London Film School Director and former journalist and Film Producer.

Cynthia is a Talent Agent at Curtis Brown representing a diverse range of screenwriters and directors across film and television, with a focus on distinctive storytelling and the long-term development of internationally recognised creative talent.

A Bristol-based film executive and regular festival-goer, he has spent almost 20 years working at the intersection of cinema, culture and global audiences.

Iria is an award-winning filmmaker and creative producer passionate about stories that create impact and the people and businesses bringing them to screen. She currently works at the BFI as the International Business Development Coordinator at the UK Global Screen Fund.

Jimmy Hay is a filmmaker and academic, who currently leads the Department of Film and Television at the University of Bristol.

Creative Director at Bristol based animation studio, A Productions. Joanna has worked in the animation industry for over 19 years, both as an animator and director.

Award winning producer and founder of Bristol based Early Day Films.

Kate Devlin has been working in the television industry for over 25 years. She has worked for a very wide range of indies across production and development, and for several years now has held a number of senior roles, including Creative Director at Boom and Commissioning Editor at Channel 4.

Katie is founder of Festival Formula, one of the leading agencies specialising in festival strategy for short films, working with filmmakers and festivals worldwide.

Producer and Head of Film and TV at Riff Raff Entertainment, the production company founded by Ben Jackson and Jude Law.

Originally from Leeds, Laurence Boyce relocated to Estonia in 2010 and has more than two decades of experience in the short film world and is currently the Head of Programme (Live Action) POFF Shorts - the short film element of the A List Black Nights Film Festival - as well as being an established film journalist.

Multi-award-winning director and Head of the Aardman Academy, with a career built on nurturing animation talent across the UK and beyond.

Nida Manzoor is a writer/director best known for creating BAFTA-winning TV show "We Are Lady Parts" for Channel 4/Peacock as well as her BIFA-winning debut feature "Polite Society" for Working Title/Focus Features.

Noel is a collaborative producer working across short and long form filmmaking, education and creative, branded and corporate content. He has worked at both Watershed and BFI (where he ran the BFI Future Film Festival for 12 years) supporting the careers of hundreds of emerging young filmmakers, and as a relatively new dad is exploring parent-centric and patent friendly filmmaking projects.

Rowan Woods is a curator and film and TV executive working across the UK, Europe and North America.

Ruth is a Bristol-based funding specialist with 20 years' experience supporting impactful projects across charities, universities and the cultural sector.