AFM Lighting Craft Award - Ros Hubbard
Over the last 25 years, Ros has been at the forefront of casting an impressive array of feature films and television programmes. She is extremely talented and dedicated – and a great ambassador and example for women in film.
ECOSSE Films Production Management Award - Barry Kimm
Barry has worked for the Producers Rights Agency for over 20 years. In her career she has advised many thousands of film and TV personnel on a range of rights and employment issues. Barry dispenses clear, practical advice, always with a view to providing producers with the most effective assistance.
TALKBACK Thames New Talent Award - Jocelyn Jee Esien
Jocelyn graduated from performing on The Lenny Henry Show and 3 Non-Blondes to writing her own sketch show, Little Miss Jocelyn. At only 27, Jocelyn is the first black woman, either here or in the US, to have her own sketch show on television.
SONY Pictures Television International Contribution to the Medium Award - Jane Featherstone
In the last few years, Jane has made a significant contribution to television drama, producing shows such as Spooks, Hustle, Life on Mars and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard. Creative, tenacious and committed, she is a hands-on producer with an eye both for detail and the big picture.
OLSWANG Business Award - April Chamberlain
April co-founded The Comedy Unit in Glasgow in 1995 with business partner Colin Gilbert and is currently its Joint Managing Director. Her astute business acumen and ability to get the best out of creative talent have enabled The Comedy Unit to become the leading comedy production company in Scotland, and one of the leading producers in the UK.
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UK Film Council Script Award - Abi Morgan
Abi’s work combines complex and engrossing storylines with powerful emotional intensity. Her work includes the multi-award winning Sex Traffic, Tsunami: The Aftermath and the recent adaptation of Brick Lane.
BBC News and Factual Award - Kim Longinotto
Arguably the best female documentary filmmaker in the country, Kim makes amazing films with huge heart. Sisters in Law, about pioneering women lawyers in Africa, got a standing ovation in Cannes in 2006. Her film ‘Divorce: Iranian Style’ made her name in 1998 and is still touring the Middle East.
FIVE creative Originality Award - Andrea Arnold
Andrea is an extraordinarily innovative and original filmmaker. Her short WASP won the Academy Award for Best Live Short, and her first feature, RED ROAD, won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2006.
ITV Achievement of the Year Award - Debra Hayward
As Head of Film at Working Title, Debra is probably one of the most influential and effective women in the UK film industry. She is largely responsible for developing and executive producing some of the most successful UK films of all time, including Elizabeth, Bridget Jones (1 and 2), and Pride and Prejudice.
WORKING Title Films Lifetime Achievement Award - Norma Heyman
Norma broke all the moulds, was the original working mum, and is a role model to many. The first British woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film, she has also won nominations from BAFTA, the American Film Institute and the British Independent Film Awards, and earlier this year received a special Lifetime Achievement Award to mark the 25th anniversary of the London Film Critics Circle, becoming the first woman producer to be honoured at those awards.
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