Laura McBride is the founder of Lothian Films, an Edinburgh-based production company which champions diverse voices and women writers & directors. Projects include; BFI Network short films SCUZZ (Alia Ghafar), BAFTA Scotland nominated Groom (Leyla Coll-O’Reilly) and The Singer (Cora Bissett & Jamie Rea) which is nominated for the Short Film Award at BFI London Film Festival.

Lothian Films has a diverse slate of feature films including; Gift from God (Catriona MacInnes) and Pricker (Cora Bissett), of which two are in funded co-development with Compact Pictures - The Pharmacist (Rachelle Atalla) and Lovesong to Lavender Menace (James Ley & Savvas Stavrou).

Laura was Associate Producer on feature film Falling Into Place (Aylin Tezel) – a co-production between Compact Pictures and Weydemann Bros of Germany which will premiere at Tallinn PÖFF Black Nights. She is currently in prep as Associate Producer on Tornado (John Maclean - Slow West) working under Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions (Ruth Paxton - A Banquet).

1. Producer

   Lothian Films · Sep 2019 - Present

2. Post Production Supervisor

   Demon Snapper Productions · Feb 2023 - Aug 2023

   Tish - Directed by Paul Sng & Produced by Jen Corcoran

3. Associate Producer

   Falling Into Place Ltd · Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

   Weydemann Bros & Compact Pictures

4. Development Producer

   Compact Pictures · Aug 2020 - Oct 2022

5. Post Production Coordinator

   World Productions · Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

   Vigil - S1

6. Assistant Production Office Coordinator

   Road Dance Ltd · Oct 2020 - Nov 2020

   The Road Dance

7. Producer's Assistant

   Synchronicity Films · Jun 2018 - Feb 2020

8. Production Secretary

   The Cry - Synchronicity Films · Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

9. Post Production Coordinator

   The Cry - Synchronicity · Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

10. Production Trainee

    Boyz in the Wood - Sigma Films · Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

11. Production Runner

    Only You - The Bureau · Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

12. Publications Editor

    Edinburgh International Film Festival · Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

13. Production Assistant

    IWC Media · Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

1. Filmonomics: for first time feature filmmakers of marginalised genders

   Reclaim The Frame · Mar 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

2. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · Mar 2021

   ScreenSkills Funded

3. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

4. MA Film Film Producing

   Screen Academy Scotland · Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

5. BA Hons Visual Communications

   Leeds College of Art and Design · Sep 2006 - Jun 2009