Our Team

Director

David Williams (he/him)

David has a long and varied career as a chief executive, trustee, and consultant.

Previous roles have included General Manager of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Joint Chief Executive of Scottish Ballet, Glasgow Chief Executive of the King’s Theatre and Theatre Royal for Ambassador Theatre Group.

As a consultant, David’s clients have included the Beacon Arts Centre, Gaiety Theatre Ayr, Scottish Recovery Consortium, The Crichton Trust, Sharjah Theatres Group, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation and CREATE Paisley.

David is a trustee on three charity boards: Boots and Beards, Changing the Chemistry, and the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland.

David has also recently become a (very proud) grandfather.

Favourite film: Some Like it Hot / La Grande Illusion

Filmmakers Programme Manager

Ana Songel (she/her)

Ana is our Filmmakers Programme Manager for our micro-budget commissioning scheme, Little Pictures. In 2020, Ana was selected by Little Pictures to make her first commissioned stop motion short film “I Miss Hugs”, which screened in BAFTA and Academy Award-qualifying film festivals.

Ana joined the GMAC family in 2022 and she is thrilled to be able to work on the programme that helped her kickstart her filmmaking career and be able to inspire other emerging filmmakers to pursue their dreams. Ana also works as a freelance animator and is finishing post-production on her next stop-motion film, “Peace of Heart”, through the Screen Scotland-funded scheme Sharp Shorts.

Apart from film, Ana’s passions include nature, water sports, reading and making miniatures.

Filmmakers Programme Officer

Niall Morison MacRae (he/him)

Niall supports the overall process of Little Pictures as our Filmmakers Programme Officer. As a filmmaker who’s been involved in a handful of Little Pictures films and received support from GMAC over the years, he is now excited to be aiding in the development of our up-and-coming filmmakers and amplifying their unique voices as they take their next steps into film.

Hailing from the Outer Hebrides, Niall is a Scottish-Thai filmmaker whose unique island upbringing shapes his distinctive worldview. His passion for filmmaking and diverse storytelling has led to numerous collaborations, spanning both fiction and documentary. His most recent film, the short documentary “And So It Was,” received a UK Royal Television Society student award nomination for Best Factual and premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival. It’s continued success on the festival circuit has pushed it into being both BAFTA and BIFA qualifying. Niall’s upcoming project, “The Last Trip,” is currently in production, backed by We Are Here Scotland.

Favourite film: Under The Skin

Filmmakers Programme Officer

Nancy Holt (she/her)

Nancy is a film curator and arts worker based in Glasgow. After completing a Master’s in Film Curation, where she specialised in queer film festival research, she has gone on to work in several different capacities for festivals since.

Currently, Nancy is on the International Competition selection team for Glasgow Short Film Festival. She also curates for Sapphic Cinema Club, a queer film screening series which she started with arts organisation 16 Collective. 

When away from the screen, she enjoys being outside, whether that’s a cold loch dip, an fire cooking session or a big group camping trip. 

Favourite Film: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Youth & Education Programme Manager

Anthony Chalmers (he/him)

Anthony is an independent filmmaker based in Scotland. Anthony has self-produced a number of short films including Rupture, Dolce and Entanglement. He recently produced a series of comedy ads for local brand Lucky Jocks.

As an educator, Anthony created a local youth community project, to give young people a voice through filmmaking. He now works as Youth & Education Manager of GMAC Film, responsible for planning, delivery and evaluation of projects that work with underrepresented young people.

Anthony is co-writing his first feature project, Comfort Food, with writer/director Shaun Hughes.

Favourite Film: Jaws