Andrew Macdonald produced his first film in 1993 at the age of 27: Shallow Grave for Channel 4. Written by John Hodge and directed by Danny Boyle, the film was a major box office success and won the BAFTA for Best British Film.
The same creative team went on to make a number of films together: the critically acclaimed and cult classic adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel Trainspotting; A Life Less Ordinary; the 30-minute science fiction film Alien Love Triangle; and the big screen adaptation of Alex Garland's book The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Since 1997, Macdonald has headed DNA Films. Through DNA, Macdonald has produced Beautiful Creatures, Strictly Sinatra, The Final Curtain, The Parole Officer, Heartlands, Separate Lies, The Last King of Scotland, Notes on a Scandal and The History Boys. For DNA Films and Fox Searchlight, Macdonald has also produced the highly successful 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks later, Sunshine and Never Let Me Go.
DNA Films and Alex Garland collaborated again in 2012 with the UK box office number one film, Dredd. Autumn 2013 saw the release of Scottish musical Sunshine on Leith. Another DNA film, a Fox Searchlight picture, Far From The Madding Crowd, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Carey Mulligan, has been released in 2015.
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