Programme
Two days of free-to-attend content strandsAT FOCUS two days of free-to-attend programme sessions feature over 150 industry leaders sharing their expertise, inspiration and insight through keynotes, panel discussions, workshops and case studies. Informative and thought-provoking sessions cover film, TV, advertising, animation and games.
In order to make sure that the programme is completely relevant to the industry, it is developed in consultation with a Content Advisory Board featuring representatives from leading industry bodies, including Pact, The Production Guild, Advertising Producers Association, Directors UK, BFI, British Film Commission, Creative Europe Desk UK, ScreenSkills, UK Screen Alliance and Women in Film and TV. It is curated and researched by Sue Hayes and Monna Fawzi and presented in association with our media partner Variety. Read about our Content Advisory Board here.
The 2019 programme will be published in September.
Register HERE for a FREE delegate badge giving access to the whole programme.
See the 2018 Programme here.
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2018 Speakers Included
Tom Brass Creative Director, Jellyfish Pictures
Anna GriffinProducer, Wellington Films
Wendy Griffin Line Producer, Selkie
Felicity Jump Senior Commercial Filming and Events Manager, Network Rail
Phil Dobree CEO, Jellyfish Pictures
Joanna Burnaby~Atkins Film Liaison Manager, The City of London Corporation
Sudie Smyth Managing Director UK, European Film Bonds.
Victoria Goodall Line Producer
Steve LewisDirector of Distribution, Curzon
Harry Hamer VC Analyst, Oxford Capital
Luke HebblethwaiteInsight & Innovation Manager, Ukie
James Hickman Chief Commercial Officer, FairFX
Anthony Bloor VFX Specialist, MPC
Alicia Macdonald Director, Missing Link Films
Paul Risker Freelance film critic and interviewer
Maggie Blundell Senior Producer, Spark44
Paul Burke Freelance Copywriter
Michelle Martin Head of Television, Framestore
Pedro Sabrosa VFX Supervisor, Framestore
Wayne Marc Godfrey Film Producer & CEO and Founder, Purely Capital
Mark O'Sullivan EP and founder, Dog Eat Dog
Rod Caird Independent Consultant
Shirley O'Connor Producer, Academy Films
Anthony Moore Sound Designer, Factory Sound
Richard Brim CCO, adam&eveDDB
Harriet Hodgskin Location Manager
Josh Moore Creative Technology Producer, The Mill
Anwen Griffiths Co~Head of Business Affairs, British Film Institute.
Camilla Deakin Joint Managing Director, Lupus Films
Ana Mendes Godinho Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism 
Yates BuckleyFounder & Technical Partner, UNIT9 
Danny FleetManaging Partner/Co Founder and EP, Watchable
Louise Hussey Executive Visual Effects Producer, Industrial Light & Magic 
Joe Wadsworth Head of I&C Sales and Partnerships. Good Energy
Rob Stapledon
Director Commercial Banking, Arbuthnot Latham & Co
Ben Schneider Managing Director/EP, RadicalMedia
Rory ByrneBusiness Director, Imagination Immersive Studio
Jaivin Vora Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax advisor, Nyman Libson Paul 
Walea Constantinau
Film Commissioner, Honolulu Film Office
Barnaby Spurrier Producer, Tomboy Films
Jean~Frédéric Garcia Managing Director, The Location Guide
Benjamin Uttley Founder and Director, Stamp Productions
Kateryna Vyshnevska Head of Development and Co Productions, FILM.UA Group
Katherine Bidwell Co founder, State of Play Games
Simon Devereux Group Head of Learning & Development, The Mill
Arielle FreeTV Presenter and Radio DJ 
Nan Gourlay Production Executive, Red Sky Productions
Carla MacKinnon Freelance Animator
James Waller Independent Consultant
Tom Harrington Senior Analyst, Enders Analysis
Caroline Cooper Charles Strategic Development Executive, Screen Yorkshire 
Janey de Nordwall Managing Director, British Arrows & BAD
Gareth Ellis~Unwin Head of Film, ScreenSkills
Jez Stewart Curator of Animation, BFI National Archive
Eddie Standish Director, Locate Productions
Alex Gladstone Location Manager
Kate Seymour Location Manager
Andrew Buckley Location Manager
Lefteris S. Eleftheriou
Senior Investment Promotion Officer, Invest Cyprus
Henry Mills Sales Executive, Fuel Cell Systems Ltd
Pat McEnanally Managing Director, Green Kit Ltd
Gareth Wildman Production Engineering Manager, BBC
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor, Variety
Blair Robertson CTO, TV Squared
Tim Dams Journalist & Editor
Barney Goodland Associate Producer, Magic Light Pictures
