Robbie McCallum (born 26 August 1967) is a Scottish screenwriter and novelist whose stories mix comedy, drama, social realism, and strong characters with a driving narrative. He has won numerous Awards for creative writing and was nominated for a BAFTA for his filmscript Rank. His debut novel I'll Be Your Dog, a comedy set in New Orleans, was released in 2010 and made the Amazon Top 10 Comedy List.
McCallum was born in Govanhill, Glasgow. When he was 10, his family moved to England in the late 70s in search of work. He left school at 15 and joined the railway as an apprentice electrician. He subsequently attended Nottingham University, Universite D'Orsay and the London College of Printing. McCallum is married to the film Production Designer, Sue Ferguson. They have two children and live in Brighton (UK) and Mindelo, São Vicente (Cabo Verde).
Screenplays
Sixty Cups of Coffee, 2000, short film
Life By the Drop, 2002, short film
Rank, 2003, short film
The Fall of Shug McCracken, 2005, short film
Hips, Lips and Fingertips, 2007, feature film
The Road to Marfa Lights, 2008, feature film
The Green Room, 2009, feature film
Saviour, 2010, feature film
The Brighton Send Off, 2014, feature film
Atlantic Heart, 2014, feature film
Bulldog Breed, 2017, feature film
Novels
I'll Be Your Dog, 2010
Smiling Out Loud, 2011
Directing
Franco's Famous Cheekball, 2014, Short Film
Monkfish, 2014, Short Film
Brighton Is Falling, 2016, Music Video
Atlantic Heart, 2016, Feature Film
The Black Black, 2017, Short Film
Awards
In 2002, McCallum was a BBC Talent finalist for his film Sixty Cups of Coffee
In 2003, Rank won the London Production Award, was and was subsequently nominated for a BAFTA
In 2005, The Fall of Shug McCracken was Awarded Production Funding from Scottish Screen. The film was produced in Glasgow and Texas, USA and went on to win the Best Comedy Award at the Santa Monica Film Festival
In 2008, The Road to Marfa Lights was Awarded Development funding from Scottish Screen
