Our patrons don’t just lend their name to the festival, they actively connect us with industry at a very high level.
And like you and us, they are also fans of great screenwriting and are committed to a vibrant, diverse and successful industry.
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Gub Neal – Producer
Credits include Prime Suspect, Queer As Folk, Cracker, The Fall
Gub is an award-winning producer who headed up the drama departments at both Channel 4 and Granada, and won an Emmy for Prime Suspect.
Barbara Machin – Screenwriter, Showrunner
Credits include Waking The Dead, The Bill
Barbara Machin is the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning screenwriter who created BBC One’s worldwide-selling hit series Waking The Dead.
Karol Griffiths – Script Editor, Supervisor
Credits include How I Met Your Mother, Friends; author of The Art of Script Editing
Karol Griffiths is a successful script editor, best-selling author and development consultant with over twenty years' experience in film and TV.
Iain Smith – Producer
Credits include: Wanted, The Fountain, The Fifth Element
Iain is an established and award winning international film producer with a credit list as long as your arm!
John Yorke – MD | Angel Station
Credits include Wolf Hall, Shameless, Life On Mars, EastEnders
John is author of Into the Woods and a drama producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of storytelling. He also executive produced Wolf Hall.
