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RECORDED LIVE:
December 3, 2020
2:30 PM - 6:30 PM LONDON TIME

ABOUT THE UK SUMMIT

Our goal is to bring together the most seasoned and highly respected Film, TV and Digital Executives in the UK and Europe to collaborate on effective strategies to thrive in this ever changing market and especially during these challenging times. From development to finance and distribution, activity continues for some investors, producers, filmmakers and distributors. But how are deals getting vetted and closed? And who are the active players in the market?

Discussions will include:

• State of the Film & TV Industry

• Money and Media: Are International Co-Production and Co-Financing Deals the Key to Globalization

• The Evolving Digital Landscape: What’s Next For Streaming

• How Will We Move Forward During a Global Pandemic 

• The Cost of “Going Dark”, an Outlook on the State of Theatre

SPEAKING FACULTY:

Judith Chan
Executive Director, Media Banking
Coutts & Co
UK SUMMIT Co-CHair

Judith Chan is an Executive Director in the Media Banking Office at Coutts & Co, a leading private bank with a specialist media division involved in all areas of the media and creative industries including film, television, music, theatre, arts, advertising, marketing services, publishing, tech and fashion.  She heads up its business development for the team, originating new business, developing new products and specialises in structuring film and television debt transactions.  Judith has over twenty years experience in media financing, starting her career at NatWest Markets in Los Angeles as an Analyst where she spearheaded the Bank’s involvement with the independent film and television sectors, followed by Ingenious Media where she managed three equity funds principally investing in television content, and over 15 years with the Media team at Coutts.

Zygi Kamasa
Chief Executive Officer
Marv Studios 

Zygi Kamasa is a Swedish-British entertainment studio executive and film executive producer. He served as CEO of Lionsgate UK & Europe until July 2020. Zygi started his film career in 1993 as Founder and Managing Director of TV production company Scorpio Productions, based at Pinewood Studios. In 1998, he co-founded the independent film distribution company Redbus Film, producing and distributing films in the UK including Bend It Like Beckham. In October 2005, Redbus Film was sold to Lionsgate Entertainment for $35 million and became Lionsgate UK in February 2006. As CEO of Lionsgate UK & Europe, Kamasa oversaw the investment, production and distribution of UK Top Ten Box office films including three instalments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Expendables and its sequels The Expendables 2 and 3, Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-winning Hurt Locker and action film Olympus Has Fallen and its sequel London Has Fallen. He also led UK distribution for Deepwater Horizon and La La Land. Zygi joined Matthew Vaughn’s UK production outfit Marv as group CEO in September 2020 to oversee the expansion of Marv’s Kingsman franchise as well as all global sales, marketing and distribution of Marv’s films, TV series and merchandising. He previously worked with Matthew Vaughn on Eddie The Eagle, starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, produced by Marv. Kamasa’s credits as Executive Producer of UK films include Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt, The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, A Little Chaos, starring Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman, Eddie the Eagle, starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman and Brooklyn, starring Saoirese Ronan. 

Stuart Ford
Chairman and CEO
AGC Studios

In February 2018 Chairman and CEO Stuart Ford, one of the most experienced and prolific independent film and television producers and financiers in the industry, launched AGC Studios, a new international film and television production and licensing company that develops, produces, finances and globally licenses a diverse portfolio of feature films, scripted, unscripted and factual television, digital, and musical content from its dual headquarters in Los Angeles and London. The studio’s Hollywood output has a wide-ranging multicultural focus, designed for exploitation across an array of global platforms including major studio partnerships, streaming platforms, traditional broadcast and cable television networks, and independent distributors, both in the US and internationally. In two and a half years the company has already been involved with more than twenty completed films and TV shows including Roland Emmerich’s U.S. box office #1 MIDWAY, VOYAGERS from Neil Burger, LOCKDOWN from Doug Liman, BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY from Tate Taylor, THE SECRETS WE KEEP from Yuval Adler, Golden Globe® winning MISSING LINK, Epix’s WAR OF THE WORLDS, Neill Blomkamp’s UNLOCKED, and documentary features and series such as JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE, SCANDALOUS, LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY, ASK DR. RUTH, Oliver Stone’s JFK: DESTINY BETRAYED and Michael Moore’s FAHRENHEIT 11/9. The company is in production on Roland Emmerich’s MOONFALL and QUEENPINS with STX and will also shortly start production on THE PERFECT FIND and TINDER SWINDLER for Netflix and Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s NEWS OF A KIDNAPPING for Amazon Studios. Additionally, the studio has projects in the immediate pipeline from directors such as Ron Howard, Michael Mann, Pierre Morel, Brad Peyton and Gideon Raff. UK-born and Oxford educated, Ford is a former entertainment attorney and studio executive who in 2007 founded IM Global, which over the next ten years he built into one of the industry’s leading independent film and television production, financing and sales platforms. Under Ford’s stewardship IM Global operated from offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Mexico City, Berlin and Beijing. The company produced and financed over 30 feature films of its own as well as handling international sales on more than one hundred first run feature films and handling a library of over 600 titles. The company also owned Mundial, a leading Latino sales and financing company; operated one of the premier international sales platforms for Chinese cinema; and operated Valor Entertainment, a multi-cultural talent management group.  In addition, as a joint venture with Chinese internet giant Tencent, the company operated IM Global Television, a full service scripted and unscripted television production, financing and distribution studio. In 2015 IM Global and Ford were the recipient of Variety’s Achievement in International Film Award, and Ford has also been listed by the UK’s Guardian newspaper as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Global Cinema. Ford is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Vincent Maraval
COO
Wild Bunch

