Embedded Files
Beatrice Neumann
Head of Skills & Public Engagement
SCREEN YORKSHIRE
Beatrice is Head of Skills and Industry Engagement at Screen Yorkshire managing key training initiatives, including the Yorkshire Screen Diversity Programme (formerly Beyond Brontës), Screen Crafts and Digital Skills Bootcamp, and Connected Campus, while nurturing vital relationships across the wider screen industries. She spearheads the Yorkshire delivery for Screen Alliance North (SAN) — the BFI Skills Cluster for the North of England—working in close partnership with North East Screen, Screen Manchester, and the Liverpool Film Office.
Previously, Beatrice worked in film acquisitions for sales and distribution and was a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. Her credits include Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love, and the Oscar-winning The Cove.
Jordan Hogg
Drama Director
Jordan is a BAFTA & RTS winning drama director with a disability (cerebral palsy) and is based in Scarborough. Jordan directed BBC1's groundbreaking drama, multi RTS winning, Ralph & Katie – the first drama to feature 2 learning disabled lead actors, a project seen as pioneering for inclusive TV. Jordan is a multi BAFTA award winner receiving awards in 2018 and 2020 with a BAFTA BREAKTHROUGH award for his work on Ackley Bridge as well RTS BEST INCLUSIVE PRACTICE & SPECIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION for his work on Ralph & Katie
Eleanor Hodson
Intimacy Co-ordinator, Videographer & Youth Engagement & Programme Co-ordinator
LEEDS YOUNG FILM
Eleanor Hodson is a UK-based Intimacy Co-ordinator working across film and television, with credits including Amazon series A Series of Light, and multiple short films.
She is also Youth Engagement and Programme Coordinator at Leeds Young Film, programming short films for Leeds Young Film Festival, INDIs Film Festival and other Leeds Young Film year round initiatives, and supporting the BFI Film Academy in Leeds and Bradford.
Martha Cattell
Film Programmer, Environmental Sustainability Researcher & Co-Director
SCARBOROUGH FILM FESTIVAL
Martha is an artist and freelance film curator based in Scarborough with particular interest in artists' moving image and films that explore environmental tensions. She is Co-Director and Co-Founder of Scarborough Film Festival and works as a programmer for several festivals including Leeds International Film Festival and Aesthetica Film Festival in York.
scarboroughfilmfestival@gmail.com
https://www.scarboroughfilmfestival.co.uk/
Jamie Saye
Executive Director & Co-Founder
SAIL
Jamie has a robust background in technical and production management, starting as a sound engineer then Technical Manager for Opera North and touring internationally with bands, working in theatre and the education sector before steering SAIL’s ship (pun intended).
In 2018, his passion for environmental sustainability and the creative industry sparked the creation of SAIL in 2022. Jamie’s superpowers? Business management, crafting technical solutions, and guiding individuals and organisations towards sustainable practices. Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn, or email Jamie@wearesail.org
Elizabeth Boag
Actor, Film Producer & Co-Director
SCARBOROUGH FILM FESTIVAL
Elizabeth is a stage and screen actress based in North Yorkshire, working across the UK, the US and Europe. In 2005 Elizabeth was selected to perform in the inaugural Old Vic New Voices 24 hour plays and continues to specialise in collaborating on new writing. She has worked extensively with Sir Alan Ayckbourn, premiering his new plays in the UK and the US.
Elizabeth also has 20 years' experience working as a corporate actor and facilitator helping international clients improve all aspects of communication and is an advanced level executive life and career coach.
Elizabeth is a founding director of Scarborough Film Festival and film producer.
scarboroughfilmfestival@gmail.com
James Pierechod
Non-Executive Director & Shareholder
TUNGSTEN
James Pierechod is a veteran creative technologist and AI Marketing Consultant with over 25 years of experience in creative engineering, visual technology, and AI expertise. James' impressive portfolio includes collaborations with major brands such as Arla, LG, Hertz, LV, Emirates, BOXT, Quorn, Aldi, JD x Nike, and FIFA.
Specialising in transforming complex marketing workflows into comprehensible and visually engaging processes, James has worked at the intersection of CGI, virtual production, and AI technologies for decades. His expertise spans agency growth consultancy, content strategy, GTM strategies, AI consultancy, visual and video SEO, and long-term production strategies.
Richard Askew
Managing Director
ASKEW BROOKS
Richard is the Managing Director of Scarborough based software development, web and search agency, Askew Brook. He started out as a programmer, leading a development team that delivered websites and systems for public and private sector clients.
He’s also taught web design at the University of Hull, speaks at conferences and was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Scarborough Business Awards.
He volunteers as Yorkshire, The Humber and North East as policy representative for the Federation of Small Businesses and has represented small businesses from local Government to Number 10 Downing Street.
Nick Granville-Fall
Founder
IDEOSOUND
Nick is a freelance audio specialist with a Graphic Design background and over 13 years of audio experience working in sound design, bespoke music and audio post for dynamic content from his acoustically treated audio studio in Scarborough. He set up Ideosound in 2015, working remotely with big and small clients via studios and agencies. Select clients include Sony, Lego, Adidas, Reebok, Hugo Boss, BBC Children In Need, The British Film Institute, Google, Puma, The V&A and Formula 1.
