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Kris Thykier ››
Kris Thykier is the founder of the London based Peapie Films, established in the Summer of 2009. For the two years prior to this, Thykier led MARV Films with partner Matthew
Vaughn, where they produced Stardust the epic fairytale written and directed by Vaughn and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert DeNiro and Charlie Cox, a movie which grossed
over $140million at the worldwide box-office.
More recently Thykier produced KickAss, written and directed by Vaughn, based on Mark Millar's (Wanted) best-selling graphic
novel and staring Nicholas Cage, Mark Strong and Aaron Johnson: The Debt, a psychological spy thriller directed by John Madden, starring Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington
and Jessica Chastain; and Daniel Barber's Harry Brown starring Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer
Prior to MARV Films, Thykier was Vice Chairman of Freud Communications and
was chiefly responsible for the growth and development of Freuds' media and entertainment business, which eventually became the biggest of it's kind in Europe. Over fifteen
years in the agency, he was responsible for numerous film campaigns (including every picture produced by Working Title since Four Weddings and a Funeral as well as those directed
and produced by Vaughn), numerous large scale events and award shows (including BAFTAs and Live 8) and international campaigns, such as Make Poverty History and (RED). In
addition, Kris oversaw the representation of media companies such as Time Warner, Warner Music Group, Miramax, Working Title, BSkyB, Random House and corporate clients such
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Nick Jones ››
Nick Jones is founder of and major shareholder of Soho House UK Ltd, the company was launched in 1995 with the renowned Soho House London, following a chain of restaurants
called Over The Top. Using the full benefit of this experience Nick went on to adapt and hone Café Boheme in London's Old Compton Street.
Later, when the building above Café Boheme became available, Nick jumped at the chance to take it over and so Soho House was born. Soho House was founded as a private
members' club catering primarily for those involved in the film and TV industry and today is still a hub for creative types offering great food and drink in a comfortable,
relaxed setting, alongside a private cinema and function rooms.
The club's reputation for high standards and great service spread and as did Nick's footprints to include: Babington House spa in 1998; Electric House in Notting
Hill 2001; Soho House New York in 2003; High Road House Chiswick in 2006; Shoreditch House in 2007; Dean Street Townhouse in 2009; Soho House West Hollywood in March
2010, Shoreditch Rooms in April 2010, and most recently the group's first European outpost in Berlin (May 2010). With 18,000 members to date, the launch of Soho Beach
House Miami in autumn this year is much anticipated (2010).
Soho House group has also become known for hosting some unrivalled temporary satellite clubs as far flung as Miami Art Basle to the closer shores of Cannes and BAFTA film
Awards.
Nick has four children; two from his previous marriage, Tish and Ollie and Freya and Iona with his wife Kirsty Young. He divides his time between London,
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Claudia Winkleman ››
Recently confirmed as the presenter of BBC Film 2010, Claudia Winkleman is one of the most sought after television presenters working today. Earlier this year Claudia presented
the Golden Globes® and the Academy Awards® on Sky Movies Premier.She was also one of the main presenters on Comic Relief night teaming up with Jonathan Ross and she
hosted coverage of the BAFTAs from the red carpet for the BBC. Claudia is a regular contributor to The Independent and London's Evening Standard. She graduated from Cambridge
University with an MA Hons in History of Art. |
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Mark Dinning ››
Now the Editor of Empire for four years, Mark has enjoyed many misadventures over his decade in the film industry. He has survived a pub crawl with Richard Harris, worn silly
hats with Brad Pitt and, in one of his fondest memories, interviewed Angelina Jolie in hotpants (Angelina being the one in the hotpants, thankfully for everyone concerned).
His proudest moment at the helm of the biggest movie magazine in the world was recruiting Steven Spielberg to guest edit Empire's 20th Birthday Issue – a signing that
subsequently saw him rub shoulders with everyone from Jack Nicholson to the Governer Of California (or "The Guv") en route to the biggest selling issue in the magazine's
history.
On top of that, he has overseen seven consecutive ABC rises and won Editor Of The Year the last three years running at the British Society Of Magazine Editors Awards.
