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Monday 23rd April 2007
9.30am

Confirmed speakers include:

Amma Asante
Amma started her career as a child actress, starring in Grange Hill, Desmond's and Birds of a Feather before leaving acting behind for a move into screenwriting. She wrote and produced two series of the urban drama Brothers and Sisters before making her directorial debut on the award-winning A Way of Life. In 2005 she picked up the Bafta for Special Achievement in a Debut Film, along with the Grand Jury and FIPRESCI awards for Best Feature Film at the Miami International Film Festival.

Charles Steel
Charles trained in film production at the Royal College of Art in London. On graduation he set up Tapson Steel Films where he produced his first feature, Amy Foster, starring Ian McKellan and Rachel Weisz. Charles then teamed up with Cowboy Films to produce Goodbye Charlie Bright, and has recently finished The Last King of Scotland for which he won a Bafta for Best British Film. Charles has recently taken over the running of Cowboy Films which will focus on feature films and television drama.

Peter Carlton
Peter is the Senior Commissioning Executive for Film4, tasked with developing and financing smart, distinctive, contemporary films with a strong screenplay and directorial vision. He has executive produced numerous films, including the award-winning Me and You and Everyone We Know, as well as Dead Man's Shoes and This is England, both directed by Shane Meadows. His latest project, Straightheads, has just finished production.

Peter Kosminsky
Peter has directed some of the biggest names in Hollywood - including Michelle Pfeiffer and Renee Zellweger in White Oleander - but his TV dramas have drawn the most praise. He picked up eight awards for his 1999 drama Warriors before The Government Inspector propelled him to national prominence, winning two Baftas in the process. Peter is currently finishing work on Britz, a two-part film about Muslim life under anti-terror legislation, as well as directing a forthcoming Channel 4 drama exploring the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.

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