Article: Film chief set to ght for his future as axe hangs over Scottish Screen

Scottish Screen chief executive John Archer, whose wife was controversially awarded a #24,000 development grant by the quango, will be fighting to secure his future with the organisation at a board meeting this Friday.

Archer has been under fire since May, when it was revealed that Scottish Screen's lottery panel had given cash to a film directed by his wife, Clara Glynn.

He declared his relationship and did not take part in the meeting at which the grant was approved. He has since introduced measures to further distance those with an interest in grant applications from the decision-making process.

Archer will present plans for a management restructure, which he has been working on since ...

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