Guy Paterson

Born and brought up in Scotland, Guy moved South in search of warmth and sunshine to study film in England and the Netherlands. His thesis film won a Royal Television Society award, and set him on his way. Guy headed to London to work freelance as a director and was quickly picked up by a production company to direct TV commercials. Early work included being selected as one of twenty four directors worldwide to contribute a spot for the MTV Staying Alive AIDS campaign. Guy’s film was nominated at the Cannes Lions that year.

Always keen to grow as a film maker, Guy continued to direct films outside the advertising world working in fiction, documentary, and music across Europe, Asia, and North America. He was selected by the British Council to attend the Berlinale and has been funded by the BFI. His films have won awards and played in festivals around the world.

Guy’s default setting is comedy, and his ability to see the world through that lens has led to work for brands including Google, Sony, McDonald’s, MTV, Samsung, Škoda, Mars, 20th Century Fox, Coca-Cola, Cadburys, Intel, Barclays, and many more.