I’m a Scottish performer, writer, director and producer who works on my home turf and internationally. I’ve got lots of experience on film and TV sets, theatre stages and comedy club stages, and have been part of some cool things with the likes of the BBC, Screen Scotland, BFI and Paines Plough. I’ve recently been shortlisted for the Oxford/42 New Writing Prize with my TV drama pilot ‘Roar, Bellona’, and last summer shadowed award winning director Simon Hynd on BBC comedy drama ‘Death Valley’. I’ve worked the Edinburgh Fringe for many years as a performer and behind the scenes - most recently as a booker of live comedy and music acts for Underbelly. My debut short film ‘SUCK IT UP’ won Best Comedy Short at the BIFA qualifying Wigan & Leigh Film Festival, as well as Director’s Choice at Saturn Returns in London. I’m happiest on set, on stage, in a rehearsal room, or at a desk in front of my laptop drinking coffee(s) and writing. My work tends to make a big deal out of life’s seemingly small moments - and always has a healthy dose of Scottish humour at its core. Turning tricky times into art that means something to people is what I like to do best.
Megan Shandley
Director Writer Actress
Oxford/42 New Writing Prize Shortlist 2025
Winner: Best Comedy Short Film - Wigan & Leigh Film Festival 2024
Winner: Director’s Choice - Saturn Returns Film Festival 2024
Nominated: Kurzfilmpreis der VGH - Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney 2024
Nominated: Rising Star Award - Women X Film Festival 2024
Aluna Labs 2023 (Aluna Entertainment, The Monobox)
LiM Scotland Residency 2023 (Le Groupe Ouest, Screen Scotland)
Convergence 2022 (BFI, Screen Scotland)
Funny Women Grand Finalist 2018