Festival Team
Darren Henderson
(Festival Co-Founder
& Director)
Film production company director, casting director, actor, make up artist, script editor and martial arts instructor
Anna Kumacheva
(Festival Co-Founder, Producer & Coordinator)
Award-winning filmmaker, PhD Candidate in Film, Lancaster University film tutor, ex-judge at Edinburgh Short Film Festival, coordinator at a number of international festivals
Matt Panesh
(Events Coordinator)
Award winning performer and founder of the Morecambe Fringe and Poetry Festivals; Artistic Director of the West End Playhouse.
Paul Bruce
(Advisory Board)
Founder and director of Edinburgh Short Film Festival, film curator, writer, award-winning filmmaker and a visiting lecturer.
Lina Yordanova
(PR and Press Manager)
Media and Cultural Studies Masters student at Lancaster University with a background in film.
James Scowcroft
(Video Content Creator)
MA in Film, Lancaster University Management School Marketing Coordinator, and co-founder of Wayward Production House.
Ethan Ward
(Video Content Creator)
Film Studies student at Lancaster University, PQA Film tutor, aspiring writer and filmmaker.
Katie Hatt
(Video Content Creator)
Film & Theatre student at Lancaster University. Aspiring filmmaker and editor, with an array of experience within the Arts industry.
Alessandro Repetti
(Selection Committee)
Filmmaker, Film Lecturer. Member of BFI Network and BAFTA Crew London.
Alessandra Squarzon
(Selection Committee)
Head of Post-Production and Creative Director at ReWild Africa. Producer, director, DOP and editor.
Anthony Povah
(Selection Committee)
Award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter and script consultant.
Charlotte Vacková
(Selection Committee)
Award-winning film director, producer, University film lecturer, and absolute cinephile.
Simon Price
(Selection Committee)
Independent Film Director & Producer. Location Scout and Assistant Manager for HETV productions in Scotland.
Sarah Cassidy
(Selection Committee)
Lecturer in screenwriting, story analyst and award-winning screenwriter.
Amrish Shah
(Selection Committee)
Executive Producer & Founder @RedKimono, Partner Pitchmyproject.com
Zoe Crombie
(Selection Committee)
Film critic and Associate Lecturer in Film Studies at Lancaster University.
Luke Shilliam
(Pre-selector)
Film Studies student at Lancaster University, aspiring writer and filmmaker.
Daniel Beeley
(Pre-selector)
Film student at Lancaster University with experience in camera, sound and editing. Looking to specialise in editing within the industry.
Felicia Chu
(Pre-selector)
Joint honours Film & Theatre student with a keen interest in acting, documentaries and screen combat.
Callum Gunning
(Pre-selector)
Screenwriter, film student and budding filmmaker with wide-spanning experience in television production.