Meet the Team

John archer | managing director

John is a producer/executive producer of over 600 hours of network television and founder of Hopscotch Films. He has won both UK and Scottish BAFTAs, the Festival Prize from Florence’s Festival dei Popoli and a Peabody Award.

Jack Archer | Director

Jack works in factual development for Hopscotch and is also a self-shooting director. His documentaries Bothy Life, Village of Dreams and Orphans Reunited were broadcast on BBC Scotland.

WACERA KAMONJI | DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHER

Wacera is a creative cultural practitioner. She has worked in various roles within festivals and grassroots organisations from sales and marketing to curating programmes for film festivals. She hopes to develop her work in film production and curation.

CLARA GLYNN | Executive Producer/Writer

Clara is an executive producer and founder of Hopscotch Films. She is also an  award winning director and writer. 

CHARLOTTE WONTNER | Producer

Charlotte is an experienced, entrepreneurial producer who runs her own slate of projects with Hopscotch Films from Kent

NIAMH DILLON | Production coordinator

Niamh joined Hopscotch Films in July 2023 after graduating with a BA (Hons) in Filmmaking and Screenwriting. She is the main support to the Production Manager through all stages of production across numerous projects simultaneously.

Carolynne Sinclair Kidd | Producer

Carolynne is an award winning producer whose credits include HIGH TIMES, MAKE ME UP, ACID HOUSE and SKINT.  She has a strong track record supporting new and emerging talent. She is co-lead on new comedy venture CHANNEL X HOPSCOTCH.

MHAIRI VALENTINE| PRODUCTION MANAGER

Mhairi has worked at Hopscotch Films since 2018. She has experience in short and feature-length dramas and documentaries

NOORA LAPPALAINEn| EDIT ASSISTANT

Noora joined Hopscotch as an edit assistant in 2023. She gained her experience in post-production editing short films and has since taken the direction into working in feature documentaries as an edit assistant.