The Film Team leads the delivery of the UK Film Skills Strategy A Bigger Future, developed jointly with the UK film industry and the UK Film Council. By working closely with the industry and through training and education providers, we aim to attract and retain the brightest and the best talent to the UK film industry, ensuring the supply of skills meets the demands of industry to remain sustainable and competitive.

Neil Peplow - Director of Film
Neil is charged with overall responsibility for driving forward and delivering A Bigger Future - The UK Film Skills Strategy, the training and skills initiative between Skillset and the UK Film Council.
t. 0207 713 9800
e-mail: tbc

Rachael Duke - Film Fund Manager
Rachael manages the Film Skills Fund, including assessing and recommending applications for grants.She works closely with the Director of Film to ensure the successful delivery of A Bigger Future.
t. 0207 713 9859
e-mail: rachaeld@skillset.org

Sarah Trigg - Film Fund Co-ordinator
Sarah co-ordinates the Film Skills Fund, including assessing applications for grants. She works closely with the Film Fund Manager to deliver the aims of A Bigger Future. She is the first point of contact for all organisations applying to the Film Skills Fund.
t. 0207 713 9858
e-mail: saraht@skillset.org

Stephanie Akinyelure - Film Fund Contracts Co-ordinator
Stephanie co-ordinates contracts for the Film Skills Fund. Once a grant decision has been made, she is the first point of contact for all contracts and grant offers. She works with organisations to ensure the contracting process is as smooth as possible and continues to support organisations throughout the duration of their contract.
t. 020 713 98857
e-mail: stephaniea@skillset.org

Hal Sinden - Film Fund and Bursaries Administrator
Hal is the first point of contact for general enquiries about the Film Fund and administrates the Fund. Hal is also the Screen Bursary Administrator. Individuals looking for grants in order to undertake training should contact Hal for advice and guidance.
t. 020 7713 9888
e-mail: hals@skillset.org

Lesley Lipscombe - Skillset Film Trainee Network Co-ordinator
Lesley co-ordinates the Film Trainee Network.
t. 0207 713 9856
e-mail: lesleyl@skillset.org

John Lee - Monitoring & Evaluation Co-ordinator
John is responsible for monitoring and evaluating everything that we fund and deliver under A Bigger Future. He is responsible for reporting to the UK Film Council on Skillset's achievements.Please contact him if you would like any help or advice about monitoring and evaluating your project.
t. 0207 713 9860
e-mail: johnl@skillset.org

Kristen Platt - Skills Investment Fund (SIF) Co-ordinator
Kristen co-ordinates the collection of the Skills Investment Fund, a skills levy on UK film production that contributes towards training. She is the first point of contact for information on the SIF.
t. 0207 713 9862
email: kristenp@skillset.org

Helen North - Screen Academy Manager (Maternity leave)
This part-time role provides development support for the individual screen academies and the Network as a whole to achieve the objectives outlined in the film skills strategy.  This includes working with Standards, Qualifications and Approvals Team to license the Academies.
t. 0207 713 9843
e-mail: helenn@skillset.org

Susan Kennedy - HR & Training Consultant
As part of A Bigger Future Susan offers a free Human Resources (HR) and Training consultancy service to all sectors in the Film industry with the aim of helping companies design an HR and Training strategy to enable them to be more effective with their business and resources.
e-mail: susank@skillset.org

Dan Simmons - Film Campaigns Manager
(based within the Communications team)
Dan's role is to develop, plan and execute integrated communications campaigns to promote the successes of A Bigger Future (the UK Film Skills Strategy), to raise the profile of Skillset's work with and for the UK film industry, and to improve understanding, involvement and support for its activities.
t: 020 7713 9814
e-mail: dans@skillset.org

Susanna Vaughan - Film Campaigns Co-ordinator
(based within the Communications team)
Susanna works with and supports the Film Campaigns Manager to deliver a range of communications and network activities and is the first point of contact in relation to queries around Skillset's Screen Academy Network.
t: 020 7713 9872
e-mail: susannav@skillset.org

For all careers enquiries call the Skillset Careers Helpline on 08080 300 900 (England and Northern Ireland), 0808 100 8094 (Scotland) or 0800 0121 815 (Wales).