James is an award winning director, with accolades including Rose D’or for 'Secret Millionaire' and the Broadcast Press Guild Award for 'Drag Queen' Faking It. James pivoted from making docs for terrestrial TV to features in 2018 with his first documentary 'Organ Stops: Saving the King of Instruments' about a group of eccentric pipe organ enthusiasts saving instruments from closing churches. Screened at film and music festivals across the US and UK, it was bought and shown by the BBC on Christmas Eve 2022.
James Dawson
Serena Kennedy
Producer and co-founder of The Slate Works. Winner of the inaugural Grierson British Documentary Hero Award 2021, with several BAFTA and RTS award-winning productions under her belt and feature documentaries that have premiered at Sundance and Sheffield. .
Adam Wishart
Multi-award winning documentary maker. RTS Best Factual Director. ‘911: Inside the President’s War room’ nominated or awarded: BAFTA, EMMY, Rose D’Or, Broadcast. Previously Grierson, RTS and Bulldog Awards..
Annie Winn
Annie Winn is the founder of She Sells Socials Ltd, a social media management business specialising in the agricultural sector. With a decade of experience working within farming and rural industries, Annie helps agricultural businesses create, manage, and grow their digital presence through content creation, strategy, and engagement.
In 2025, she was shortlisted for Content Creator of the Year at the Farmers Guardian British Farming Awards 2025 - recognising her passion for the industry and talent for showcasing farming stories, whilst connecting rural businesses with their audiences. Since launching She Sells Socials, Annie has built a successful business supporting farmers and agri-businesses to maintain consistent, professional, and effective social media platforms, helping them tell their story online with authenticity and impact.
Her work combines a deep understanding of the farming industry with a passion for digital storytelling, making her a trusted partner for businesses looking to elevate their presence in the agricultural community.
Nicola Brown
Nicola specialises in environmental storytelling, documentaries, short-form production and creating impact. Her work includes the award-winning digital campaigns #OurBluePlanet and #OurFrozenPlanet that ran alongside BBC television series Blue Planet II and Frozen Planet II; Prince William's The Earthshot Prize; impact campaign #WildForAll in connection with Barack Obama's series Our Great National Parks on Netflix.
Nicola is continually looking to find ways to tell natural history and conservation focused stories through the ever changing landscape of social media. Striving to reach new audiences beyond the conservation 'echo-chamber' and to encourage important conversations and real world change.
Joanne Byron
A seasoned fundraising specialist, Jo began her career in the third sector working for Amnesty International. Operating at local, national, and international level, she has supported many charities and campaigning organisations to secure transformative funding and build sustainable partnerships.