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Mark Forstater - an American film, television and radio producer. His most popular productions are: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), The Silent Touch (1992) directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and the historical TV series by Jacek Bromski Polish Cuisine (1991-1993). Forstater was born in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the Temple University. He came to London in 1966, where he still lives. |
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Wojtek Pałys - Polish film producer recently involved with Monolith Films and Ealing Studios. He produced The Garden of Eden based on the book of Ernest Hemingway, directed by John Irvin. His romantic comedy Randka w ciemno (A Blind Date) and Wojna żeńsko-męska (A War of Women versus Men) were both box office hits in Poland. Pałys was also involved in the production of Three”, The House, and Columbus Day – a thriller with Val Kilmer that Pałys produced together with Kevin Spacey. Presently: co-producer of Vadim Perelman's picture The Songs of Names , starring Anthony Hopkins and Dustin Hofman. |
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Tom Tykwer - a German film director, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing Run Lola Run, Heaven and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. |
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James Spring - managing director of Ealing Studios. At the beginning of his career in the film industry he worked as a solicitor on a number of US Studio features such as In Love and War, Mortal Combat II and Lost in Space as well as a range of UK independent films. In Ealing Studios he has worked as executive producer on a long list of films, including I Want Candy, Easy Virtue, Dorian Gray, St.Trinian’s and recent releases Burke & Hare and From Time to Time. |
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Clare Wise - senior VP of Focus Features who targets production and acquisitions in all territories outside North America and the U.K. |
| Tony Noble - starting in commercials with directors like Ridley and Tony Scott, Hugh Hudson and Alan Parker, Tony has gone on to design and work on massive set builds for film and television, including space ships, forests, deserts and numerous streets and interiors from Victorian London to 20th Century New York. Strongly committed to fine detail and finish, Tony is keen to continue balancing feature film, tv and commercial work. |
| Ewa Skoczkowska - Polish set designer. Winner of an Emmy for Hindenburg: The Untold Story. Skoczkowska worked with Allan Starski on Spielberg's Schindler's List, Hackford's Proof of Life and Wajda's Korczak among many other Polish and international films. |
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Christine Rothe - Head of Production for the German studio Constantin Film. She was the executive producer of Tom Tykwer's Perfume and the movie Downfall nominated to the Academy Award. Also involved in big commercial productions of Three Musketeers and Resident Evil. |
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Christoph Becker - worked for magazines and newspapers such as Tempo, Die Woche, Die Zeit and TV format Schmidteinander, broadcasted by the WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk). He advised Universal Music, NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk), artist managements and is the Co-Owner and Founder of the music production company BASS in Hamburg. Together with Tim Renner, former CEO of Universal Music, he has written the book Kinder, der Tod ist gar nicht so schlimm / Death Is Not So Bad - On The Future Of The Music And Media Industry. Since 2005 he is Managing Director of Constantin Music GmbH, Constantin Music Verlag GmbH and Königskinder Music GmbH, which combine the music activities of Constantin Film AG for motion pictures and television. |
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Reinhold Heil - German composer music producer, keyboard player and singer. A former member of the music bands Spliff and The Nina Hagen Band. Just completed the NBC series Awake and is currently working with Tom Tykwer and the Wachowski brothers on their epic movie Cloud Atlas starring an incredible ensemble cast featuring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent and Hugh Grant and Susan Sarandon. |
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Julie Taymor - American director, an Oscar and Tony Award nominee. Her productions include musicals, Shakespeare’s plays, classic operas and films. Regarded as one of the most provocative and most imaginative directors and film creators of our time. Her latest work is a film adaptation of The Tempest, featuring Hellen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Djimon Hounsou and Ben Whishaw, and Elliot Goldenthal’s music. Taymor worked on the film together with three Oscar winners: Elliot Goldenthal, Sandy Powell and Françoise Bonnot. |
