Hugh MacLeod of MacLeod, 30th Chief of Clan MacLeod.
Hugh was born in London on 24th July 1973, the son of John MacLeod of MacLeod and Melita Kolin. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in Film and Modern History from the University of London and the Sorbonne in 1995.
After a brief period at Sotheby’s and Freud Com-munications, Hugh began working in television as a researcher and was commissioned to direct-produce Champagne and Canvas, a documentary that was nominated for best video production at the 1998 BBC British Short Film Festival.
He gained experience in film production at the London Film School before producing Cuisine Chinoise starring Irene Jacob. To date, this film has been broadcast on FilmFour, Sundance Channel, HBO and featured in numerous international film festivals including Edinburgh, Schermi d’Amore, Grenoble winning best short film at Dignes-les-Bains.
Since then Hugh has been working as a free-lance director and producer on a variety of television and feature film projects. His debut short film as director, The Point, was awarded a certificate of merit at TCM’s classic shorts competition in association with the 2001 Regus London Film Festival.
In 2006 he established Morphe Films and optioned the film rights to the Sunday Times best-seller, The Cloud Garden, which he is currently co-adapting for the big screen. His development slate also includes the ambitious period feature, Whom the Gods Love, based on the book by Joan Alexander.
Chief Hugh plans to divide his time between running the MacLeod Estate at Dunvegan and his film work in London.
Memorial Services for the late Chief John