Ian Waugh is a writer, director and artist.

He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, EIFF Talent Lab Connects and the flagship BFI development programme Network@LFF. His MFA drama Leaves premiered in competition for Best UK First Feature and his short films have screened at international festivals such as Drama, Stockholm and BFI London.

Backed by Creative Scotland, As He Lay Falling premiered in competition at Edinburgh. It screened at 30 festivals, winning the Directors’ Jury Award at Soria and Special Mentions at Reykjavík and ISFF Cyprus. He is adapting it into a feature with support from Screen Scotland and the BFI Network, alongside a slate of short and feature projects in development.

He works with photography to further explore emotional landscapes and the psychological experience of place. He has exhibited internationally, received numerous artist bursaries, and made work in residencies in Iceland, Finland and Scotland.