David Mackenzie (director)

David Mackenzie
Mackenzie in 2016
Born (1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 58)
Corbridge, Northumberland, United Kingdom[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materDJCAD
OccupationFilm director
OrganizationSigma Films
RelativesAlastair Mackenzie (brother)

David Hugh Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966)[2] is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films.[3] He has made ten feature films including Young Adam (2003), Hallam Foe (2007), Perfect Sense (2011) and Starred Up (2013).[4] In 2016, Mackenzie's film Hell or High Water premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. The same year he executive produced Damnation, a TV pilot for Universal and USA Network. Mackenzie also directed Outlaw King (2018), a historical film for Netflix. Mackenzie and his films have been described as not fitting neatly into any particular genre or type.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "BFI Screenonline: Mackenzie, David (1966-) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ "David Hugh Mackenzie personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "David Mackenzie". 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "David Mackenzie". IMDb. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Interview: David Mackenzie on Evolving
    as a Director With "Starred Up""
    . The Moveable Fest. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.