IdeasTap simply wouldn't be possible without an army of supporters. From the mentors who work with our fund winners to our partner organisations, the judges who sit on our panels to our Editorial Board members - these people have shared their considerable expertise to help our members, and we're very grateful. The lists below offer just a very small sample of those who have helped us along the way.
Judges: These are just a handful of the industry experts and IdeasTap members who have helped us to pick the winners of our briefs. All our major funds and briefs are judged by a panel of experts, members and IdeasTap staff.
Alex Webb - Co-founder and Editor of fourteen-nineteen
Alex F. Webb has lived in London his whole life. He is a published photographer and exhibition curator, having shot editorial work for Dazed and Confused magazine.
Having been surrounded by photography from a young age Webb has predominantly shot film, preferring the physicality of the medium. In light of this desire, Webb, along with contemporary Lewis Chaplin, founded fourteen-nineteen, a photography collective aimed at "exposing and exploring young photographic ingenuity."
The blog serves as an online platform of sorts, showcasing the best work seen online on a day to day basis. Since it's inception fourteen-nineteen launched their online shop, acting as both a distributor and publisher, having released under the imprint f-n Books.
Catherine O’Shea - Cultural industries consultant
Catherine began her career in the creative industries working as an agent for Casarotto Marsh, where she was responsible for new talent. She established a new television list representing key creatives. In 2001 she was appointed as the founding director of First Light. She successfully established this UK wide funding scheme supporting children and teenagers, particularly excluded young people, to learn about filmmaking. Now she works as a freelance consultant working with clients such as Arts Council England, Regional Screen Agencies and BAFTA Learning and Events. Part-time she runs a membership organisation for talent agents facilitating negotiations with guilds, unions and broadcasters.
Dave Bibby
Dave is an actor/ comedian and was on the Top-Up Fund panel. Dave has recently been awarded ‘Best Male Act 2011’ at the 4th Annual SOLO Festival Awards for his one man show ‘Stories from the Spectrum’.
He will also be appearing in British sitcom ‘Dave Shakespeare’ early 2012 and is a regular on the comedy circuit. Something of a comedy specialist Dave has written and performed in the sketch trio ‘Don’t Tell Jimmy’, toured nationally with the improvised comedy show “Your Line or Mine?” and was also team captain on comedy panel show ‘World’s Worst Web’.
Ellie Beedham - Producer, The Place - Theatre and Artist Development
Ellie programmes and produces projects at The Place.
Ellie manages the theatre’s artistic programme, for example Resolution! Touch Wood, Spring Loaded, The Place Prize, FRESH and International seasons at The Place. Previously Ellie worked with companies including DV8 Physical Theatre, Laban, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival and the Lyric Hammersmith. She formed her own company ‘Stan Won’t Dance’ with Rob Tannion and Liam Steel in 2003.
Flavia Fraser-Cannon - Producer
Freelance producer and general manager, Flavia has presented work across London, the Edinburgh Festival, and on UK tour. She runs her own company Fraser Cannon Productions and regular short plays event The Miniaturists. For more information see frasercannon.com.
Flavia sat on a judging panel for Ideas Fund Edinburgh in autumn 2010.
Joe Bateman - Festival Director, Rushes Soho Shorts
Joe began as a stage manager for UK music festivals progressing to theatre projects then film. He joined City Screen in 1997 transferring to Curzon Cinemas in 1999 as Head of Special Programming and Private Events. In 2004 Joe moved to The Hospital Club finally settling at Rushes in 2007.
He has over 15 years experience programming/adjudicating on panels for festivals, funding bodies and creative initiatives including the Best Of Boroughs, Fuji Film Short Film Competition, British Animation Awards, Audi Reel Talent Awards, The Smalls Festival, Reed.co.uk Short Film Awards, Ideas Tap and London Awards for Art & Performance.
"I’ve recently been a judge on IdeasTap Shorts, a scheme where we were able to offer eight winning film projects, £5,000 each to create their short film. I’ve also commented on a number of editorial pieces about setting our festivals and events. I’m a big fan of IdeasTap, it’s a fantastic platform, network and opportunity for creative minds."
Justin O'Shaughnessy - Producer and event manager
Justin O’Shaughnessy is a freelance producer and event manager. Having studied Drama, Radio, Film and Television at Bristol University in the late 1980s, his work since has encompassed performance, theatre, dance, film, fine art, site-specific, spectacles and festivals. Institutionalised for periods (ICA 1993-98) and Rich Mix (2005-08), he is thankful to more often find himself out in the cold.
