Daisy Gili - Director
Daisy is the principal founder of the London Film Academy. Daisy's production experience lies mainly in documentaries, various Channel 4 daytime TV productions and a number of short films.

Daisy has the film-making gene. She descends from a family of artists, writers and filmmakers. Her father, the late Jonathan Gili, was an outstanding film- maker in a class of his own who had the rare ability to portray a window onto peoples' lives and do it with interest, sincerity and without imposition.

Ian Beck - Writer
A prolific writer and illustrator, Ian has written over 100 books - and won several awards for his work including the Ownagata Prize in Japan and a Gold Award in the Best Toys Awards.

Ian has also just published his acclaimed novel The Secret History of Tom Trueheart, Boy Adventurer www.tomtrueheart.com for which the film rights are currently under negotiation.

There are two more novels planned in the series. Ian is also a talented illustrator having illustrated such iconic albums covers as Sir Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Anna MacDonald - Producer
Anna is a Joint Principal and a founder member of the LFA. She has been an Executive Producer of numerous short films produced by the LFA and she has been promoting the LFA productions at festivals and film events in the UK and across Europe. Anna also worked in publishing, design, public relations and marketing. Her work in this capacity includes: production and publicity of events at the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as Embassies in London and New York. Her publishing work has been recognised by Guardian Unlimited, The Times, Time Out, Crafts magazine, and The Evening Standard.

Dave Cray - Line Producer/ 1st AD
Dave has produced and been the 1st AD for the Super 16mm feature Waiting At The Gate. He is currently employed as 1st AD for the Hi-Def feature Lady Godiva, which is in production.

Dave has worked on a number of shorts in a production capacity including the Smirnoff award winning Take Me Back and written Godot Isn't Coming that was shown at the Oxford Documentary Festival, the Dublin Film Festival and shown on Propeller TV. Dave also runs his own Management Consultancy.

Jonathan Newman - Executive Producer
Jonathan Newman's career spans over 10 years working in film and television in both the UK and Los Angeles. He has directed and produced two feature films, television and commercials and numerous award winning short films.

He runs Serendipity Films from Ealing Film Studios and is also co-owner of Jinga Film Sales. Jonathan is a member of BAFTA and sits on the board of the Writers Copyright Association.

Shaun Moore - Production Designer
Winner of the Royal Television Society Design Award, principally a TV Production Designer, designing drama series (EastEnders), comedy series ('Allo'Allo), docu- dramas (The Real MacBeth), he has also worked in film (Rescuers Speaking) and theatre (Wizard of Oz).

Eva d’Arche
Ewa is a London-based fashion designer, who also acts as a consultant to high profile fashion designers. Her most prominent film credit as a designer is "The Last Emperor " directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. www.unidesigners.com