Our Team

As our HR Officer, Hanna is responsible for the implementation and management of our HR administration and the coordination of critical processes, activities and events. Hanna enjoys watching musicals, and does so quite regularly, while singing along at the top of her lungs. Her enthusiasm is contagious! She likes spending her evenings in theatres or watching stand-up comedy in one of the London’s basements.

Josh organises our wide range of short courses and is the first point of contact for any questions or requests relating to them. He has a Masters in Contemporary Film Culture with a particular interest in the relationship between memory and cinema.

Daisy is from a family of artists, writers and filmmakers, and grew up spending as much time as possible in cinemas, cutting rooms and dubbingtheatres. Although a maths graduate, Daisy decided not to pursue a career in numbers but to enter the film & TV industry. She finds that her grounding in mathematical thought, which combines form and pattern with logic, has enhanced her own approach to filmmaking.

After working for four years in production on a series for Channel 4, then briefly on Richard Eyre’s film 'Iris', Daisy decided to return to beinga student, this time of filmmaking. Unable to find a course that met her expectations, Daisy co-founded the LFA with Anna MacDonald. In addition to co-running the LFA, Daisy has produced and directed three short films, including 'The Summer House' (starring Robert Pattinson and Talulah Riley).

As Vice Principal, Simon works closely with the Joint Principals, to ensure LFA operates smoothly. Simon moved into the film industry working with First Light and Screen West Midlands where he looked after a number of filmmaking initiatives and talent schemes. In his time looking after these schemes, he commissioned and produced a number of award-winning shorts and animation projects as well as nurturing a host of emerging filmmakers who have since progressed to direct and produce successful features and primetime television shows. In his previous role at Creative England, Simon project managed Film Nation Shorts - a leading filmmaking initiative of the Cultural Olympiad - which encouraged young people aged 16-25 across the UK to make short films, the best of which were screened at venues across London in 2012.