Abigail Baldwin
Co-Founder
BUTTERCRUMBLE
Abigail (born in the sunny seaside town of Scarborough) co-founded Buttercrumble with her twin sister, Chloe. Today she helps to solve problems and create stories with the aid of graphic design and illustration.
She is a speaker and advocate for the creative industry, sharing her thoughts across the UK and beyond. Abigail has also been quoted in The Telegraph, Modern Work and Forbes.
Simon Benson
Insurance Broker
JM GLENDINNING NORTH YORKSHIRE
Simon has worked in commercial insurance brokering for over 40 years, becoming Director of CP Bennet Ltd, an established family-run Bridlington-based insurance firm which was recently acquired by the JMG Group. Simon continues to grow the business as part of the JMG Group based in Wykeham, on the outskirts of Scarborough, retaining their distinct client-first ethos and family-run feel.
Josh Renyard
Skills Coordinator
SCREEN YORKSHIRE
Josh delivers training programmes for Screen Yorkshire which are designed to up-skill Yorkshire's screen talent and connect new entrants to industry experts, helping to shape the film, TV and screen workforce for the future. An advocate for boosting inclusion and accessibility in the creative industries, Josh brings his background working in factual TV to support trainee development and help facilitate trainees taking their first steps in a screen career.
josh@screenyorkshire.co.uk
Manon Euler
Head Of
FILM HUB NORTH
Manon joined Film Hub North in 2023, to lead on the hub’s strategic direction and develop opportunities for the Northern Exhibition sector. Prior to this, she managed Major Programmes, a programming initiative celebrating independent cinema across the UK, led by Film Hub Midlands.
Manon also worked on Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Marketplace, as the Marketplace Producer. She coordinated Open City Doc's 2019 Assembly Lab, a development opportunity for emerging non-fiction filmmakers, and worked for Nordic Short and Documentary Film Festival Nordisk Panorama. Between 2019 and 2022, Manon was also on Glasgow Short Film Festival selection committee.
manon@filmhubnorth.org.uk
Nora Murphy
Creative Skills Manager
SHOWROOM
Talent Producer
FILM HUB NORTH
Passionate about inclusivity in TV and film, Nora holds several roles where she is responsible for nurturing new talent, script development, and overseeing the production process from ideation to post-production and distribution. These include Creative Skills Manager at the Showroom cinema in Sheffield where she manages the BFI Film Academy short and residential Specialist courses; Talent Producer for Film Hub North and Project Manager for the Showroom Young Programmers group.
nora@filmhubnorth.org.uk
Zoe Naylor
Partner
REEL SOLUTIONS
A partner in Reel Solutions since 2011, Zoe has worked in film in London and Scarborough where she grew up, for nearly 40 years both in cinemas and for organisations including the Independent Cinema Office where she supported regional independent cinemas. As Tours Manager at the British Film Institute Zoe curated and distributed the BFI's touring film programmes across the UK. She took the big screen to rural locations throughout North Yorkshire with the project Screenwaves which included the UK’s first hydro-powered film screenings on a remote island in the middle of the River Derwent. Zoe has run and managed BFI Film Academies in Leeds, Bradford, Scarborough and Chester where she created the first Academy to focus on immersive filmmaking.
Debbie Maturi
Director
LEEDS YOUNG FILM
Debbie is the Festival Director for INDIs Film Fest and Leeds Young Film Festival. She is passionate about connecting children & young people with powerful storytelling, both as audiences and filmmakers and has worked for over 25 years to make a diverse range of opportunities in film accessible and inclusive.
These include year-round screening events and initiatives such as BFI Film Academy Short Courses for filmmakers, the VR Cinema project and creative learning programmes both inside and outside of school
Stephen Joseph Theatre
The Stephen Joseph Theatre is an independent theatre and cinema based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Their famous theatre-in-the-round, which was the first of its kind in the world, is housed in a beautifully-restored 1930s Odeon cinema.
Their vision is to create and host bold, relevant and surprising theatre and cinema that inspires and entertains. As one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations, their work is made possible by National Lottery players, and as such, in return they continually strive to ensure that their home is a space which supports the local community, organisations and projects such as Coast to Credits.
Culture provokes interest and lets imagination run wild. Sharing experiences and stories helps build communities. Collaboration builds a compassionate and engaged society.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre believe their role is to give everyone the opportunity to discover and celebrate their own creativity and that of others.
Thank you for your continued support of us and making projects like Coast to Credits possible.
Eat Me Café & Social
14 years ago, Eat Me created somewhere they knew we would love to visit for good food and shenanigans. They have what we want - an eclectic mix of British & Asian with a hint of so much more. A local independant cafe restaurant, still in the heart of the town but also in the heart of the Stephen Joseph Theatre.
Huge thanks to the Eat Me Café & Social team for providing us with a delicious lunch halfway through Coast to Credits.
07445475328
Report abuse