Nicole Ansari Cox is an award winning actor, director, writer and producer. Nicole’s career spans many different cultures in Europe and North America, working with directors such as Stephen Soderbergh in Side effects to Trevor Nunn in the Westend and on Broadway. Most recently she wrapped the US Biopic “ Wind of Change”  and “Glenrothan”, directed by Brian Cox,. She has been a Judge for the Socially relevant Film festival in NYC, the Women of the world festival in London and for the International Emmys.

Olly Richards has been a film critic and  journalist for almost 20 years. Outlets he has worked for includes The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Telegraph, Time Out, GQ and NME. He regularly reviews for Empire and has interviewed all the greats, from Cate Blanchett to Lin Manuel Miranda, Bill Murray to Viola Davis. He also has a copy writing career that has seen him work with Apple, HBO and 20th Century Fox among others.

Jill Robertson cut her teeth on films such as Trainspotting ans Saving Grace and now excels in directing television. She has Grantchester, Pennyworth, The Diplomant and Ludwig among her credits.

CARL AUSTIN is an American film and television writer best known for writing the UK feature films PROVOKED (starring Miranda Richardson and Robbie Coltrane) and SHOOT ON SIGHT (starring Brian Cox and Greta Scacchi). His television work includes episodes of ITV’s THE BILL and RTE’s long-running drama series FAIR CITY, as well as developing 18th century crime drama WELCOME TO HELL for RedTed Media. He currently resides in Dublin.

Desiree Burch is an American writer, comedian and actor based in London. Her comedy credits include ‘Taskmaster’, ‘The Horne Section TV Show’, ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘The Last Leg’, ‘The Mash Report’, ‘Live at the BBC’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order’, ‘Soho Theatre Live’ and ‘Backstage with Katherine Ryan’. She has also been seen on Netflix in ‘The Sandman’, ‘A Castle for Christmas’, ‘Master of None’, ‘Flinch’, and is the voice of ‘Too Hot to Handle’. 

Audio enthusiasts may know her from Radio 4 shows ‘The News Quiz’, ‘The Now Show’, ‘Loose Ends’, and ‘Nature Table’, and podcasts like ‘The Guilty Feminist’, ‘You’re Dead to Me’, ‘Films to Be Buried With’, ‘Evil Genius’, ‘Off Menu’, ‘The Adam Buxton Podcast,’ ‘My Mate Bought a Toaster’, and ‘Welcome to Night Vale’.

Corrie is an agent and producer based in Kent. With over 20 years in talent management, she represents a diverse roster of entertainment talent including BAFTA and Olivier Award winning actors, writers and variety performers. Producing credits include sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival, Sydney Opera House, New Zealand Comedy Festival and Cape Town Fringe. She has also worked as a consultant for clients including Channel 4, Fremantle Media and Cirque du Soleil. 

Rosanna is a producer with a career across the British film industry for the past 20 years with roles at Teashop Productions, Working Title Films and Blueprint Pictures. She is a founder of Five by Five Films, a company championing bold, original films from distinctive emerging filmmakers.

Five by Five's debut feature, THE CONFESSION, was released in early 2026. Its next feature, GRO(CERIES), a dark horror-comedy, is slated to shoot in early 2027. 

Kaye Ashfield is an award-winning actress and writer. She's best known for playing Liz in Shaun of the Dead and has the most phenomenal career spanning nearly 30 years in the industry. She is soon to be seen in Lazarus and wrote and created Born to Kill for Channel 4 and Man in Room 301 amongst others.