John Archer
Producer, Hopscotch Films
A creative leader with considerable experience in film and television production, setting up successful new ventures and spotting and developing new talent. He was head of Music and Arts at BBC Scotland and the founding Chief Executive of Scottish Screen.
John Archer is the producer of the feature documentaries Women Make Film, The Story of Film (Peabody Award 2014), Alasdair Gray: A Life in Progress, I Am Belfast, Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise, Arcadia, Make Me Up and Executive Producer of the film drama The Carer. He co-directed and produced the documentary Accidental Anarchist (2017).
John has produced and executive produced over 600 hours of UK network television. He is Managing Director of Hopscotch Films producing both drama and documentaries. He has won both UK and Scottish BAFTAs and the Festival Prize from Florence’s Festival dei Popoli. He is Chair of Independent Producers Scotland.