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Key
Personnel
John
Goldsmith (Chairman) John
Goldsmith is an award winning producer and writer with over thirty years of
screen credits to his name that include such highly acclaimed productions as David
Copperfield, The Old Curiosity Shop
and Great Expectations for the BBC
as well as the feature films Agnes Brown
(directed by Anjelica Huston) and Paradise
Found (starring Kiefer Sutherland);
Coming Home and Nancherrow and
classic ‘70s television series The
Protectors, The Professionals and
The Return of The Saint. Recently
John wrote and produced the hugely successful Victoria
and Albert in 2001 which was nominated for “Best Mini Series” at both
the 2002 Bannf International TV Festival and the 2002 Broadcast Awards and
penned the recently released The Gospel
of St. John. John has won and been
nominated for many other awards during his career, including a Daytime Emmy
for The Island on Bird Street,
(Winner Best Picture in Category) a silver award at the New York International
Film Festival for Mrs Livingstone I
Presume and 1st prize, “Feature Live Action” at the Chicago
International Festival of Children’s Films for Danny
Champion of the World. John is also a former chairman of the Writer's Guild. Crispin
Manson (Production Director) Crispin
studied Business and Communication Arts at the University of West Florida,
Pensacola before attending Mountview Drama School in London where he gained a
diploma in acting and began his career as an actor.
He starred in a number of feature films including Only Darkness,
Craven Place, Jack of Diamonds and Requiem. Whilst
continuing to work as an actor he moved into production co-producing the short
film Soldiers Leap starring Rupert Graves, Edward Hardwicke and Billy
Boyd. In
1997 Crispin co founded Splendid Films with Jon Kirby and has since produced
four feature films. Jon
Kirby (Production Director) Jon
Kirby has worked in the film and television industry since graduating from
King Alfred’s college Winchester with a degree in Theatre and Television
studies in 1991. Working initially in post-production for London facilities
house TVP he moved on to work for Barrie Hinchliffe Productions before teaming
up with Crispin Manson and co founding Splendid Films. Prior
to his feature film work Jon had made programmes for a diverse range of
corporate and broadcast clients including The Design Council, BBC Top Gear
Motorsport, Sony and HMSO Books. His credits include pop promos, corporate and
broadcast documentaries seen across an international audience. He is also a
member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain. Stephen
Evans (Adviser to the Board) Stephen is a highly respected UK film producer. He has produced 13 feature films and brings exceptional experience to the project. The films he has produced have received 11 Academy Award nominations including 2 Oscar wins for The Madness of King George and Wings of a Dove. Stephen began his career in the City and was a member of the London Stock Exchange from 1973 until 1994. In
1989 he founded Renaissance Films and produced the acclaimed movies Henry V,
Peter’s Friends and Much Ado About Nothing. From 1994, Stephen took
sole charge of Renaissance and cemented his position at the forefront of UK film
production with a string of hits, including The Madness of King George, Wings
of the Dove and The Luzhin Defence. Recently, Stephen was Executive
Producer of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (directed by George Clooney),
The Safety of Objects (starring Glenn Close), the recently released The
Reckoning (with Willem Defoe) and The Mother (in Cannes Director’s
Fortnight 2003). Most recently he was Executive Producer of Dear Frankie
(starring Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler) which was well received at Un
Certain Regard in Cannes 2004, part of the Cannes Film Festival.
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