Previously, he has been the Editor of Total Film magazine, has written for everything from The Times to The Face and was also Showbiz Editor on Zoo magazine – eventually
getting fired from the latter over a beer in Soho House. |
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Andy Harries ››
Andy's career began as an award winning documentary maker for Arena, Omnibus, The South Bank Show and the Emmy nominated Africa for Channel 4 before moving into the world
of comedy and producing and directing Lenny Henry's feature film; Lenny: Live and Unleashed.
As Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Granada Television, Andy brought The Mrs Merton Show and The Royle Family to the small screen before becoming Controller of Drama, Comedy
and Film for Granada Productions where he was responsible for, amongst others, the award-wining series Cold Feet, The Forsyte Saga, Dr Zhivago, The Street and The Deal. |
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Duncan Heath ››
Duncan Heath was born in June 1946, and educated at Wrekin College until June 1964. He went on to study Law at the Inner Temple and traveled extensively throughout Australia,
India, Africa, Cambodia, and Vietnam from 1967-1969. Duncan joined Dorland Advertising from 1970-1971 and then left to work at the
William Morris Agency in 1971-1972.
He set up his own agency in 1973 and then sold Duncan Heath Associates to ICM Inc in 1984. Duncan Heath Associates merged with ICM London in 1991 and Duncan became the Chairman
of both companies.
In February 2002, Duncan was able to conduct a management buy-out of the agency from it's US parent ICM, giving the new company freedom to support its clients by developing
and producing their work. In 2007 the agency was re-branded Independent Talent Group Limited and is now the pre-eminent entertainment agency in Europe.
During the last
19 years, Duncan has focused on shaping his company into a leading agency, representing writers, directors, actors, presenters, producers and below the line talent. Independent
also has an extensive voice-over division. The company represents clients such as Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Sir Michael Caine, Steve Coogan, Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, Matthew
Vaughn, Sir Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Martin Campbell, Ian McKellan, Julien Fellowes and Alexa Chung to name just a few.
In 2003, he launched Independent Models,
recently re-branded Tess Management, signing clients such as Naomi Campbell, Elizabeth Hurley, Carmen Kass, Helena Christensen, Karen Elson, Lizzy and Georgia May Jagger, Erin
O'Connor and Iman along with new faces.
Independent Talent Brands, which is a joint venture with leading creative agency Saturday London, was launched in February 2009
to provide consultancy services to companies, advertising agencies and public relations firms, connecting these clients to the power of entertainment by offering clients celebrity
talent negotiation, product placement, celebrity dressing, music licensing and event management.
Duncan Heath is also member of BAFTA and he is actively involved in several
charity organisations, especially dog charities including the The Hope Sanctuary which he set up as a refuge for dogs in Barbados and Battersea Dogs Home. He is a Director of
Indian Motorcycles UK building classic cruiser bikes and a very keen ballroom dancer. |
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Andrew Roberts ››
Andrew Roberts is the Communications Director for Mercedes-Benz UK, part of Daimler AG - the company that invented the car. Since joining the company in January 2009 Roberts
has led several key initiatives to take the brand to new audiences using experiential and new media channels. This includes activating sponsorship of London Fashion Week, the
'Powered by Mercedes-Benz Live' motor sport day at Mercedes-Benz World and the development of an original 3D film of the new iconic SLS AMG sports car while being driven by
racing driver David Coulthard – a first for the automotive industry. He is also responsible for all media communications.
Prior to joining Mercedes-Benz UK Roberts spent eight years as part of the Global Brand Communications team at Land Rover leading all product and brand media communications.
The latter two years also included leading all Land Rover's experiential brand communications which included launching the concept Land Rover LRX to world's media, introducing
a Red Cross charity partnership to 18 markets and developing the physical representation of the brand at all events and exhibitions.
