Awards - Independent Panel
Our Independent Film Panel is made up of some of the finest names in film-making and the supporting industries. The panel represents film professionals from around the world. Every key area of film making is represented, from Actors to Technicians, to Casting Directors to the leading Talent Agencies in the business. Our Independent Panel will judge both Monthly (Best Movie - over 10 minutes; Best Movie - over 5 minutes and Best Movie - under 5 minutes) and our Annual Awards. Some may even be looking for the star of tomorrow to work on their next project, could it be you?
ACTORS
Morgan Freeman (US)
Derek Jacobi (UK)
Alan Rickman (UK)
Geraldine James (UK)
Charles Dance (UK)
Jane Horrocks (UK)
Stefano Accorsi (Italy)
Claudia Gerini (Italy)
Sabrina Impacciatore (Italy)
Max Von Sydow (Sweden)
Kabir Bedi (India)
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Richard Attenborough (UK): Gandhi, Cry Freedom, A Bridge Too Far
DIRECTORS
Suzie Templeton (UK): Academy Award Winner and BAFTA Winner, Short Films
David Yates (UK): Harry Potter (Half Blood Prince, Order of the Phoenix)
Charles Sturridge (UK): Shackleton, Longitude, Brideshead Revisited
Chris Palmer (UK): Award Winning Commercials Director
Paul Marcus (UK): Emmy Award Winner, The Roman Mysteries, Prime Suspect
Peter MacDonald (UK): Rambo III, Mo’ Money , Legionnaire
Aisling Walsh (Ireland): Songs for a Raggy Boy, Damage, Fingersmith
Oliver Paulus (Switzerland): When The Right One Comes Along
Jindra Markus (Holland): Wilde Harten
Marjane Satrapi (Iran/France): Persepolis
Nabil Ayouch (France/Morroco): Whatever Lola Wants
Catherine Brelet (Sweden): Documentary Film Maker
Dev Benegal (India): Split Wide Open, English August
Katia Lund (Brazil): City of God, All the Invisible Children, Palace II
Stephen Hopkins (US): The Reaping, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, 24
Charles Shyer (US): Alfie, Father of the Bride, Baby Boom
Kevin Lima (US): 102 Dalmations, A Goofy Trap, Tarzan
PRODUCERS/EXEC PRODUCERS/CO-PRODUCERS
Paul Hitchcock (UK): Mission Impossible (1&2), Phantom of the Opera
John Dark (UK): Shirley Valentine, Stepping Out, The Land that Time Forgot
David Barron (UK): Harry Potter(s), Othello, Hamlet
Terry Clegg (UK): Out of Africa, Gorillas in the Mist, The Jackal
Jan Harlan (UK): Eyes Wide Shut, The Shining, A.I.
Iain Smith (UK): The Fifth Element, Children of Men, Cold Mountain
Mark Shivas (UK): Hideous Kinky, The Claim, Jude
Callum McDougall (UK): Casino Royale, Die Another Day, The Beach
Alan Marshall (UK): Midnight Express, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers
Steve Abbot (UK): A Fish Called Wanda, Brassed Off, Blame it on the Bellboy
Phil Hobbs (UK): Full Metal Jacket
Paul Knight (UK): Stanley's Dragon, Murder in Mind, The Bombmaker
Adam Goodman (UK): Eragon
Graham Benson (UK): Queen of Hearts, The Dawning, Ruth Rendell Mysteries
David Collins (Ireland): True North, Asylum, I Went Down
Tristan Lynch (Ireland): Song for a Raggy Boy, Small Engine Repair, Damage
Denise O’Dell (Spain): Sahara, Kingdom of Heaven, Sexy Beast
Odd Hynnekleiv (Norway): Kamilla og tyven II, The Revolutionary II
Ruth Baumgarten (Germany): Byron, A Respectable Trade, Ghost Watch
Miki Emmerich (Germany): Plan 17
Ray Thompson (Aus/NZ): The Tribe
Charles Hannah (Aus/NZ): The World’s Fastest Indian
David Wicht (South Africa): Goodbye Bafana, The Breed, Slipstream
Zakaria Alaoui (Morocco): Home of the Brave
Larry Franco (US): Batman Begins, The Hulk, Sleepy Hollow
Lloyd Levin (US): Boogie Nights, United 93, Hellboy
Rose Ganguzza (US): The Broken Code, The Guitar, Buy It Now
Ken Hyman (US): The Dirty Dozen, Lolita, The Hill
Lori McCreary (US): 10 Items or Less, The Feast of Love, Under Suspicion
Paul Zaentz (US): Goya’s Ghosts, Full Grown Men, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Mary Jane Skalski (US): The Station Agent, Mysterious Skin, The Visitor
Gary Kurtz (US): Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back
Pierre Spengler (US): Superman (I, II, III)
TALENT AGENCIES
Independent Talent Group (Formerly ICM London) (UK)
Curtis Brown (UK)
