Iain Canning

Iain Canning

Iain Canning
founded See-Saw Films with Australian producer Emile Sherman in 2008. In 2011,
Iain and Emile won an Academy Award for The King’s Speech, which also won
several BIFAs. Their most recent film was Steve McQueen’s  Shame. See-Saw’s first foray into
television is Jane Campion’s six-part series Top of the Lake. See-Saw’s latest
film project, Tracks, directed by John Curran and starring Mia Wasikowska, is
currently shooting. Prior to founding See-Saw, Canning exec-produced the
award-winning films Hunger and Control. Hunger, Steve McQueen’s debut feature,
won the Camera d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA Carl Foreman
Award. Control also earned a Special Mention Camera d’Or at the 2007 Cannes
Film Festival and won a BAFTA Carl Foreman Award in 2008.

BIFA Roles

2012 Jury Member