Film-maker, born near Glasgow, W Scotland, UK. He entered the film industry in 1963, making his own documentaries, and was one of the original intake at the National Film School in 1971. That Sinking Feeling, a comedy using actors from the Glasgow Youth Theatre, was warmly received at the 1979 Edinburgh Festival. He has made several successful comedies, notably Gregory's Girl (1981) and Local Hero (1983, BAFTA Best Director), as well as productions for television. He moved to Hollywood in the mid-1980s, directing Housekeeping (1987), Breaking In (1989), Being Human (1993), and Gregory's Two Girls (1999).
Bill Forsyth (born July 29, 1946, Glasgow) is a Scottish film director and writer, noted for his commitment to national film-making.
Forsyth first came to attention with a low-budget film, That Sinking Feeling, made with youth theatre actors and featuring a cameo appearance by the Edinburgh gallery owner Richard Demarco.
The relative success of the film was carried to a higher level by his next film Gregory's Girl in 1981. The film was a major hit and won 'Best Screenplay' in that year's BAFTA Awards.
He later wrote and directed the successful Local Hero for David Puttnam. Another notable Forsyth film is 1984's Comfort and Joy. 'Bill Forsyth: The Imperfect Anarchist' IN: From Limelight to Satellite: A Scottish Film Book (1990).
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