Linda Seifert (UK)
Casarotto & Ramsay (UK)
Brown and Simcocks (UK)
Dench Arnold (UK)
Roger Carey Associates (UK)
Blake Freidmann (UK)
AIM & John Redway and Associates (UK)
Troika (UK)
Ken McReddie Ltd (UK)
Hatton McEwan (UK)
Conway van Gelder Grant (UK)
A.R.G (UK)
Media Art Management (Spain), Jesus Ciorda
24H7 Eventual (Spain)
Maka & Co (Spain)
Rasufilm (Spain)
Laltraporta (Spain)
ACADEMY AWARD WINNING TECHNICIANS
Guillermo Navarro (Mexico): Director of Photography
Stuart Craig (UK): Production Designer
John Bloom (UK): Editor
Brian Johnson (UK): Special FX
John Richardson (UK) Special FX
Simon Kaye (UK): Sound
Yvonne Blake (UK): Costume Designer
Lindy Hemming (UK): Costume Designer
Gabriella Pescucci (Italy): Costume Designer
Bhanu Athaiya (India): Costume Designer
COMPANIES AND FILM ORGANISATIONS
Michael O’Sullivan (UK): Senior Vice President, Paramount
Keith Richardson (UK): Controller of Drama, ITV Yorkshire
Colin Brown (UK): UK Film Commissioner
Clare Wise (UK): Universal Pictures International
David Webb (UK): Director and General Manager, Kodak, UK, Ireland and South Africa
David Lawley (UK): Indigo Films
Paul Sheilds (UK): Indigo Films
Kathryn Jacob (UK): Pearl and Dean
Martin Hammond (UK): Media Consultant
Guillaume Rose (Monaco): Publicite Editions Manifestations SBM
Claire Breuvart (Monaco): Director, Forum Cinema and Literature
Christophe Vidal (France): Natixis Coficine
Thierry Collard (France): Director of Esra, Nice Allied Film
Rodrigo Ruiz (Spain): Managing Director, Technicolor, Spain
Enrique Posner (Spain): President, 6 Sales, Spain
Luis Jimenez (Spain): Deloitte, Partner, Head of Media Division
Solomon Castiel (Spain): Director, Malaga Film Festival
Mikel Olaciregui (Spain): Director, San Sebastian Film Festival
Tedy Villalba (Spain): VP Producations Antena 3 Television and Producer Ensueno Films (A3)
Nour-Eddine Sail (Morocco): Director of CCM (Moroccan Cinema Centre)
Cathy Payne (Aus/NZ): Chief Executive, Southern Star Distribution
Jo Horsburgh (Aus/NZ): Controller of Drama, Network Nine, Australia
Trish Lake (Aus/NZ): Producer and President, Screen Producers Association of Australia
Richard Fletcher (Aus/NZ): President of SPADA (Screen Producers and Directors association of New Zealand)
Mark Bamford (Aus/NZ): Partner, TressCox and Maddocks
Sandra Levy (Aus/NZ): Director of AFTRS
Marion Edwards (US): President, International Television, 20th Century Fox
Damon Lane (US): Next Wednesday Productions
CASTING DIRECTORS
Priscilla John (UK)
Lucinda Syson (UK)
Julia Crampsie (UK)
Celestia Fox (UK)
Jane Deitch (UK)
Glenn Bexfield (UK)
Susie Figgis (UK)
Irene Lamb (UK)
Debbie McWilliams (UK)
Marilyn Johnson (UK)
Laura Scott (UK)
Malcolm Drury (UK)
Angela Grosvenor (UK)
Michelle Guish (UK)
Patsy Pollock (UK)
Andy Pryor (UK)
Camilla-Valentine Isola (Spain)
Francesco Vedovati (Italy)
Juliette Menager (France)
Uma da Cunha (India)
WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS
Quentin Falk (UK)
Martyn Palmer (UK)
Terence Doyle (UK) - British Film Magazine
Wendy Mitchell (UK) - Screen International
Jean-Pierre Lavoignat (France)
Gunnar Rehlin (Sweden)
Vibeke Johnsen (Norway)
João Antunes (Portugal)
José de Matos-Cruz (Portugal)
Filipe Lopes (Portugal)
Silvia Bizio (Italy)
Madelyn Most (US)
ALLIED FILM SPECIALISTS AND DIGNITARIES
Christiane Kubrick (UK)
Sir Sidney Samuelson (UK)
Tim Angel (UK)
Mike Fraser (UK)
Malcolm Cochran (UK)
Les Tomkins (UK): Production Designer
Roger Pratt (UK): Director of Photography
Javier Aguirresarobe (Spain): Director of Photography
Xavier Gimenez (Spain) Director of Photography
Lucette Legot (France): Goya’s Ghosts
Peter Levy (Aus/NZ): Director of Photography
Yoshitaka Amano (Japan): Animator, Final Fantasy
Yangshu (China): Director of Photography
SCREENWRITERS AND NOVELISTS
Roy Clarke (UK)
Zoe Valdes (France)
Amanda Sthers (France)
Ray Thompson (Aus/NZ)
Katia Lund (Brazil)
Ian Sutherland (Canada)
Christopher Hampton (UK, Portugal)
Anthony Frewin (UK)
Jeffrey Robinson (US)
Danny P. Depp (US)
COMPOSERS
Nick Bicat (UK)
James Radford (UK)
Jose Nieto (Spain)
ARTISTS
Mannix Flynn (Ireland)
Aurelia Thierree (France)