Lynda Myles
| Lynda Myles | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Lynda Myles (born 2 May 1947) is a British writer and producer. She is most well known for her work as the director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and for producing film adaptions of Irish writer Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy: 1991's The Commitments, 1993's The Snapper, and 1996's The Van.
As a student at University of Edinburgh, Myles was active in Edinburgh University Film Society. On September 4, 1967, Myles and her then boyfriend, David Will, wrote a letter to the editor of The Scotsman newspaper that was critical of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The students were invited to work with festival director Murray Grigor, which they did, with great impact, as their focus was on auteurs like Samuel Fuller and other influential American New Wave filmmakers.
From Spring 1968 onwards, she began working at Edinburgh International Film Festival, first in programming, and then as a deputy editor of the festival.
From 1973 to 1980, Myles was director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She was the first woman director of a film festival.
She was director and curator of film at the Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley for two years.
She was Senior Vice–President at Columbia Pictures.
Myles was appointed Commissioning Editor for Drama at the BBC for two years.
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