapons in a single year and linked to four homicides. This is a legitimate public safety concern. But the solution is lazy.