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The Production Guild of Great Britain was established in 1999 representing the professional interests of senior film and TV production professionals both within the United Kingdom as well as overseas. The Production Guild was based at Pinewood Studios until 2018 when it moved to Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden. Alison Small has been Chief Executive since 2012.

Membership
Membership has grown from 725 in 2012 to over 950 in 2017, representing a 30% increase of UK production professionals being represented globally by The Production Guild.

The Production Guild works closely with a wide range of other industry bodies to provide strong support to its membership, taking an active role in negotiations for new industry legislation and agreements and keeping in regular contact with production companies, broadcasters and major US studios regarding the professional availability of its members.

Throughout the year the Production Guild provides a full programme of events and seminars for its members and the film and TV industry as a whole, this includes the prestigious Production Guild Awards. The Production Guild Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, recognises the expertise, experience and excellence of Production Guild members working in film and television drama.

Training
The Production Guild is one of the leading film and television industry bodies to provide recognised training courses and seminars, many of which are open to non-members and the wider industry.

Producing some of the finest people in the industry, ground-breaking initiatives include a partnership with Netflix which launched in 2018.

Board Members
Guy Barker is a financial controller (Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Dunkirk) and has been chair of the Production Guild board since 2015, having previously been treasurer. He is also a member of the membership committee.

Kevin Trehy was chair since 2005, becoming Vice-chair in 2015. Kevin is Senior Vice President of Physical Production at WB/DC and has most recently been responsible for overseeing the productions of Justice League, Wonder Woman, Pan, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy.

Natalie Moore has worked as a Production Accountant on a range of shows including Dunkirk, Locke and The Last King of Scotland. She is currently a Finance Executive at Warner Bros.

Jo Burn (Cats, Overlord, The Mummy Returns, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) is a Freelance Feature Film Line Producer and Production Manager.

Andrew Noakes has worked in the accounts department in the industry since 1982 and has worked on the last twelve James Bond films with Eon Productions. On Tomorrow Never Dies Andrew was promoted to financial controller, then in 2006 he was promoted to associate producer on Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. On Skyfall Andrew became co-producer, a title he held again on Spectre.

Debbie Vertue is Director of Operations at Hartswood Films, the Production Company behind BBC's award winning Sherlock.

Alex Boden is founder of Pistachio Pictures launched in 1999. With films selected by 500+ festivals, productions range from independent European to US studio and include Pulp (NME Best Music Film), Cloud Atlas and the Netflix Original series Sense8.

Steve Clark-Hall (Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E) joined the board of The Production Guild in 2011 and has previously served as vice-chair. He is a well-established producer working on both major studio feature films, TV Series and independent British films.

Brian Donovan is a member of the membership committee of the Production Guild. As a line producer, Brian has experience of a wide range of budget levels from TV and low budget features up to and including US major features both at home and abroad. His career has covered a wide range of the grades represented by the Production Guild having worked as location manager, assistant director, UPM, and line producer. Recently, Brian has worked as UPM on Allied, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Pan.

Ali Moshref has been a Production Executive at Film Finances Limited since 2011. Ali has developed close links with producers, crew, suppliers and financiers across the globe. Recent projects include A Monster Calls, Narcos, Eye in the Sky and The Lost City of Z.

Iain Smith (Mad Max: Fury Road, 24: Live Another Day, Children of Men) is a long-standing and fully committed member of the Production Guild and has served on the board several times over the years. A practicing international producer, he is also Chair of the British Film Commission National Advisory Board, the Film Skills Council, and of the Film Industry Training Board. He was made an OBE for services to the film industry in 2008.

Stephen Bristow is the Partner in the Film and Television Unit at media accountants Saffery Champness. He specialises in providing strategic policy advice to global media companies and their leaders. He has been deeply involved in the policy development of independent British film and television for the last 15 years.

Moses Nache is a partner in the Film and TV Team at Saffery Champness, providing specialist advice on accessing and maximising the UK Film, High-End TV, Animation and Video Games Tax Credits. Over the last nine years, Moses has advised a number of major and mini major US studios, as well as several UK independent producers, advising on films ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to UK micro budget productions. Some of the film productions Moses has advised on include: Avengers 2, Thor 2, Skyfall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The King’s Speech, Captain Philips, Into the Woods, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 1 and 2, Maleficent, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy and Exodus. Following the introduction of the Video Games Tax Credit in April 2014, Moses has been advising a number of clients, ranging from very large publishers to small developers, in the video games industry on all matters relating to the tax credit to ensure they get the maximum benefit from this new incentive.

Business Partners
The Production Guild has over 100 company affiliates and business partners.

Business Partners include Film Finances, Heathrow Airport Ltd, Panavision, Pinewood Studios Group, Sargent Disc, UCNS and Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.