Vincent Maraval joined the international sales team of StudioCanal in 1996 after working several years for the French studio UGC. In 2002, he co-founded Wild Bunch where he produced and executive produced over 50 feature films including City of God (Fernando Meirelles),  The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky), Wind River (Taylor Sheridan) and Palme d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche). Currently regarded as one of the strongest acquisitions and distribution executives in the world, Mr. Maraval has demonstrated an outstanding ability to identify and build lasting relationships with some of the most exciting internationally renowned filmmakers, including Ken Loach, Guillermo del Toro, Alexandre Aja, Hayo Miyazaki, Nanny Moretti, James Gray, Woody Allen, Darren Aronofsky and Zhang Yimou to name a few.

Dan Steinman
Co-President and COO
30WEST 

Dan Steinman is the co-president and COO of 30WEST, an investment company specializing in the entertainment and lifestyle industries. The company provides capital and strategic guidance to high caliber creative projects and forward-thinking companies operating throughout popular culture. 30WEST works with filmmakers to guide every stage of creative packaging, production, sales, distribution and licensing in order to maximize production quality and audience reach. The company’s corporate investments include a majority stake in film distributor, NEON, which earned a historic four Academy Awards® for Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim best picture. 30WEST also recently acquired a significant minority stake in Altitude Media Group, the widely respected vertically integrated studio based in the UK. Most recently, 30WEST executive produced, packaged and sold the acclaimed series "Tiger King" to Netflix and produced/financed Kevin Macdonald's untitled legal thriller formerly known as Prisoner 760, starring Jodie Foster, which was recently acquired by Eros STX Global.  They are in post-production on Violence of Action starring Chris Pine and directed by Tarik Saleh. 30WEST executive produced and financed Late Night, starring Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, which they sold to Amazon following its world premiere in Sundance; Karyn Kusama’sDestroyer starring Nicole Kidman; and Peter Hedges’ Ben Is Back, starring Julia Roberts. Other 30WEST projects include: Chris Smith’s acclaimed documentary FYRE (Netflix); Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie and Academy Award winner Allison Janney; and Wash Westmoreland’s Colette starring Keira Knightley. Steinman is formerly the co-president/COO of Black Bear Pictures and CEO at Elevation. Prior to that he was a senior member of CAA’s Film Finance Group where he worked alongside Micah Green. Before CAA, Steinman was a partner at Sloss Law. Steinman is an expert at financing and distribution of content, which has been integral in helping 30WEST establish its position in international finance, production and sales.  

Roeg Sutherland 
Co-Head of the Media Finance department and Co-Head of the International Film Group
Creative Artists Agency

Roeg Sutherland is Co-Head of the Media Finance department and Co-Head of the International Film Group at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Based in Los Angeles, Sutherland specializes in the packaging and representation of independently financed film, television, and digital content.  In addition, he consults with select class-leading producers and financiers on their media investments. In just the past 5 years, films packaged and/or sold by CAA Media Finance have generated approximately $5 billion at the worldwide box office.Sutherland also represents a global roster of filmmakers, helping to package, source financing for, and/or sell distribution rights to their films, both English and local language releases. Clients include Ladj Ly (LES MISÉRABLES); Sam Mendes (1917); Rian Johnson (KNIVES OUT); Roland Emmerich (MIDWAY); Martin McDonagh (THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI); Alejandro González Iñárritu (THE REVENANT, BIRDMAN); Ana Lily Amirpour (BAD BATCH); James Gray (AD ASTRA, LOST CITY OF Z); Nadine Labaki (CAPERNAUM); Juan Antonio Bayona (A MONSTER CALLS); Claire Denis (HIGH LIFE); Dan Gilroy (ROMAN J. ISRAEL, NIGHTCRAWLER); Paul Thomas Anderson (PHANTOM THREAD); Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER, ZERO DARK THIRTY); Darren Aronofsky (THE WRESTLER, BLACK SWAN); Gaspar Noé (CLIMAX); Terrence Malick (A HIDDEN LIFE), Yann Demange (’71), Jacques Audiard (THE SISTERS BROTHERS); Karim Aïnouz (INVISIBLE); Julian Schnabel (AT ETERNITY’S GATE); Joe Talbot (THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO); Khalil Joseph (BLKNWS); and Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE), plus recently signed Arthur Jafa, among others. Under Sutherland’s leadership CAA Media Finance has become one of the largest suppliers of feature films into the U.S. theatrical marketplace, brokering more than 100 distribution deals per year for films with budgets ranging from $100K to more than $150M. In addition the films noted above, He has led the packaging, financing and sales of such projects as GREYHOUND, CHICAGO 7, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, HER, SICARIO, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, and YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE; plus many others. In addition, Sutherland has led the expansion of the Media Finance department’s international activities. Building on CAA’s more than 14-year presence in China, Media Finance serves as a bridge to and within the Chinese film market and, to date, has directed more than three-quarters-of-a billion dollars in Chinese capital into English-language content.  Sutherland and the Media Finance team have partnered Chinese financiers with U.S. and European sales agents and production companies, and forging strategic partnerships across the globe. Media Finance’s long-standing work across the global entertainment arena includes extensive experience in architecting financing and distribution entities such as Elevation (Canada) , Library Pictures International, Wild Bunch International (France), NEON (U.S.), FilmNation Entertainment (U.S.), RT TV (Brazil), and Elysian Film Group Distribution (UK). He joined CAA in 2001. Sutherland received his B.A. from Princeton University. 

