Don Fairservice is a BAFTA award-winning freelance film editor, teacher and author. He has taught at the National Film and Television School and numerous others including the EICTV in Cuba. His book, Film Editing: history, theory and practice, was published by Manchester University Press in 2001.

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TV and Radio writer and presenter, former TV director, first got hooked on silent film at NFT seasons of Keaton and Eisenstein and has been an addict ever since. He has been an honorary member of Bristol Silents since 2002.

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Peter Lord has been honored with two Academy Award� nominations for Best Animated Short, the first in 1992 for �Adam,� and again in 1996 for �Wat�s Pig.�

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Together with co-founder Peter Lord, David Sproxton has overseen the company�s growth from a two-man partnership into one of the pre-eminent animation houses in the industry.

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Considered one of the finest exponents of improvised silent film accompaniment in the world, Neil Brand has been accompanying silent films for over 19 years and has worked with Bristol Silents on many events.

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Andrew Kelly is Director of BCDP and Brunel 200. He founded and led At-Bristol, Brief and Animated Encounters, Digital Arts Development Agency and the new Festival of Ideas. He is the author of 11 books and a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Art, Media and Design, University of the West of England. Andrew has hosted events for Bristol Silents with both Ray Harryhausen and Paul McGann and is a long-term supporter of our aims.

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