Meet the Team

ANNA MACDONALD is a founder member of the LFA. She has been the Executive Producer of numerous short films produced by LFA.  Anna is responsible for international development of LFA and promoting LFA productions at festivals and film events worldwide. She has devised and masterminded special events and educational programmes at international schools and film festivals.   In addition to co-running one of the most innovative and dynamic filmmaking schools in the UK, Anna has recently produced "The Summer House" (starring Robert Pattinson and Talulah Riley).
Anna's previous work as Publishing and Marketing Consultant includes production and publicity of events at the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as embassies in London and New York. Her publishing work has been recognised by Guardian Unlimited, The Times, Time Out, Crafts magazine, and The London Evening Standard.

STEPHEN KEEN is an experienced producer and director, who made shows for ITV, Channel 4, FIVE and Sky. He began directing and producing for Yorkshire Television on its award winning ITV children’s show, Bad Influence! With over 12 years directing and producing experience he’s shot all over the world and worked with the likes of Jonathan Ross, Iain Lee, Kenneth Bragnah, Will Smith and Robbie Williams. Stephen has also written many scripts for TV and is now working on his first feature length movie, ‘Chameleon’.

LINCOLN ASCOTT entered the film industry after graduating with a BA. Degree in Fine Arts (DeMontfort University) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography at the Northern School of Film and Television (Leeds Metropolitan University). He finally left education with his Masters in Cinematography from the National School of Film and Television. He has shot many promos and documentaries and worked on a range of award-winning shorts (Chicago Short Film Festival prize). As Director of Photography his first feature 'Sugar Sugar' won the best newcomer award at the Raindance Festival. He taught video and film cinematography and ran workshops at the National Film and Television School before joining the LFA.

ABI PATRICK graduated with a first class degree in English Literature from King's College London, going on to complete an MA in Philosophy at UCL. Having spent six months in Berlin, she translated, adapted and directed Büchner's 'Woyzeck' while still an undergraduate and received an award from the Jerwood Foundation to take the production to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. After further forays into theatre (working at Arcola Theatre on Brecht and Weill's 'Seven Deadly Sins', directing a one-woman comedy show in New York), she studied law at City University before taking the LFA's Filmmaking Foundation and working in a variety of roles on short films through Club Panico @ LFA. Before moving to LFA she wrote several short film scripts and recently directed her own HD short, 'How to Breed a Superhero'.

Filmmaking Diploma Coordinator

PATRICK SHIRLEY

Admissions Coordinator

BEATRICE WEBBER Beatrice holds BA degree in Social Science. After teaching English as a Foreign Language for a year, she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a cinematographer and took the Filmmaking Certificate course at the LFA. On completion of the course she worked on commercials and independent features as a runner. In her free time Beatrice is developing a couple of short films with friends she made whilst on the course at the LFA.

Executive Assistant

CAROLINE MCKENZIE

SIMON GILL

GARY CLAYTON

LAURA RICHARDS