The 2002 Jury

Kate Ashfield

Actress

Jenne Casarotto

Agent

Stuart Craig

Production Designer

Richard Gladstein

Producer

Robert Jones

Producer

Material Entertainment

Robert Jones most recently served as Head of the UK Film Council's Premiere Fund. His production credits include THE USUAL SUSPECTS, HARD EIGHT, THE ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT UP A HILL BUT CAME DOWN A MOUNTAIN, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, GOSFORD PARK, VERA DRAKE and THE CONSTANT GARDENER. With more than 25 years in the industry, Jones brings an impressive track record of working with established talent and identifying and developing new talent.
In addition to producing, he has considerable experience in distribution and film acquisition, working with such companies as Palace and PolyGram. There he acquired such films as SHALLOW GRAVE, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, RESERVOIR DOGS, CINEMA PARADISO, MY LEFT FOOT and PRINCE - SIGN O' THE TIMES.
In his role as head of Material Entertainment, Jones is developing commercial movies that play to international audiences. David Schwimmer's RUN FAT BOY RUN starring Simon Pegg is their first feature.

Asif Kapadia

Director

Hamish McAlpine

Producer/Distributor

Tartan Films

Trudie Styler

Producer / Actress

As actress, activist, environmentalist, film producer and author, Trudie's career spans many creative fields. Her passionate concerns for the environment and human rights motivate many of her career choices, and are reflected most clearly in her documentary films and fundraising activities.
Trudie's company Xingu Films began by making documentary films for the BBC. One of their first, MOVING THE MOUNTAIN (1994, directed by Michael Apted) told the student leaders' stories of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing in 1989, and won an International Documentary Association Award. Other credits include: BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1993), THE SWEATBOX (2002), A KIND OF CHILDHOOD (2002), LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS (1998) and SNATCH (2000). This year Xingu has completed David Thewlis's CHEEKY (co-produced with Luc Besson's EuropaCorp), and is currently developing a New York story to be filmed next year with Robert Downey Jr.