The judges
The judges will select, at their own discretion, pitches they believe are equipped to impact the world through art and film. Further information is available on Judging criteria and how the voting works.
Anna Cox
Anna Cox has worked at the BBC for the last 17 years as a documentary director and producer. Her award winning films have ranged from a fly on the wall doc for BBC2 about an experiment into prayer in the States, to numerous drama docs for BBC1. Her work has taken her from the deserts of Egypt, to the suburbs of New Zealand via the “Hollywood” sets in remote parts of Morocco. She’s currently series producing four hours of TV for BBC1, which will broadcast in the lead up to Christmas this year.
Martin Kiszko
Martin has composed and orchestrated over 200 scores for film and TV. Amongst these were the landmark natural history series Land of the Eagle and Realms of the Russian Bear, in which he pioneered the recording of music samples on film locations. The diversity of Martin’s material also embraces BBC, ITV and C4 dramas including: Black Hearts in Battersea, The Levels, and The Uninvited. His TV signature tunes include: BBC’s Newsround, Food and Drink; Omnibus; Wildlife on Two and The Natural World.
Nick Park CBE
Mention Wallace and Gromit to almost anyone and they’ll automatically smile. The cheese-obsessed inventor and his trusty dog have become part of the national consciousness and – along with the Creature Comforts animated series – have won Nick four Oscars and six BAFTAs.
David Oyelowo
David has worked in film, TV and Theatre in the UK and the USA. He played Henry VI with the RSC (d: Michael Boyd) and Prometheus in Prometheus Bound in both London and New York. His work in TV includes ‘Kremlin’ in No1. Ladies detective Agency, the last work from Anthony Minghella, and Danny in three series of the BBC programme Spooks. Recent film credits include Joe ‘Lightning’ Little in the Lucas Films epic Red Tails. He was nominated for Best Actor in the 2010 Royal Television Society Awards. David has been cast as Martin Luther King for a forthcoming major feature and is currently living in Los Angeles.
Nev Pierce
Nev Pierce is Editor-At-Large for Empire, the world's biggest movie magazine. He also contributes to Esquire and Radio Two and has interviewed everyone from Brad Pitt to Jack Nicholson. His favourite film is Fight Club, when it's not It's A Wonderful Life.
David Suchet
Most famous for his portrayal of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, David is also an internationally acclaimed theatrical performer. He took the lead role in the play Oleanna, directed by Harold Pinter, at the Royal Court Theatre. His other TV credits include: Maxwell and The Way We Live Now. He has won two RTS awards and an Emmy.
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