Stephanie Martinez Policy and Technical Advisor, HMRC
Andrew Wright HETV and Animation Certification Analyst, BFI
Rob PiekéHead of New Technology, MPC
George David MD, Jordan Film Commission 
James Davey Location Manager
Nevina SattaCEO, Sardegna Film Commission
Neil Hatton CEO, UK Screen Alliance
Alex MillerExecutive Creative Director & Head of Content, Vice Media UK
Adam LoweCreative Director and Cofounder, unrd
Lisa Dee Manager, Barking and Dagenham Film Office
Maria Tanjala Cofounder, Big Couch and FilmChain
Julia Lamaison Head of Research and Statistics, BFI 
Nick Godwin Creative Director and CoFounder, BriteSpark Films
Dr Laurence Sargent Owner/Director, Sargent Disc 
Roger Charteris Managing Director, The Artists Partnership
Magnus Wake Producer, Director, Dark Sense
Jack Attridge Creative Director, Flavourworks
Lucinda SouthernSenior Report, Digiday
Michelle Jenkins Head of Production Services, Film London
Isabel Davis Executive Director, Screen Scotland
Elias Millward Post production coordinator
Lisa Logan Commercial Lawyer, Simkins
Deborah Dunnett Nations and Regions Manager, Channel 4
Ben Morris Visual Effects Supervisor and Creative Director, Industrial Light & Magic
Jane Villiers CEO, Sayle Screen Ltd
Tom Box Co founder Blue Zoo Animation Studio
Angela Jain Managing Director, ITV Entertainment
Cynthia Okoye Agent, Curtis Brown
Danny Fenton CEO & Executive Chairman, Zig Zag Productions
Claire Heys Director, Content & Partnerships ITV
Phil Hunt Founder & MD, Bankside Films & Head gear Films
Helen Hadfield MD/EP, Snapper Films
Adam Gee Commissioning Editor, Little Dot Studios 
Alastair Clark Founder, Wellington Films
Bill Darby Supervising Location Manager
Sam Barcroft Founder, Barcroft Media
Jarkko Hentula Head of Drama, Yellow Film & TV
Jake Cassels Co founder & Managing Director, The Connected Set
Fiorenza Plinio Head of Creative Excellence, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Ascential Events
Michelle James Senior HETV Manager, ScreenSkills
Georgette Turner Supervising Location Manager
Michael Othen Co founder and Creative Director, Fusebox Games
Ali James Supervising Location Manager
Per Henry Borch Executive Producer, Truenorth
Christian Grece Market analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory.
Claudia Balboa Founder, HeyFilm
Mikkel Damkiaer Founder and Service Producer, Production Service Scandinavia
Simon Heeger Co founder & Partner, 2WEI Music
Arif Haq Partner, Freuds
Melanie Stokes Executive Producer & Joint MD, Kindle Entertainment
Leifur B. Dagfinnsson Founder & Chairman of Truenorth
Paul Evans Assistant National Secretary, BECTU
James Lapsley Production Designer
Jake Bush Junior paint & roto artist
Joel Foster Apprentice, Framestore
Louise Say Producer/Director
Lindsey Clay CEO, Thinkbox
Kaye Elliott Director of High End Television, ScreenSkills
Valérie Lépine Karnik – CEO, Film France
Xavier Roy CEO, Froggie Production
Samuel Castro Coordinator, Film Madrid
Yariv Lerner CEO, Nu Boyana Film Studios
Alexander Kenanov Managing Director, B2Y Productions
Konstantina Manolova Producer, Solent Film
Gabriel Georgiev Managing Director. Mainstreet Entertainment
Anna Ewa Dziedzic Film Commissioner, Film Commission Poland 
Katya Mtsitouridze CEO, ROSKINO
Giuliano Doman Executive Producer, Family Film Romania
John Bernard CEO, Peninsula and Jake Productions
António Padeira Director, Portuguese National Tourist Office
Maria Mineiro Vice President, Portuguese Film Institute
Anna Volkova Project Manager, Ukrainian Motion Picture Association
Barry Bichard International Business Development, SetKeeper
Fred Challa CEO, Dreamaker Productions 
Curt E.H. Wilson, Managing Director, boomerang carnets UK
David Shepheard Director, Vancouver Film Commission
Fiona Francombe Site Director, The Bottle Yard Studios
Dawn McCarthy Simpson MBE Director of International Strategy, Pact
Steve Davies Chief Executive, APA
Gina Jackson Head of Games, The Imaginarium
Sara Putt Managing Director, Sara Putt Associates
Ilann Girard CEO, Olffi
Katrien Roos Associate, Harbottle and Lewis
Jo Coombes Founder, AdGreen
Aaron Matthews Environmental Sustainability Adviser, BAFTA albert Consortium
Jason Stone Editor, David Reviews
Anna Mansi Head of Certification, BFI
Harriet Lawrence Location Manager
Samantha Perahia Head of Production UK, British Film Commission
Alison Small CEO, The Production Guild
Leon Forde Associate Director, Olsberg•SPIIn Association With