Cécile Gaget
President of International Production & Distribution
Anton

Céline Gaget holds diplomas from Sciences Po Lyon, EDHEC Business School, and the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. In 2000, she joined TF1 International as VP Marketing and Int’l Sales, before co-founding and being Managing Director of Rezo Films International (2004-2007). She joined Gaumont in 2007 as Executive Vice-President of International Sales. Gaget has then been shepherding worldwide sales at the company since 2010. In addition to titles by Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache (world hit The Intouchables) and Nicolas Winding Refn (Only God Forgives starring Ryan Gosling, The Neon Demon starring Elle Fanning) , she has worked on marketing campaigns and Int’l sales strategies of worldwide animated success Ballerina, the acclaimed UK satire The Death of Stalin by Armando Iannucci, the Belle and Sebastian family trilogy, the Sundance controversial drama Two Mothers by Anne Fontaine with Naomi Watts and Robin Wright,  or pictures from film noir French master Olivier Marchal. In 2016, while still managing the entire International Sales division, she became Head of International Production and Distribution, focusing on international acquisitions, English and local-language productions, foreign remakes of Gaumont films, and setting up the US Film division for which she notably bought the US remake of iconic Korean zombie hit Train to Busan (set up at New Line).

Sara CurRAn
FOUNDER & CEO Tricycle Talent &
and co-founder and CEO of Tricycle Media

Sara Curran Tricycle Talent is the female led talent management collective founded by talent management and media veteran Sara Curran in January 2019. The collective currently provides management in seven key areas: books, music, digital, voices, film, television and sports via Kudos Sports Management, Moondust Management, Peach House, Rachel Mills Literary, River Talent and Voicebank.Tricycle Media is an investor and incubator that was founded in 2014 by Sara Curran and Peter A. Sussman as a follow-up to their respective media careers in London, Los Angeles and Toronto. Tricycle Media is an effective “chief ringmaster” operating behind the scenes of hundreds of hours of film and television, ensuring that Tricycle Media’s partners, clients and friends enjoy significant success.From November 2013 to 2018, Sara was a key executive and a managing director at the UK’s then largest talent management company James Grant Group (now YMU) which merged with Troika in 2017. Prior, Sara held senior executive roles at Working Title Films, Universal Pictures and Polygram Filmed Entertainment.

Mark Gill
President & CEO
Solstice Studios

Mark Gill is the recovering president of Warner Independent Pictures, Miramax & Millennium Films with a $2 billion track record on such films as Hitman’s Bodyguard, the Olympus Has Fallen series, Frida & March of the Penguins. He started a new independent film company, Solstice Studios, 22 months ago with $400 million in financing.
SOLSTICE STUDIOS: Solstice Studios is an independent movie company based in Los Angeles, founded in October 2018. The studio develops, fully finances, produces, sells internationally and distributes feature films in the U.S. on a wide-release basis.  Solstice plans to produce 3-5 movies per year for a global audience—generally in the $20-80M budget range.  It also plans to co-finance or acquire another 1-2 films per year for wide U.S. distribution.  The company has a partnership with Ingenious Media. Solstice’s first film, Unhinged, starring Academy Award Winner Russell Crowe was the first new movie back in US theaters in August. The studio also recently acquired Good Joe Bell starring Mark Wahlberg and is also producing Hypnotic starring Ben Affleck. The Solstice team has a $5 billion production track record; the company’s senior team includes President & CEO Mark Gill, Head of Production Lisa Ellzey, Co-Production Head Guy Botham, Marketing/Strategy Head Vincent Bruzzese, Acquisitions & International Head Crystal Bourbeau, Head of Physical Production Dana Belcastro, Business & Legal Affairs Head Karen Barna, Chief Financial Officer Shaun Williams and Head of US Distribution Shari Hardison.

