COURTENEY TAN

Bio

Courteney is a writer/director of British & Malaysian ancestry. She recently took part in The Last Conker’s ‘The Big Short’ development programme and BFI NETWORK South East’s Development Programme.

In 2020 she directed her first short CAPTURE which is currently in the middle of festival submissions. Her next short LONGING was awarded BFI NETWORK funding and was shot in August 2022, starring Kae Alexander.

Currently working on

She is currently working on a feature in development with Ella Street Productions.

JACK THOMAS O’BRIEN

Bio

Jack has been working at Sixteen Films for the past eight years, and now works as a producer at the company. Within the last year he has taken an associate producer credit on Cristian Carion’s MY SON, featuring James McAvoy and Claire Foy, and worked on Ken Loach’s latest film THE OLD OAK.

He is producing three short films that will complete this year, which follow another short from 2020, STAYING (AROS MAE), supported by Ffilm Cyrmu Wales. Previous to that, he was assistant producer on Ken Loach’s last feature film SORRY WE MISSED YOU, as well as working on I, DANIEL BLAKE and the documentary VERSUS: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF KEN LOACH.

Currently working on

Producing Laura Carriera’s debut feature, titled ON FALLING. Currently in post on SOFT FACTS and PYLON, as well as another independent short LA CRESIMA by Alesandro Luchetti & Manuela Lazic. Jack has another four projects in development: SALVAGE, written by Tessa Hoffee and supported by the BFI; CATHERINE also written by Laura Carriera and supported by Film4; CERI, written by Zillah Bowes and supported by Ffilm Cymru, and in development at LIM; and finally THE LISTENER, written by Miles Mantle and to be directed by Sean Ellis. Additionally, he has a TV series in development through the Midpoint Institute, written by Simon Coss and to be directed by Georgis Grigorakis.

Writer-director

Wrote and directed BFI NETWORKfunded short PILLOW CHOCOLATE

Based in: South East

Contact: captidmas@outlook.com

Charlie Tidmas

Bio

Charlie is a trans writer-director. He is an alumnus of the BFI Film Academy. He studied MA Screenwriting at MetFilm School in London and achieved the first Distinction in the school’s history; his graduation feature film script placed in a range of international competitions including the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. Charlie works as a script reader for the BBC and British Film Institute. He has written and directed three short films about transmasculine identities and is currently developing longer format projects. Charlie is a BAFTA Connect member and has previously been a BAFTA Mentee, BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew member and BFI NETWORK weekender.

Currently working on

Charlie is currently wrapping up post-production on his BFI NETWORK short film and another for Creative Estuary, both of which will be looking to go to festivals in 2023. He is in early development on a feature film project and a television series, both addressing notions of trans masculinities, as well as collaborating on further shorts with other filmmakers.

Producer

Produced the BFI NETWORK-funded short CUPPA CHAI & co-produced LONGING

Based in: London

Contact: kelly@dyzygo.com

Kelly Wong

Bio

Kelly currently works in development at DNA Films & TV (TRAINSPOTTING, EX MACHINA, NEVER LET ME GO) working across film and TV on projects for BBC, Film4, and FX. Previously, in 2020, Kelly was selected for the BFI Creative Producers Lab, and in the past year produced three BFI NETWORK short films with emerging filmmakers.

Writer-director

Wrote and directed the BFI NETWORKfunded short JIM

Based in: Hertfordshire Contact: tomyoung179@googlemail.com