Dr Elan Gamaker

About

I am a Senior Lecturer in Film and Course Leader of the BA (Hons) Filmmaking degree at Kingston, with screenwriting my speciality.

I have been a working professional screenwriter and director since 2001, having completed two produced feature-length screenplays and features, episodes for various television drama series, several shorts, and a number of commissioned scripts. I am currently co-writer on three features in development.

See below for more details regarding teaching and research. 

Academic responsibilities

Course Leader, BA Filmmaking

Qualifications

  • PhD, Film, University of Amsterdam
  • MA (Cum Laude), Film and Photographic Studies, Leiden University
  • BA (Hons), Film and Drama, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Teaching and learning

Research

Social media

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