AKua Gyamfi
FOUNDER
The British Blacklist

Akua Gyamfi has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, with a career spanning fashion, film, television, theatre, print and online media. In 2012 Akua founded The British Blacklist a platform that celebrates the talents of British Black creatives across Screen, Stage, Literature and Sound. She also produces podcasts Your Aunties Could Never (popular culture, and TBB Talks (interviews with Black creatives from around the globe). Alongside writer/producer Leon Mayne, Akua is the co-creator/co-exec producer and host of industry round table series The Circle. In 2019 Akua joined forces with Soul Film, The New Black Film Collective, and We Are Parable to launch the S.O.U.L. Film Festival, an annual event which showcases the best of Black filmmakers and content creators from the UK and the wider Diaspora.

SIMON GiLLIS
Chief operating officeR, FILM Division
see-saw films

Simon Gillis is Chief Operating Officer of the film division at See-Saw Films, the international film and TV production company whose past productions include The King’s Speech, Lion and Widows. Simon oversees day-to-day operations, strategy and deal making across the division’s London and Sydney offices and for See-Saw’s in-house sales arms Cross City Films, reporting into Oscar® winning producers, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Simon is responsible for sourcing and structuring the financing for See-Saw’s film slate, serving as Executive Producer on their film productions including award winning writer/director Francis Lee’s Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan; and upcoming releases Operation Mincemeat, directed by John Madden and starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald; The Power Of The Dog, written and directed by Oscar® and Palme d’Or winner Jane Campion, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons and The Unknown Man starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris. Simon joined See-Saw as Head of Commercial Affairs in 2016, from Universal Pictures, where he served most recently as Vice President of Acquisition & Production, Business & Legal Affairs. Prior to Universal, Simon was a Senior Lawyer in the Original Programming group at The Walt Disney Company and before that Commercial, Business & Legal Affairs Manager at BBC Films, the feature film-making arm of the BBC. Simon qualified as a lawyer at leading entertainment practice Olswang in 2007, having studied law at the University of Cambridge. Simon is a member of the British Screen Forum and BAFTA. A former professional magician, Simon is also a member of the Magic Circle. 

Cara ShePpard
MANAGING DirectoR
Twickenham Studios

Cara Sheppard recently joined the world renowned, multi award winning TW1 Film and TV Studios as the new MD to further grow the full service offering across post production sound, stages and TV studios. Cara joins having run Warner Bros De Lane Lea, the Oscar and BAFTA winning post-production house, as MD for the last 4 years - a role which was fundamental for the growth and success of every aspect of the post-production studio. Cara was responsible for enhancing the quality and reputation of the artistic offering bringing on such key industry names as: Asa Shoul and Peter Doyle. She ensured Warner Brothers worked on big name feature film and TV projects, evolved the client experience and enhanced the commerciality of the business. Cara also created a fully serviced production Digital Dailies offering and new facility. Under her leadership De Lane Lea also went on to win ‘Best Production House’ at the 2019 Screen International Awards.Cara previously spent over 5 years with Sky as a Senior Manager of Post Production Operations, as well as Head of Post Production at Goldcrest. She is also an important board member with UK Screen. Heading up Twickenham Studios, Cara will lead and guide all aspects of Production, Post-Production and Emerging Technology. Her role is focused on helping the studios confidently navigate the ever-changing market ensuring TW1 is positioned to continue to lead the way. As MD she will further develop key relationships with UK as well as Hollywood and wider International clients, whose projects can all be supported at the studios through the remote working TW1 set up. Cara will also grow the focus on investment in films, grass roots talent, education partnerships and our diversity and inclusion programme. Cara is a long standing member of the UK Screen Alliance. She is a hugely passionate film and tv viewer and is an International level rider who still trains professional competition horses at her yard in Surrey. 

