The day is packed with debate and discussion from an A-list roll-call of some of the UK’s leading film experts across production, sales and distribution, finance and media law

There are just a couple of days left to book your place at Screen Summit: Building on the UK’s Global Success, taking place on Tuesday, 30 September at BFI South Bank.

The latest speakers to join the expert line-up are: Charles Auty of Elevate Production Finance, Sarah Gooding of financial management platform Centtrip and Luke Carey of London-based media law firm Lee & Thompson, who will take part in a panel called ’Ask The Experts: Follow The Money’ to discuss how producers can optimise the value of their productions.

The day-long event is packed with high-profile industry experts, who will debate how the UK indie film sector can consolidate and amplify its success in the global market.

The progamme includes a keynote from BFI chief executive Ben Roberts, followed by panels on:

• The Trailblazers
• Future of UK Public Funding
• Ask The Experts: Follow The Money
• A Changing Model
• Spotlight on Studios
• The Disrupters
• The Big Picture

There will also be a networking drinks reception at the end of the day’s sessions.

The line-up of high-profile industry experts includes:

John Friedberg, president, international at Black Bear, Kezia Williams, managing director for the UK and Ireland at Universal Pictures International (UPI), Zygi Kamasa, founder and CEO of True Brit Entertainment, Gabrielle Stewart, CEO of HanWay Films, David Garrett, CEO of Mister Smith Entertainment, Vanessa Saal, executive consultant & UK lead at Paris’ based mk2 Films, Hera Pictures’ Liza Marshall, See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning, Ed Guiney from Element Pictures, Film Soho’s Kate Phibbs, Garden Studios’ Debbie Adler, Great Point Studios’ Gerwyn Evans, BBC Film director Eva Yates, Film4 interim director Farhana Bhula and the BFI Filmmaking Fund’s Mia Bays, Sarah Brocklehurst of Brock Media, Andy Paterson of Virtual Circle and Helen Simmons of Erebus Pictures.

Click here to find out more about the programme.

Visit here to find out more about the event.Screen Summit 2025 event partners are Centtrip, Elevate Finance, Film Soho, Garden Studios, Great Point Studios, Strike Media and the UK Global Screen Fund.

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