advisors

Simon Perry – after 10 years as an independent producer (credits include Michael Radford’s ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE, NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR and WHITE MISCHIEF), Simon Perry was head of the UK’s national film agency, British Screen Finance, 1991-2000.  Notable successes included Neil Jordan’s THE CRYING GAME, Sally Potter’s ORLANDO, Mike Leigh’s NAKED, Milcho Manchevski’s BEFORE THE RAIN, Marleen Gorris’ ANTONIA’S LINE, Ken Loach’s LAND AND FREEDOM, Peter Howitt’s SLIDING DOORS, Danis Tanovic’s NO MAN’S LAND and Gurinder Chadha’s BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM.  He then ran the Irish Film Board, 2006-2010.  Successes there included John Carney’s ONCE, Lenny Abrahamson’s GARAGE, Lance Daly’s KISSES and John Michael McDonagh’s THE GUARD.  During 2015-2016 he was head of international production at Film i Väst in Sweden, the largest regional fund in Scandinavia.  Films for which he was responsible there include Tomasz Wasilewski’s UNITED STATES OF LOVE and Juho Kuosmanen’s THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI.  He is president of ACE Producers, the Amsterdam-based provider of advanced producer-training.