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 parent 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.

Sonia is a Polish-British producer, HETV Production Coordinator and talent agent based in Bristol. Her TV credits include Sex Education (Netflix), Industry (BBC/HBO), His Dark Materials (BBC/HBO) and Wolf Hall (BBC). As a producer, her films include award-winning documentary Rave On for the Avon ('joyous' — The Guardian), horror short Hungry Joe and Tor Lewa. In 2025 she founded Powerhouse Talent Management, a Bristol-based agency for grassroots creatives.

Steven Coombe is a Director at Burnside Chartered Accountants and a board member and adviser to Bristol's creative sector including Bristol Creative Industries, Slapstick Festival and Encounters.

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Indonesian film programmer, researcher, and writer exploring screen culture.

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Cult film lover.

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Editor/ VFX Editor. Credits include Under the Skin & Rocketman.

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Assitant Professor, Writer, Film Critic, P.h.D Research scholar.

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Senior editor and digital content specialist.

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Bethan is a Welsh Producer working in commercials, documentary, and shorts.

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Director, animator and game artist in Bristol, who loves storytelling.

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Bristol-based cinematographer/photographer - with a love for folk horror!

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Chen is a writer/director based in Edinburgh, she loves being a selector!

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Black Italian filmmaker and programmer.

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Constantinos is a programmer and artist based between Athens and London.

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Irish Development Producer and Script Editor.

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A Screenwriter, Film Curator, and Helpless Cinephile based in Mumbai.

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Founder & Director of Horror in Seconds festival and media platform.

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Award Winning Stop-motion Filmmaker.

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Edward Smyth is a Filmmaker (The Golden Squacco Heron) & Film Programmer.

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Ella is an early-career scriptwriter and film critic.

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Curator/film critic specialising in Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav cinema.

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Film lover; short films prove vision beats scale.

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Grace Edwards is a comedy writer, programmer, and script reader.

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Filmmaker with debut NZ feature, SMOKY, on the festival circuit.

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James is an emerging film festival programmer and executive producer.

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Bristol-based Filmmaker/Camera Crew.

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Bristol-born film enthusiast, with a background in the charitable sector.

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Award-winning animator and lecturer at the Bristol Academy of Media.

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Horror-focused writer and filmmaker, co-founder of Kaveman Productions.

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PRIFF UK Submissions Coordinator Lead. Curation of unique indie films.

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I'm a Bristol based film and TV professional, working in the art department.

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A film programmer who enjoys helping create more inclusive spaces in film.

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Film Studies graduate and animation enthusiast.

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Telling authentic stories on screen as a powerful tool to change the world.

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Cinema lover who dreams of becoming a Film Festival Programmer.

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Director, screenwriter, and film selector for international festivals.

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Colombian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and curator.

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Lebanese film director, producer, editor, programmer, and researcher.

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Writer, Director, BAFTA Cymru-Nominated Producer.

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Nick is a film industry analyst with a passion for screen storytelling.

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Oli’s an award winning actor & screenwriter with a love of all things film.

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TV Director & AP from Cardiff, with a passion for producing music videos.

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Editor ❤️ 🎬 IMDb

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2D freelance animator based in Bristol.

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Film Festival Selector, TV Producer-Director and Live Events Curator.

Freelance film programmer based in the midlands.

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Stop motion animator and filmmaker.

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A long-time doodler and short-film watcher.

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Film Curator, Distributor & Cultural Events Manager.

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