DUANE JONES
FOUNDER AND GLOBAL PRESIDENT
RENOWNED FILMS

Duane Jones “I’m passionate about ideas and content that really makes a difference to youth audiences, be it through music, sport, digital, radio, social or TV, it’s an audience I have a deep understanding of and it’s been my obsession for a long time.” Broadcaster, TV executive, artist manager and music publisher, Duane Jones is a creative trailblazer. Having played an instrumental role in the birth and progression of BBC Radio 1Xtra as one half of Ace & Vis, with whom he beat the likes of Nick Ferrari, Chris Moyles and Zane Lowe to win the Sony Gold Award for Radio Show of the Year. Duane solidified his position as a successful mainstream broadcaster on BBC Radio 1, MTV and BBC 5Live and continued presenting with the BBC for 11 years. After leaving the BBC, Duane founded Renowned Group in 2013 with Wretch 32. The aim was to set up a company that would manage and publish an array of British talent, with clients such as Jacob Banks, KZ, Knox Brown and of course Wretch 32. By the end of 2013, Duane set up the last piece of the Renowned Group property, founding independent production company Renowned Films with two talented producer directors Tim Withers and Max Welch, of which he is Global President.  With its innovative approach to content development and broadcast, Renowned Films soon bagged its first commission for Trace Sports on Sky, a 12 part series called‘Winners Circle’ that was shown in 66 territories featuring sportspeople and athletes across Europe. Soon after came ‘Football Freestyle’ for London Live, which remains the channel’s most viewed original commission to date. This was the start of the rise of Renowned Films as a sought after independent production company. In 2015, the indie caught the attention of David Abraham the Chief Executive of Channel 4, and Jay Hunt, the channel’s Chief Creative Officer. Channel 4 took on an equity stake in Renowned Films. Shortly after, a commission from ITV came in the form of ‘Pranksterz’, a prank show playing on cultural stereotypes. This was followed by ‘The Women Who Kill Lions’ about female hunting and ‘Top Dad’ with Ashley Walters, both for Channel 4. Most recently this summer was ‘NYPD Biggest Gang in New York’ an investigative piece about police brutality for both BBC Three and BBC Two, as well as ‘Hate And Pride Of Orlando’ about the Orlando gay club shootings for BBC Three. As Renowned Films established itself as a key producer of noisy, cut-through, factual and factual entertainment features, documentaries and branded content for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and MTV it caught the attention of US-based Critical Content, who then bought Channel 4’s stake in the company. Since partnering with Critical, there’s been an exciting slate of commissions including Peng Life (Ch4) and Generation Grime (Sky Arts), Backyard Envy (Bravo), Rated Awards (Ch4), What’s Changed (BBC3) and Who We Be (Spotify), Copwatch America (BET), branded content series Side Hustles for Budweiser on DAZN and premiering this month, Youtube Originals documentary How to Be Anne-Marie. With more exciting commissions lined up for this 2021, Duane’s mission to make edgy, diverse and compelling content is well underway. As well as his TV endeavours, Duane remains an integral part of the UK music scene, teaming up with GRM’s Posty to co-found Not For The Radio, one of the biggest online interview platforms in the UK featuring exclusive sit downs with stars such as Stormzy, Bugzy Malone and Giggs.

THomas Benski
CEO and Founder
Pulse films

Thomas Benski is the BAFTA and Grammy Award-nominated producer and CEO and founder of Pulse Films.  Since launching the company in 2005 with Marisa Clifford his co-founder, Benski has led the company's evolution into a multi-disciplinary, award-winning global studio producing feature films, television series, music videos, commercials and branded content.  With Pulse Films offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Berlin and Milan, Benski is responsible for the studio’s worldwide creative and strategic development, as well as lead producing specific projects and overseeing output from the company's scripted motion picture and television divisions. Benski oversees an award-winning film team producing narrative and documentary feature films that are redefining in their approach, working with the world’s best emerging and established filmmakers and actors.  He produced the 2020 Berlinale International Film Festival award-winning MOGUL MOWGLI starring Riz Ahmed; Tribeca Film Festival hit XY CHELSEA; seminal LCD Soundsystem film SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS; and Spike Jonze-directed BEASTIE BOYS STORY.  Benski is also personally producing the upcoming feature PERFECT, a biopic on the life of Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, from director Olivia Wilde and PIG starring Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage. In television, Pulse Films produces provocative scripted and non-fiction television for leading networks and streaming services around the world and has cultivated a creator-first sensibility in its approach to content.  Benski’s also personally oversaw and served as a hands on executive producer of Pulse’s  most recent project, the acclaimed drama series GANGS OF LONDON, debuted in the UK to rave reviews and record ratings. Benski also served as executive producer on THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MADELEINE MCCANN, 2019’s most watched Netflix UK docuseries.  Upcoming television projects include the taught global thriller ATOMIC BAZAAR, looking at the world of nuclear trafficking. Music videos, commercials and branded content have always been a principle part of Pulse's DNA and the multifaceted company Benski has established.  Partnering with the most celebrated names in the music industry, such as Radiohead, Drake, and The Weeknd, has brought about culturally important and award-winning music and concert films, content and videos.  Similarly, collaborations with the leading creatives in the commercial and branded entertainment space have brought about bespoke imaginative solutions and compelling stories that build brand value.  McDonald’s compelling “Lights On” COVID-19-related commercial and Apple’s ‘Bounce’ are among the diverse and award-winning work of these Pulse Films units. Much of the company success is driven by the multifaceted and forward thinking vision of our in-house roster of high-quality directors James Marsh and Yann Demange. 

Andreas Wiseman
International Editor
Deadline

Andreas Wiseman is International Editor at Deadline. He joined in 2018 covering the international and U.S. film industries, and is a regular fixture at major festivals and markets including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and AFM. He is based in London but makes regular forays to Los Angeles. Andreas spent eight years covering the film industry at Screen International and held posts there including Chief Reporter, News Editor and Deputy Editor. He has broken hundreds of widely-shared stories, has written extensively on harassment and diversity and also covers overseas TV and streaming. He has also worked in film production.

