LFA Team

ANNA MACDONALD is a founder member of the LFA. She has been an Executive Producer of numerous short films produced by the LFA. The most recent short film she produced is "The Summer House", which is in the post-production stage now.
Anna has been promoting the LFA productions at festivals and film events in the UK and across Europe and she has recently instigated a student exchange programme with EU countries (supported by the EU) and is now working on international development of LFA.
Anna is also as a freelance Publishing and Marketing Consultant and her work in this capacity 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 Evening Standard. She has devised and masterminded special events and educational programmes at schools, embassies and the Houses of Parliament.

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 Foundation Course 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'.

LAURA TOVEY graduated in 2003 with a BA in English Literature from Reading University and before starting at the LFA in July 2006, surrounded herself with stories working in bookshops. Laura is a passionate photographer who creates still life sets in which to tell her stories. She enjoys working at the LFA with people who have the same interest in storytelling.