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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Winner of Film Innovation Award at Evcom Clarion 2024Winner of EY Learning Impact Award 2023Winner of Best Documentary Gold Award at Evcom 2022. I oversee and manage the entire production process for commercial and branded content films, with a current focus on international shoots.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Creative Director and Producer at award-winning social enterprise film production company, responsible for end-to-end delivery of film productions across fiction, commercial and branded content.

London, United Kingdom

Built business from £3k seed-funding to £400k turnover y/e 2020, working across and leading on all fiction films, branded content and delivery of training programmes across the UK.

Financier and producer of musical short film FLAWS, directed by Jake Kuhn; produced by Rami Pantoja for Rasp Films. Supported by Vivendi Joy Fund.Sourced and trained underrepresented young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, England, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film BEND, directed by Georgia Goggin; produced by Earleatha Oppon and Martha Hood for Six O'Clock Ltd.Sourced and trained underrepresented young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film SUCKA PUNCH, directed by Iggy LDN; produced by Rebecca Harris for Slick Films and Uncertain Kingdom. Sourced and trained unemployed and at-risk young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film LEAVE TO REMAIN, written and directed by Remy Bazerque, produced by Tibo Travers for Sweet Doh! and BFI. Sourced and trained unemployed and at-risk young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film BRITISH PEOPLE, directed by Lab Ky Mo, written by Ming Ho, produced by Chi Thai as part of Uncertain Kingdom. Sourced and trained unemployed and at-risk young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film SOMETHING IN THE CLOSET, directed by Nosa Eke; produced Andrew Oldbury and Holly Carrington for Film London.Sourced and trained unemployed and at-risk young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Producer & Writer/Director of short film COSPLAY, co-produced by Amanda Brennan and part-funded by Royal Central School of Speech & Drama.Trainees recruited for every department through Prince's Trust, Jobcentre Plus and a range of charities.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film 7 BANANAS, directed by Daisy Moore; produced by Tidza Karup. Sourced and trained unemployed and at-risk young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short spoken-word film SORRY TO DISTURB YOU, directed by Georgia Goggin; written and performed by Russeni; produced by Caroline Wilson, Angie Moneke and Theo Boroughclough (DMC).Sourced and trained unemployed and at-risk young people to then be placed into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film SEMPRE, directed by Aletha Shepherd; written and produced by Rhiannon Wirth. In post-production. Sourced and then trained unemployed and at-risk young people through Jobcentre Plus, before then placing them into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film TRANSFERENCE, directed by Aletha Shepherd and produced by Rhiannon Wirth. Completed and beginning festival run. Sourced and then trained unemployed and 'at risk' young people through Jobcentre Plus, before then placing them into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film MY TIME, written & directed by Giulia Gandini and produced by Abby Mizon. Completed and beginning festival run.Sourced and then trained unemployed and at risk young people through Jobcentre Plus, before then placing them into every department of the production.

London, United Kingdom

Financier and producer of short film production supported by Central School of Speech & Drama. Written and Directed by Lauren Cooney. Partnered with Jobcentre Plus and London Learning Consortium, we placed 12 unemployed young people onto the production as trainees.Tia and Sooze are enjoying a balmy morning in the throes of a blossoming romance. But a chain of connections from their pasts catch up with them, threatening to destroy the purity of their love.

London, United Kingdom

Executive Producer of short film directed by Paul Frankl, produced by Maria Tanjala and supported by London Learning Consortium.Sourced financing and delivered training for 12 unemployed young people across every department of production.

London/Norwich

Executive Producer of Signature Short, NO PAIN WHATSOEVER, in partnership with Origin Pictures, Procam, Red Rock Entertainment and Jobcentre Plus. Directed by Alex Kendall of DNA FIlms and Produced by Alex Gordon.NO PAIN WHATSOEVER is an adaptation of a short story by the iconic mid-20th-century author Richard Yates (best known for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD).14 trainee positions available in every department of the production.

London / Newcastle

Writer and Director of Signature Short, FIGHT. In partnership with Creative Skillset, Thank You Mam, Northern Film & Media and Jobcentre Plus. 20 Trainee positions available across every department of production and post-production.FIGHT is an action-horror set in the subconscious mind of a young woman about to die from a terminal illness.