Sir Colin Callender CBE
Founder and CEO
Playground

Colin Callender is Founder and CEO of Playground, a film, television and theatre production company based in London and New York. With unique experience successfully bridging the UK and US markets, Callender has been at the forefront of the international television co-production business with extensive experience commissioning and producing high end quality drama. As a pioneering Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning producer, Callender was one of the leading forces behind the new British independent production sector at the birth of Channel 4 and, through his tenure as President of HBO Films, played a central role in HBO’s unprecedented commercial and critical success that helped transform the television landscape in the US. Since its launch in 2012, Playground has produced more than 90 hours of primetime television drama, garnering 16 Emmy nominations, 26 BAFTA nominations, 10 RTS nominations and 12 Golden Globe nominations, including Golden Globe and BAFTA wins for Best Miniseries. Playground’s television productions include BAFTA and Golden Globe winning WOLF HALL for BBC and Masterpiece on PBS, HOWARDS END for BBC and Starz, KING LEAR for BBC and Amazon, and most recently ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL for Channel 5 and Masterpiece on PBS. Playground has produced multiple stage productions in the West End and on Broadway and, in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, is the producer of the ground-breaking Olivier and Tony winning stage production HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. Callender was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list in 2003 and again in 2016 when he received a Knighthood for services to British film, theatre and television in the US.

Lucinda Moorhead
Partner & Agent, Television Literary
UTA

Lucinda Moorhead is a Partner and Agent in the Television Literary department at leading global talent and entertainment company UTA. She represents an extensive roster of today’s most acclaimed writers, producers and directors, including Alice Birch, Mark Gatiss, Niki Caro, Harry Bradbeer, Krista Vernoff, Rolin Jones, Jessica Rhoades, Lulu Wang, Stacey Abrams, Malala Yousafzai, Tony McNamara and Steph Green. Her clients also include many prominent LGBTQ+ creatives, including Marja Lewis-Ryan, Hannah Gadsby, Josh Safran, Kara Swisher, Charlie Covell and Silas Howard, among others. Prior to UTA, she served as a Manager of Development for BBC Worldwide Productions, where she worked on the development of series including HBO’s The Night Of and Getting On and Starz’s Davinci’s Demons. Moorhead also helps lead UTA Proud, UTA’s LGBTQIA+ Employee Inclusion Group. The group executes agency-wide programming including charitable opportunities, social action activations, community-building activities, and special events. In addition to her work with UTA Proud, Moorhead is a board member of the Los Angeles LGBTQ Center, the largest LGBTQ+ center in the world, which provides housing and health, social and advocacy services. 

Will Harrison
UK Managing Director
BritBox

Will Harrison is UK Managing Director of BritBox, the streaming service joint venture between the BBC and ITV. Previously he was Managing Director of Ingenious Media, a leading investor in the creative industries, financing 50 films and TV shows per year. He sat on the Ingenious Group board and led teams across TV, Film, Games, Finance and Legal functions. He joined Ingenious from Warner Bros, where he was Chief Commercial Officer for the Harry Potter Franchise Group, driving the development and commercial growth of the Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Wizarding World brands globally. Prior to this he was Chief Operating Officer for HBO Europe, with P&L responsibility for HBO's channels business in Europe. Will has also held senior roles at Disney, A+E Networks and Turner Broadcasting, and he has served on the boards of several companies including Super RTL, FilmFlex, GMTV, and HBO Central Europe.

David M. Taghioff
CEO
Library Pictures International

David M. Taghioff is the Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles-based Library Pictures International (Library), a global local-language content financier focused on supporting industry-leading storytellers around the world by investing in local production slates. Library, which in 2019 announced an investment by Legendary Pictures, is currently co-financing and producing with Legendary Global two seasons of Vikram Motwane’s Hindi-language young-adult dark comedy-drama series to be sold in India. Most recently, the company announced a multi-year, multi-picture slate co-financing deal with CJ Entertainment covering local-language film productions in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Turkey.  Library is also an executive producer on the Hindi-language film HARAMI, which premiered in competition at the 2020 Busan Film Festival. Taghioff was previously Co-Head of Global Client Strategy at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where he worked across the agency identifying new business opportunities for the agency’s clients, with an emphasis on the international marketplace. He advised corporate clients on their international initiatives, including Cirque du Soleil, Lionsgate, IMAX, QVC, Credit Suisse, Econet Media, Ivanhoe Media, the Indian Express Group, YES Bank, and Reliance Entertainment, among others.He also worked with film and television clients on cross-border opportunities, architecting and brokering multiple film slate deals for Blumhouse Productions and SK Global to produce local-language films in India and Korea. Taghioff came to CAA in 2011 from Octagon, Inc., where as Chief Operating Officer of its entertainment division, he oversaw all aspects of corporate operations, strategy, finance, and business affairs for the company’s management and production company, Octagon Entertainment.  Prior to this role, Taghioff served as the Co-Head of the then William Morris Agency’s London office, where he was responsible for managing the corporate, legal, and client service aspects of the office.  Taghioff also led its business development initiatives, working with digital media companies as well as international talent and consumer brands, and strategized plans for the expansion of the William Morris Agency’s core business into India and the Middle East. Taghioff graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California.  He received his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University and is a member of the California State Bar.

