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Derek Griffith MBE

Derek has enjoyed a long and successful career with TV appearances on many familiar dramas including Coronation Street, Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness, Holby City and Casualty. On stage,he’s featured in many productions including The Mousetrap, Driving Miss Daisy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lucky Man, Twelfth Night for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon and the Government Inspector at the Manchester Royal Exchange. His feature films have included Run for your wife, Gallowwalkers and Fierce Creatures.

David Cawley

Director of Photography

After graduation from Art School David found his way into experimental video and production wherehe pursued his passion for composition, light and movement. Several years later he got his first 2nd unit cinematography role on The Insatiable Moon, a feature film shot in New Zealand. On his return he began shooting commercials, promos, shorts and documentary. Today he continues with his passion and uses it predominately in narrative films.

Rowena Bentley

June

Rowena Bentley is an actress, known for Eat the Rich, Winterskin and The House of Violent Desire.
Since covering a Post Graduate Acting course in 2013, Rowena Bentley’s acting career has gone from strength to strength. Rowena has vast experience covering Stage, Feature Films, Commercials,Television, Internet, Stills Photography, Music Videos, Idents, Voice Overs and Short Films.

Writer

Steve Langridge

Steve is the Hampshire based writer of screenplays that have been shortlisted by the BBC Writer’s Room, The Script Factory and Euroscript development schemes, as well as being selected twice as a finalist in the Shepperton Screenwriting Festival, Screenwriting Goldmine awards and winning the London International Screenwriting competition in 2020. He has co-written and produced an award-winning short film and feature documentary and has also had two screenplays selected by leading script consultancy, Industrial Scripts for their ‘Talent Connector’ scheme. Steve also works as an assistant producer on documentaries for broadcasters that include MTV and CBS and was recently credited as 2ndUnit Director on the Jim Sheridan documentary series, ‘Murder at the Cottage’, for Sky Studios

A.D Cooper

Director

A.D. Cooper is an award-winning writer and director based in West London. From an advertising copywriting background, she started directing in 2010 and her short films have been selected at film festivals around the world. She's also presented her stage plays on London fringe theaters, published a couple of joke books, and written articles on women's rugby and film making.

Gillian Tully

Producer

Gillian has been involved in the acting profession since 1991 and whilst living out in Australia in the 90’s she ran the lighting and sound department for various theatre productions in Sydney.
As well as treading the boards, Gillian has worked in various roles within the film production cycle covering Location Management, Assistant Producer, Production Manager and Co-Producer and Runner and makes a great cup of tea!
In 2015, Gillian set up FILM EXPO SOUTH and after successful exhibitions and many seminars, Gillian is now focusing her time on the Film Offices for Dorset and Hampshire, working closely with the local filmmakers, the local communities, Universities and Councils.
Gillian is currently working with various Film Offices on new initiatives to help connect local creatives obtain work in the industry.