Eirene Houston lives in Glasgow, Scotland, a Glaswegian through and through.
She has been an art teacher, singer/songwriter and comedian before leaving her work as a teacher to become a screenwriter.

From 1993-1995 she studied screenwriting at the National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, UK.

Her graduation film, ‘A Stiff Drink’, written and directed by Eirene, was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival and was the winner of the International Certificate of Merit at Chicago International Film Festival. It was transmitted on ZDF Television in Germany.

Eirene’s first feature film ‘Day Of the Flowers’ which was filmed in Cuba by director John Roberts was released in November 2013. The film stars legendary Cuban dancer, Carlos Acosta, in a romantic comedy about two Scottish sisters, on their first visit to Cuba. It was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2012 where it was in competition for the Michael Powell award for Best British Film.

The Documentary Feature Film ‘My Life is Dance’, Directed by Eirene was filmed on location in Cuba and is currently in postproduction. She is Co- directing and producing ‘Havana Wheels’ a documentary about Transport, in production.
She is Director of the Havana Glasgow Film Festival combining her love for the twin cities of Glasgow and Havana and her passion for film. The first festival took place in November 2015 and was a great success. The 6 th festival took place
online, in November 2020, and HGFF continues to go from strength to strength.
She is currently organizing the 2021 Festival.