Projects have included Newham Millennium Celebrations (2000), Live Culture at Tate Modern (2003), Panorama (as part of Notting Hill Carnival) in Hyde Park (2007), Spill Festival of Performance (2009) and now Shoreditch Festival (2008-present). He has also served in the Design & Communications field, producing print and web for NGOs, public sector and government departments at Hoop Associates (2001-04).
He currently teaches on the City University Cultural Industries Foundation Degree running modules on Staging & Managing Live Events with live project delivery (CIFD Presents...) at the Roundhouse, Camden.
Kate Madden - Creative Producer, The Junction
Originally trained as a performance-maker; Kate Madden is the Creative Producer at The Junction, a hub of national significance for talent development and innovative practice. Kate is committed to discovering and fostering new work and curates the venue's cutting-edge Theatre, Studio, Festival, Residency and Scratch programmes.
Recent producing credits include managing leading CPD initiatives Escalator Performing Arts and East to Edinburgh, collaborations with Theatre Sandbox and Analogue and directing the 2011 Junction Sampled: Festival of Performance which received a four-star review in The Guardian.
Lee Denny - Festival director
I started the festival with a group of friends at age 16. It was only small back then, but it has since grown to 2000 capacity and won national awards for our innovative and ethical approach. Around the festival I have also worked on Counter Culture Project, where we transformed a derelict railway arch into a music and arts space and held 99 events in a row. Over 25,000 people attended over the three months to experience theatre, live music, club nights, installations and exhibitions. Right now I'm just concentrating on making the festival the best little festival in the world, but I have a few more ideas I really want to get rolling.
I've been a member for a few years now and met some great collaborators. A few months ago I helped judge Ideas Fund Innovators.
Robert West - Head of Programmes, NSA
Robert West joined The National Skills Academy in 2008. Previously Project Director of the innovative Insite, Rob also worked at Arts Council England as a senior manager in the theatre department. Rob was Associate Director at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in the 1990s running a comprehensive programme of workshops, courses and main stage performances. In the 1980s he worked with Cockpit T.I.E and Harlow Theatre Van - two leading theatre-in-education companies. Rob is also a writer, creating the first stage adaptation of Angela Carter's Company of Wolves, and currently writes for the Theatrical Management Association's magazine PROMPT.
Rob's involvement with IdeasTap was as a judge on Ideas Fund Innovators in August 2010.
Tim Stevens - Producer for the BFI Southbank, London
Since finishing his MA in Bristol, Tim has worked within the London film and TV industry, producing some of the capital’s most high profile and ground breaking public cultural events. He has been with the BFI Southbank for just over two years, and plays a crucial role in the centre’s program of development as a vital destination for film and the visual arts. Tim is also a freelance sound designer/composer and co-directs a creative agency which strives to push the boundaries and position of sound across all art forms.
Zoe Whishaw - Creative Director at Image Source
Zoe Whishaw is a commercial photography consultant providing creative direction, strategic advice and mentoring services for photographers, photo agencies and businesses. As a seasoned editor and art director she has had many years of experience analysing and critiquing ideas and photography intended for commercial use across a broad spectrum of subject areas. Zoe’s previous role was European Director of Photography at Getty Images, where she worked for 17 years.
As a passionate believer in photography’s power to communicate at all levels, Zoe transmits her enthusiasm and excitement through speaking widely at workshops and conferences (including guest speaker at CEPIC 2010, Magnum Professional Practice 2010-11, World Photography Organisation Photography Festival 2011 and Wildphoto 2011) and through one-to-one mentoring. She has judged international photography competitions, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year, STA Travel Photo Competition, the Association of Photographers Open Awards and the 2011 annual Association of Photographers Awards.
Other judges have included...
Adrian Mott, Photographer and Senior Course Tutor, LCC
Daisy Drury, Head of Development at Circus Space
Esther Sayser, Curator for Young People's Programmes at Tate Modern
Ian Berry, Magnum Photographer
Jo Whiley, Broadcaster
Julia Harriaman, Futureversity
Lindsay O'Nions, Film Curator and Cross-Arts Producer, Barbican Arts Centre
Maggie Ellis, Head of Development, Film London
Nancy Durrant, Arts Commissioning Editor, The Times
Peter Marlow, Magnum Photographer and Vice-President, Magnum Photos London
Rupert Goold, Artistic Director, Headlong
Steve Winter, Director of Old Vic New Voices
Tim Stevens, Event Producer for BFI Southbank