Eleanor Lloyd
Founder and Producer
Eleanor Lloyd Productions

Eleanor Lloyd is a commercial theatre producer. Earlier this year, her site-specific production of Witness For The Prosecution celebrated its 1000th performance at a specially created theatre in London’s County Hall. Her production of new play Emilia, which ran at Shakespeare’s Globe and the Vaudeville Theatre last year, won three 2020 Olivier Awards. Other recent productions include UK tours of Dusty, a new musical about Dusty Springfield by Jonathan Harvey and Shakespeare in Love as well as the West End transfers of Nell Gwynn, My Night with Reg and Handbagged and West End and Broadway seasons of 1984 by Duncan Macmillan and Rob Icke. Eleanor is the President of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and sits on the Boards of Stage One, Theatre 503 and Oxford Playhouse.

Neil Adleman
Partner
Harbottle & Lewis

Neil Adleman provides advice in connection with all aspects of theatre and live performance. His clients include leading producers, theatre owners and operators, subsidized sector venues and touring companies. He regularly advises on West End and Broadway productions and transfers of productions between the two.  Productions he has advised on include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Billy Elliot The Musical, War Horse, The Lehman Trilogy, Back To The Future and The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-time.  He has also advised on many projects where live theatre crosses over with audio-visual exploitation including the National Theatre’s NT Live. He also advises a number of high profile rights owners in connection with the management and exploitation of their rights across a wide range of media and platforms. Neil is Chair of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation, a charity which supports playwrights and a trustee of Leeds Playhouse.

Matthew Byam Shaw
Producer
Playful Productions

Matthew Byam Shaw’s comprehensive theatrical career began as an actor at RADA. He performed for ten years before turning to producing after discovering Charlotte Jones’s In Flame and since then has produced numerous times directly into the West End and Broadway. He has partnered with many notable theatres including the Almeida Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Royal Shakespeare Company, Lyric Hammersmith, Royal Court Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Bush Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and the National Theatre which has resulted in many successful transfers to the West End and Broadway. In 2010, alongside Nia and Nick, Matthew set up Playful Productions where he leads the development team in finding, commissioning and building new work to produce. The team works to build lasting relationships with writers, directors and actors at the peak of their careers, as well as discovering and supporting emerging talent. Matthew is a Trustee of the Bush Theatre and Sheffield Theatres and a member of the RADA Council. He was a producer of the Oscar nominated Universal/Working Title film Frost/Nixon and is an Executive Producer of the Netflix series The Crown, now in its third season, based on Peter Morgan’s The Audience. With the news that the vaccine is on its way, Matthew is optimistic that Playful will produce Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror And The Lightand Steven Moffat’s The Unfriend next year.

Paul Roseby OBE
Chief Exec and AD
National Youth Theatre GB

Paul Roseby OBE is the Chief Exec and AD National Youth Theatre GB @rosebyp www.paulroseby.co.uk Paul Roseby OBE is a broadcaster and CEO and Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. In over a decade at the helm of the world’s leading youth arts charity he has commissioned over 100 plays, pioneered the NYT REP Company, led a ground-breaking international cultural exchange programme and directed the London 2012 Team Welcome Ceremonies. In 2020 Paul has taken NYT's work to the 'virtual stage'; reaching over 10m audience members online, providing 17,000 interactive online opportunities for young people, 1,700 hours-worth of activity and over 300 paid freelance creative roles. Directing credits include:Handel & Hendrix, F* Off by Tatty Hennessy, Story of our Youth - a Diamond Anniversary Gala (Shaftesbury Theatre), Generation Sext for Sky Arts, Relish by James Graham, When Romeo Met Juliet for BBC2, Silence by Moira Buffini and Tom Stoppard’s abridgement of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at the Royal Opera House and the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing.  Paul was awarded an OBE in 2018 for services to drama and young people. https://www.nyt.org.uk/

UK SUMMIT 2020 PROGRAM:

2:30pm – 2:40pm London Time
Welcome and Opening Address from Summit Co-Chairs:
Amy Baker & Katherine Winston, Co-Founders, Winston Baker
Judith Chan, Executive Director, Media Banking, Coutts & Co.

