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Simone Smith (she/her)

Glasgow-born filmmaker Simone Smith is a Screen International Rising Star whose work has been described by BFI Sight and Sound as “surreal poetry.” Her short RED won the BAFTA New Talent Award, THE RINSING was broadcast on Channel 4’s Random Acts, and SLAP was BAFTA-nominated. Her latest film, THE MÖBIUS TRIP, backed by BFI/Short Circuit, won 15 awards and has screened at 50+ festivals worldwide, including BFI London, London Short Film Festival, Edinburgh International, Cinequest, Beyond Fest, L’Étrange, and Encounters. She has two features in development with Screen Scotland: OH, VIRGINIA! and UNTIL SHE BLEEDS. 

@simone_moon_girl

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Wendy Griffin

Wendy has many years experience as a line producer working on films such as Andrea Arnold’s Red Road, Annie Griffin’s Festival, David Mackenzie’s You Instead, Paddy Considine’s Journeyman, Iain Morris’s The Festival, Ben Sharrock’s Limbo and Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun.
She has produced documentaries including the award winning music documentary Big Gold Dream and the sequel Teenage Superstars, and The Lynda Myles Project documentaries with Mark Cousins and Susan Kemp. She was co producer on Netflix hit Calibre, Stephen Frears’ The Lost King, Charlotte Colbert’s She Will and Bafta winning prehistoric horror film Out of Darkness. Through her production company, Selkie, Wendy produced The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in collaboration with National Theatre of Scotland.
More recently Wendy was a producer on the family feature Grow through Sky TV, and was co producer on Sister Midnight which shot in Mumbai and premiered in Cannes and was nominated for BIFA, Bafta and Skyarts award. She was also co producer on the upcoming features Extra Geography and The Incomer, both of which premiered at Sundance 26. Selkie is currently developing projects with talent such as Andrea Gibb, Aisling Walsh, Kefi Chadwick, Shaun Hughes and Kieran Evans.

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Tom Kimberley

Tom is a BIFA-nominated producer with experience across international sales, financing and production. His projects have been backed by BBC Film, Film4, Screen Scotland, BFI and Film London, and have screened at Cannes and Berlin. He is developing a slate of ambitious features through his company, Hey Stranger Pictures.

@thisistomkimberley

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Marc Rossi

Mark spent over a decade working as an Assistant Director on productions ranging from studio tent-poles to indie productions. In 2022 he left the floor to join Krysty Wilson-Cairn’s GREAT COMPANY ENTERTAINMENT. Since then he has been quietly developing a carefully curated slate across both film and television working alongside production partners including Universal, 42 Productions, A24 and Luckychap. 

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