Although a keen observer of all things media related Roberts no longer has a facebook account (or belongs to any other social media sites). He is also a regular contributor
to GQ.com |
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Mandy Kean ››
As Head of Cinema UK for the Soho House Group, Mandy's portfolio is diverse with a range of exciting projects. In addition to programming the screenings at the members'
clubs and the Electric Cinema, Mandy is now involved with The Aubin Cinema, the Group's collaborative effort with Aubin & Wills. At the Kerry Film Festival in 2005, as
a judge of the animation short film strand, Mandy notably picked the winning Irish language short film, Backwards Boy - directed by Nora Twomey. This tip proved prophetic
as Nora went on to co-direct this year's Oscar nominated 'The Secret of Kells'. Besides working full time for the Soho House Group, Mandy is on the screening committee for
the British Independent Film Awards and a member of the Dingle Film Festival board. |
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Rebekah Gilbertson ››
Trained as a painter, Rebekah Gilbertson worked as a scenic painter at the Royal Opera House and later assisted photographers. In 1997, travelling to Zimbabwe with Raleigh
International, she was inspired to publish Handlines - a book endorsed by the Red Cross - which highlighted the plight of landmine victims. Awarded the Forum for the Future
Mackintosh Scholarship, in 1998, she produced a video diary of Martin Bell's life as an Independent MP and a radio documentary, The Journey Ahead, in association with Ginger
Productions. This was followed, in 2001, by a National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts Fellowship to produce two short films about sustainable development. In
2004, with a Sir John Terry Memorial Scholarship, she completed her MA in Film Production at the National Film and Television School, where she produced five short films. At
the school, Rebekah began work on her first feature film The Edge of Love. The film opened the International Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2008. Rebekah received the Women
in Film, Talkback Thames New Talent Award in December 2008. In 2010, she completed her second feature, Patagonia. Rebekah has joined the board of The Film Agency Wales, and
in early 2009 completed the Inside Pictures programme. |
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Josh Berger ››
Josh Berger is President & Managing Director of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, Ireland and Spain and is responsible for the business activities of the company in those
territories including Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. International Television, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
and Warner Bros. Consumer Products. A 20 year veteran of the studio, Josh is also a director of the UK Film Council, Filmbank and The Climate Group. He is a graduate of Harvard
University and an alumnus of Harvard Business School. |
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Amanda Posey ››
Amanda Posey is an Oscar-nominated producer whose credits include An Education, nominated for 3 Academy Awards and 8 Baftas; Fever Pitch the US remake, directed by the Farrelly
Brothers, starring Drew Barrymore; and the original UK Fever Pitch, starring Colin Firth. Amanda Posey, together with producing partner Finola Dwyer, are spearheading The Story
Works, a new & unique initiative for experienced writing talent, run together with top story editor Kate Leys & The Edinburgh International Film festival. |
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Finola Dwyer ››
Finola Dwyer is an Oscar-nominated and award-winning producer whose credits include Backbeat; Welcome to Woop Woop; The Lost Son; Me Without You; The Hamburg Cell; Stoned;
Tsunami: The Aftermath; and An Education, nominated for 3 Academy Awards (including Best Film) and 8 BAFTAs. Finola Dwyer, together with producing partner Amanda Posey, are
spearheading The Story Works, a new & unique initiative for experienced writing talent, run together with top story editor Kate Leys & The Edinburgh International Film
festival. |
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Mike Goodridge ››
Mike Goodridge is editor of Screen International and oversees all the brand’s products including daily news, reviews and box office site Screendaily.com, email weekly
Screen Weekly, brand new print monthly Screen International, European production database Screenbase and the print dailies at major festivals like Cannes, Berlin and Toronto.
He assumed the role of editor in Oct 2009 and moved to London in Jan 2010 after 12 years in Los Angeles as Screen’s US editor. There he was in charge of all US coverage and
was chief US film critic. He started at Screen in 1994 and started his career in 1990 at The Business Of Film. He has written on film for many publications including The Times,
The Evening Standard, The Independent and Sight & Sound and has a regular column in El Mundo’s prestigious El Cultural section in Spain. He published his first book Directing
in 2000. He is a member of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the London Film Critics Circle, FIPRESCI, BAFTA and the European
Film Academy.
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