Writer: Colin Elves
Colin is a writer and cinematographer. As a writer his work has been long listed at the BBC Writer’s room and he was a finalist with the Film Daily Screenwriting competition. He was DOP on the BAFTA and BIFA nominated documentary ‘The Hard Stop’.
Writer: Ben Hogan
Ben was winner of The Sitcom Mission, with ‘Do it Yourself, Episode 1: Explosion’ and BBC Writer’s room long listed with ‘Unteechable’ and ‘Jellyfish’. His work for TV Drama also includes ‘As If’ Co-Storyline creative for Series 1 of the 24x30min Carnival Films/Ch4 teenage drama series.
Director: Jo Lewis
Jo is a member of Cinesisters and Film Fatales and is an alumni of BAFTA CREW x BFI NETWORK (director). Jo has just completed a documentary #sugarwater (55mins) following the first ever performance of a Deaf and disabled led theatre company (Graeae) at the National Theatre following a play written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child). Her short film Whisper, described by critics as ‘..a short in the mould of Trainspotting and The Basketball Diaries..’ premiered in Paris at PAMA (Winner Best Actress), and has screened at BAFTA qualifying film festivals all over the world. Jo has over 20 years experience in film and tv production working on films by Mike Leigh, Andrea Arnold and Ridley Scott and promos with Madonna and Lynne Ramsay.
Nicola’s latest feature ‘Pin Cushion’ opened Critics Week at the 2017 Venice Film Festival, directed by Deborah Haywood and starring Joanna Scanlon. The film has been nominated for three BIFA awards. For two consecutive years Nicola has been nominated for Best Cinematography in a Documentary by the Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts (Australian BAFTA) awards. She also worked on the 2006 Academy Award nominated short ‘The Saviour’.
Michael Lewin is an original content creative with over 15 years’ experience as a commissioner, filmmaker, producer, advertising creative, writer and editor. As Commissioner at NOWNESS, he leads on branded content creative for the likes of MINI, Versace, Audi and Nike, develops new series, and commissions flagship editorial series like In Residence and Endurance Test.
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