2:40pm - 3:30pm London Time
Opening Panel:State of the Film & TV Industry
Hear from leading Film and Television Executives as they breakdown the economic trends and what it might mean for the industry’s current state and future. We will also look at the financial effects of COVID-19 on the Industry, what the new normal will look like both on set and for audiences, what trends in content we will expect to see over the next few years.
Panelists:
Dan Steinman, Co-President and COO, 30WEST
Cara Sheppard, Managing Director, Twickenham Studios
Mark Gill, CEO, Solstice Studios
Sara Curran, Founder, CEO, Tricycle Talent and Co-Founder, CEO of Tricycle Media
Simon Gillis, COO Film Division, See-Saw Films

3:30 – 4:00pm London Time
Fireside Chat with Zygi Kamasa, CEO, Marv Studios
Moderator: Andreas Wiseman, International Editor, Deadline

4:00pm – 5:00pm London Time
Keeping the Business Afloat; Covering Local, Global, Streaming and Theatrical
In this session we will look at the business of investing, funding and financing both in the UK and Internationally. We will hear from experts on the benefits of international partnerships in the current climate, what is next to come for the UK and Europe after Brexit, and how to navigate strategies and deals to make the relationship successful for both parties. We will also discuss how are we making films now, and what trends we can expect to see in distribution.
Moderator: Roeg Sutherland, Co-Head of the Media Finance department and Co-Head of the International Film Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Panelists: 
Stuart Ford, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AGC Studios
Cécile Gaget, President of International Production & Distribution, Anton
Thomas Benski, CEO, Pulse Films 
David Taghioff, CEO, Library Pictures International
Vincent Maraval CCO, Wild Bunch 

5:00pm- 5:30pm London Time
The Digital Landscape: What’s Next for Streaming?
Streaming has continuously evolved into a viable global business that now provides both revenues and exposure. What effect has COVID-19 had on the streaming industry? How has the pandemic changed content creation and distribution windows? How will streaming save the Film & TV Industry? This session will dive into the nuances of the evolving digital business.
Moderator: Lucinda Moorhead, Partner & Agent, Television Literary, UTA
Panelists:
Will Harrison, UK Managing Director, BritBox
Alex Sapot, Director, Original Series, Netflix
Sir Colin Callender CBE, Founder and CEO, PLAYGROUND

5:30pm – 6:00pm London Time
Fireside Chat with Akua Gyamfi, Founder, The British Blacklist
 A celebration of Industry Executives that have paved their way to success, overcame obstacles, how they got to where they are and what’s next.
Duane Jones – Founder and Global President, Renowned Films

6:00pm – 6:30pm London Time
The Cost of “Going Dark”, an Outlook on the State of Theatre
What is the realistic financial and creative effect of COVID-19 on the theatre industry? When are audiences going to feel comfortable stepping into a theatre auditorium again, and what measures can be put in place to speed up the process? Is the future of theatre reliant on the streaming and film industries? In this session we will discuss what is next for the theatre world, what can be done to help keep it alive, and whether it will ever be the way it was before.
Moderator: Neil Adleman, Partner, Harbottle & Lewis
Panelists:
Matthew Byam Shaw, Producer, Playful Productions
Eleanor Lloyd, Founder and Producer, Eleanor Lloyd Productions
Paul Roseby OBE, Chief Exec and AD National Youth Theatre GB

HOSTED BY:

Katherine Winston
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
WINSTON | BAKER

Katherine Winston has been at the forefront of event production, marketing and emerging trends for nearly twenty years. As co-founder and managing partner of WINSTON | BAKER, she oversees business operations, event production, marketing strategies, and new initiatives. In her previous role as Director of Marketing for RealD, she was in charge of creative advertising, supervised public relations, and organized event participation, product launches, and screenings. Prior to RealD, Winston was Senior Marketing Manager for GoTV Networks, where she was responsible for all aspects of marketing strategy and execution, including corporate and consumer marketing, web-to-mobile advertising, print, online, and experiential marketing, public relations, and managing brand partnership deals. Before GoTV, Winston was Conference Producer for Strategic Research Institute where she was responsible for producing high profile investment conferences for various sectors, including e-commerce, nanotech, defense & aerospace, biotech, law, real estate, and entertainment, among others. Winston earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with honors from the University of Washington and is a Phi Beta Kappa and National Association of Professional Women member. As a fervent advocate of entrepreneurialism, Winston is dedicated to connecting innovators with seasoned professionals who can fuel development and growth.

Amy Baker
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
WINSTON | BAKER

As Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WINSTON | BAKER, Amy Baker oversees the company’s global strategic planning, business development and vendor relationships. Amy Created and Co-Founded the FILM FINANCE FORUM® in 2008, which provides the leading series of events dedicated to bringing finance and entertainment executives together from around the world. Prior to establishing Winston/Baker, she successfully directed B2B and B2C business development efforts for over 10 years by leveraging innovative sponsorship methods to engage business professionals. At ALM, as Vice President of Business Development, she provided finance executives and marketers with targeted channels for reaching decision-makers within the legal, entertainment, healthcare and tech sectors. In her previous position, Director of Business Development at RPMC, she worked with entertainment, music, and sports companies, creating event marketing programs, travel incentive services, sweepstakes, and media promotions. Amy received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with honors from New York University. In 2018 Amy was honored to join the National Board of Advisors for the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

In support of the independent entertainment community, Winston Baker will be offering webinars for free or at highly discounted rates so that you can continue to acquire strategic knowledge and connect with industry leaders through these challenging times. Space will be limited so we can allow our attendees time for questions after each webinar when possible.