UK Crew
Graham Fowler | Cinematographer
After beginning his career as post boy at Shepperton Studios, Graham Fowler moved up through the ranks to 1st assistant director, the into cinematography, beginning with short movies and promo videos. Subsequently, he formed GF Films, his own production company in the heart of Soho London, and was commissioned to light and direct TV commercials, shorts and documentaries, for which he won several notable awards.
In 2000, Fowler was director of photography on the feature film SW9, a gritty hard-hitting film shot entirely on location in Brixton – a feat in itself! In recent years, he has been involved in many productions as director and director of photography, mainly shooting in Kenya, the Middle East and Far East, and winning numerous awards for his work. Graham co-produced, and was director of photography, on Run For Your Wife with Ray Cooney.
John Luton | Director, Editor
John Luton entered the film industry in distribution in Warner Bros. London office. He moved to the production side as assistant cameraman, then assistant film editor, subsequently moving up to editor, then supervising editor in charge of post-production at major London production companies. Luton edited over 1,000 commercials, including 26 New York/Venice/Cannes award winners. He also directed commercials and corporate films for blue chip companies, and wrote many of the scripts.
John created and scripted the top-rated drama series Trick or Cheat for Norwegian TV. He wrote the original screenplay for the feature film Dead Man Running, starring Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer and Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, and co-directed the film version of his smash hit stage play Run For Your Wife with Ray Cooney.
John authored the thriller, Psycho-Analyzed: How Hitchcock Tricked The World. He is a long-standing awards voting member of BAFTA and a member of the Editing Chapter
Lewis Horsley | Photographer
Horsley is a Hampshire photographer and member of The Guild of Photographers whose work has appeared on BBC, ITV Meridian and other local news agencies. Lewis is forever learning new ways to take and process photographs.
Verity Wislocki | Post Production Consultant
With over 15 years’ experience in film and TV, Verity has worked on features directed by Tim Burton, Alfonso Cuarón, Terry Gilliam, Terry George, Anthony Minghella and Yorgos Lanthimos.
Verity is now on a mission to produce excellent stories by bringing together a network of established filmmakers with fresh, diverse, emerging talent. Verity is a fearless Producer who seeks out intelligent stories and inspiring creative talent. Ahead of establishing Wislocki Films, Verity line produced feature film Photo Finish and a number of short films including Dad, which won several awards internationally and a nomination at the Sundance Film Festival.
She recently produced critically-acclaimed award-winning feature documentary Another News Story (Charlie Phillips called it ‘a brilliant film’!) which has now appeared in over 30 film festivals worldwide, had a limited theatrical release and is now being sold to TV broadcasters. Verity has just made it onto the long list as Breakthrough Producer at the BIFAs.
Robbie Deffense | Photographer
An Irish-Spanish filmmaker, Robbie earned a BA in Film, Theatre & Television from the University of Reading. Besides his experience ranging from short fiction films to music video, he has also produced content for a multi-award winning London start-up.
Giacomo Cannata |Videographer
Cannata is a highly experienced senior photographer and videographer who is comfortable directing, editing and applying all post-production effects to studio and locationbased still and video shoots.
Italy Crew
Marco Ballerini | Director, Editor, Drone Pilot
Marco Ballerini is an Italian director and project manager who studied cinema and theatre at the University of Bologna, and New York School for Film and Television.
At a young age, Ballerini began working as an assistant for feature films, television commercials and music videos. He produced and directed documentaries for several UN agencies, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and worked as a communication and media expert for exhibitions and festivals.
Marco was involved in film productions of Maurizio DeAngelis, Beta Taurus, Mediterranean Film, PFA Film, Fandango, Veradia Film, TPI, EP Productions, Nido del Cuculo, Paolo Ruffini, Ciak 2000. He is proud to have learned from and worked with Beatrice Banfi, historical assistant of director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Michelangelo Antonioni and Wim Wenders.
Most recently, Ballerini has been cameraman, editor and director for films, music videos, commercials, web series and corporates or several Italian productions, and project managing for the AICS of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Francesco Bravi | Camera, Editor
Francesco is the Founder of Melpomene Video Productions which specializes in making outdoor videos. Their main services range from the documentation of sports and extreme adventures to the promotion of the events, up to the creation of film products. Melpomene operates throughout the Italian and European territory and is part of a community of professionals, including experts in digital marketing, screenwriters, audio-visual technicians, actors and directors.
Melpomene produces cultural, scientific and popular documentaries of various lengths
Daniele Pisani | Set Photographer
Daniele was drawn to communication through images and music since childhood. Daniele earned a master’s degree in History, Critics and Movie Production Management at the University of Florence.
Daniele is an independent consultant working on music, art and photography projects.
Lorenzo Maiani | Voiceover Engineer
Lorenzo Maiani began studying the piano at a young age, and earned a diploma in Theory and Solfeggio at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. Later he studied Composition and graduated from the University of Florence’s Art, Music & Entertainment academy in Musical Dramaturgy.
In 2005 and 2006 Maiani studied film and music composition Los Angeles. Now back in Italy, he combines his classical training with the new digital platform in his songwriting and composition, as well as his record production work for TV, film and media.
US Crew
Robert Campbell | Director of Photography, Editor
With over thirty years experience in the television and film industry, Robert has created numerous award-winning programs, commercials and documentaries for broadcast and the web.
Campbell is the recipient of two Emmy awards, four Emmy nominations, and various other industry awards. The recent short feature, Einar, for which Campbell was the director of photography, won Best Short at the 2017 Scandinavian International Film Festival and the Silver Award at the 2018 New York International Film Festival.
Most recently, Campbell has been a director of photography and MoVi operator for The Sacred Science, a new documentary series on herbalism.
Susanne Meyer-Fitzsimmons | Writer, Coordinator
Susanne is an award-winning author, blogger and speaker on living holistically and sustainably, with a special interest in holistic health and the healing mechanism.
Erin Clark | Set Photographer
Erin Clark’s passion for creating prompted her to study fine art at The State University of New York at Purchase, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Art, and at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, where she completed a Master of Fine Art. Influenced by the picturesque surroundings of the places she has lived, including upstate New York, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Kenya, Africa, she has gained an intuitive understanding of form, a passion for color, and a unique vision which inspires the commercial artwork she creates for numerous international and virtual venues.