Biography

Selina grew up on the remote islands of Orkney, where her parents had a small farm. After years of battling with the wind and semi-wild animals, she decided to make the move to Edinburgh and study animation at the Edinburgh College of Art. Her degree film, 'Takuskanskan' was screened at many festivals and won several awards including the Craft Award at the British Animation Awards and First Prize at Animated Exeter. After graduating, she set herself up as a freelance animation director and has gone from strength to strength over the last 14 years. She has created short films such as 'Corryvreckan' which won the Chairman Award at the Scottish Advertising Awards; over 40 TV commercials for clients such as The National Trust for Scotland, Irn Bru, and Chester Zoo; plus multiple games for CBeebies and animations for their websites and apps. Apart from these commissioned films and shorts Selina, in her own time made 'Beachcomber' which was a finalist in the BBC3 talent competition; and 'Crow moon' through Cineworks in 2006, which has been screened in festivals worldwide. She adores filling sketchbooks until they burst with short story ideas and illustrations. This film is a part of the set Short Animations 8.