Jonathan Hourigan

Programme Director for MA Screenwriting

Jonathan Hourigan

Jonathan Hourigan is a director, screenwriter, script consultant and educator. He joined the Centre for New Writing in September 2021 as Programme Director for MA Screenwriting, after four years as Course Leader for MA Screenwriting and Head of Screenwriting at London Film School. At University of Manchester he is Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting.

Jonathan is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. He worked as assistant to Robert Bresson on the latter's Cannes prize-winning final film L'Argent and chaired the two-day conference, Notes on Bresson, held at University of Manchester in March 2023. He is the editor of - and contributes the introduction and a chapter to - Coming To Terms With Robert Bresson, published by University of Manchester Press in 2026.   

Jonathan plays Head of Script in Joanna Hogg's critically acclaimed Souvenir I and II. He directed Almost Home and several short films. Recent screenwriting credits include the award-winning films At The Door Of The House Who Will Come Knocking and Bring Them Down.

Jonathan's publications

  • Cover of 'Coming to Terms with Robert Bresson'.

    Coming to Terms with Robert Bresson

    2026

  • Cover of 'Bring them down'.

    Bring Them Down

    2024

  • Cover of 'At the door of the house who will come knocking'.

    AtTheDoor Of The House Who Will Come Knocking

    2024