Became head of the U․K․ Film Council's Premiere Fund in 2000
Advisory board member for the British Independent Film Association and The Script Factory
Worked with film production students attending the Media Business School, Cuba's EICTV and Rome's European Masters in Audiovisual Management (EMAM)
External examiner at the London College of Communications
In 2005, became president of Material Entertainment, the production company owned and distributed by New Line Cinema and U․K․ distributor Entertainment
During the early '80s as the director of acquisitions for Palace Picture, an independent film company, acquired Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" films, Rob Reiner's "When Harry Met Sally․․․" and Jim Sheridan's "My Left Foot" before transitioning into film production
Executive producer, producer, associate producer whose work includes "The Usual Suspects," "The Constant Gardener," "The Proposition" and several other films
Awards
1998Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature:nominated
2003Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-:nominated