London/Peterborough

Animated black comedy featuring marionette puppetry, written by award-winning poet Mark Grist and directed by former Signature Pictures trainee, Guy Larsen. From the team who brought you the award winning GIRLS WHO READ. Partnered with Jobcentre Plus and Procam.Post-production.

London, United Kingdom

Overseeing production of Film London funded short film WE LOVE MOSES, including implementation of training programme. Produced by Georgia Goggin and Directed by Dionne Edwards. To be released by Signature Pictures as part of their Signature Shorts 2016 slate, in partnership with Jobcentre Plus, Procam and Red Rock Entertainment.Completed.

Trailer for feature film looking to close funding for production Winter 2018; TERRORIST is a thriller set in the near future. Shot on 35mm.On the production we partnered with the Prince's Trust to provide training opportunities across every department. The programme has been designed to get unemployed and 'at risk' young people film industry ready within a week.Supported by Red Rock Entertainment, Arri Rental, Kodak, BFI and Creative Skillset.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Short thriller set in the Yorkshire Moors, part funded by Creative Skillset and supported by Screen Yorkshire; partnered with Jobcentre Plus to provide training and work experience opportunities to unemployed young people in every department of the production. Starring Hugo Speer, Katie Clarkson-Hill and Fabienne Piolini-Castle.Completed.

London, United Kingdom

Cast and crew of 40; shot at East End Studios; 8 trainees recruited through Jobcentre Plus into every department across production; virtual reality (360 video) behind the scenes sponsored by Deloitte Digital; gothic-horror short.Signature Picture #3 is written by award-winning poet-turned-battle-rapper Mark Grist and directed by former SigPix Trainee Director, Guy Larsen.

London / Edinburgh

New immersive theatre experience bringing the vibrancy of music festival culture to the stages of Edinburgh and London.FESTIVUS is set during one night at Britain's most explosive new music festival, exploring the emotional extremes of four friends as they attempt to have the time of their lives.Premiered at Old Red Lion, London. Full run at C Nova, Edinburgh Fringe 2015.www.thefestivalplay.com

London

The first of three films in collaboration with award-winning poet, Mark Grist; directed by former Trainee Director, Guy Larsen.Cast and crew of 60; shot on HMS Wellington on the Thames and at a school in North London; 8 trainees recruited through Jobcentre Plus.25,000+ views on YouTube; featured in The Big Issue and Times Education Supplement.

London, United Kingdom

At the national organisation for the development and support of independent film exhibition throughout the UK, I designed, developed and delivered training courses for film industry professionals across the UK. I was also their videographer.

A contemporary Hitchcockian thriller set in the Italian Med.Following the tragic death of his wife, American doctor Tom Darcey escapes to Italy in an effort to cope with his loss. Meeting the beautiful yet enigmatic Alessa on a train, the two quickly form a close bond. Tom hasn’t felt a close connection with anyone since his wife died and the two spend the night together.But When Tom wakes up the next morning to find Alessa gone, and everyone else denying having ever seen her… Show more A contemporary Hitchcockian thriller set in the Italian Med.Following the tragic death of his wife, American doctor Tom Darcey escapes to Italy in an effort to cope with his loss. Meeting the beautiful yet enigmatic Alessa on a train, the two quickly form a close bond. Tom hasn’t felt a close connection with anyone since his wife died and the two spend the night together.But When Tom wakes up the next morning to find Alessa gone, and everyone else denying having ever seen her, he starts to question his own sanity. Did he even meet Alessa? Does she even exist? Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by a mysterious set of figures, Tom becomes obsessed with tracking Alessa down and finding out the truth about her mysterious disappearance, unravelling a web of obsession, deceit and murder, where nothing is quite what it seems… Show less

London, United Kingdom

Commissioned for feature length screenplay entitled 'The Circle' set in and around the world of folk music.

Mum wakes up on the morning of her daughter's 16th birthday to realise she is living in a nightmare.Premiered at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. The first film to produced in partnership with Jobcentre Plus, with 13 trainees recruited into every department directly from the job queue.Starring Lindsey Readyman, Gareth Wyn-Jones and Emma Gold.

Leicester Square Theatre, London

I wrote the stage-play and directed the The Mistresses of Masquerade in Lillian Rouge and her Night of Wonders, which premiered at the Leicester Square Theatre in the West End from 15th through to the 18th of August.

Leavesden Studios

Maintained and assembled all equipment required to ensure that the director, director of photography, producers, editors and the cast had a picture to view throughout the studio all the time that the camera was running.