Jenna-Louise Hawkins is an award-winning and BIFA-longlisted screenwriter. Her credits include Slick Films’ award-winning, BIFA-longlisted “What We Wished We Could Be” and Eldub Films’ award-winning “The Friend”. Her TV pilot “Daaé” - an adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s “The Phantom of the Opera” - was a winner in The Golden Script competition 2023 and was featured in the “Golden List” for the best unproduced screenplays of the year. Her produced work has been screened at industry-leading, Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying film festivals, including Rhode Island International, HollyShorts,Aesthetica, Lady Filmmakers, Raindance and LA’s WonderCon. Her commissioned feature film projects include the Candlelight Films/Maypole Production feature film “100 Mile House” and Nice Guy Pictures’ “El Niño”. She has been teaching screenwriting at Raindance Film School in London for four years. She has produced three music videos for Slick Films. Her directorial debut, “The First Silence”, on which she is also a credited writer, premiered at Raindance Film Festival in June 2026. Her work on “The First Silence” earned her next writer/director role on the forthcoming “Niki is a Grown-up”, which goes into production in September 2026. Jenna’s feature film debut as a writer/director, “The Hare Woman”, is part of Developing Room Films’ slate. Jenna loves telling character-driven stories which explore the relationship between characters’ internal and external worlds.

Justin Shevlin is a lecturer, screenwriter, director and producer with experience in both higher education and film production.  Currently, he is the head of International programs at ESRA Cote D'Azur, as well as being the Head of Admissions for all of the International Programs across the ESRA group.  ESRA International offers a state recognized Filmmaking Bachelor program in Paris and the Côte d'Azur, taught entirely in English, as well as an LFA program in Paris and one-year, summer programs and professional courses. Previously he was the Academic Director at the Raindance Film School in London (based at the Raindance International Film Festival) and was responsible for the academic design, development and management of all undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as being Senior Lecturer/ Module Leader for Acting, Screenwriting and Directing Pathways. He also managed the school's partnership with De Montfort University and successfully achieved OFS registration via the QAA external moderation process.  Prior to his academic career Justin was an actor for 20 years working for notable theatre and TV companies across the UK and internationally.

Josh Armstrong is an award-winning writer-director whose primary focus is genre fusion with themes of mental health. He has experience in commercial work, fiction, and non-fiction. Alongside experience in education for both HND and BA, he also runs a scriptwriting consultancy and a short film production company, as well as having two features and a series in the financing stage.