Alison Reddihough - Producer, Writer & Actress
Alison has many years of film, television, commercials and theatre experience which includes the short films "Ghosthunter" and "The Essay", 2 series of the BBC sitcom "Health and Efficiency", and theatre productions of "Lend Me A Tenor", "Second From Last in the Sack Race", "Haven", "Death of a Salesman", "Murder at the Vicarage", "Your Money or Your Wife", "The Lost Continent" and several pantomimes all over the country. Alison has also appeared in commercials for "Utterly Butterly", the Government´s "Don´t Drink and Drive" campaign "Oil of Ulay" and "Sky Digital".- Alison's producing career started in the theatre with the variety group Sweet Fanny Adams. She then went on to produce and act in a production of "Arms and the Man" for Orpheus Theatre Company and in 1992 she co-founded the Ideal Theatre Company and commissioned, produced and acted in several plays including "These Men" and "Dead Dogs and Englishwomen".
- Her producer credits for film include the 35mm short film "Ghosthunter" starring Frank Finlay, which she also co-wrote. Alison helped raise around £100,000 worth of industry and visual effects sponsorship for the film. "Ghosthunter" has sold and shown internationally and made it to the final 10 films short-listed for an Academy Award® nomination. The film also featured in a FilmFour documentary, "Short Attention Span Cinema", about the world of short filmmaking. It was also the subject of the book and DVD "How To Make great Short Feature Films: The Making Of Ghosthunter", published worldwide by Focal Press.
- Following "Ghosthunter", Alison produced the short film, "Moth". The film shot at Shepperton Studios on 35mm and for which Alison again helped raise around £150,000 of industry and visual effects sponsorship. The film has subsequently played, in competition, at numerous festivals around the world, picking up awards for Best Film and Best Director along the way.
- In 2004 Alison and Simon were selected by Screen South's "Good Foundations" scheme, funded by the UK Film Council. The scheme successfully mentored a small group of producers, writers and directors over the following two years, showcasing their work and introducing them to the industry.
- In 2006 Alison and Simon were invited by BAFTA to host one of six masterclasses on filmmaking for BAFTA's "60 Seconds of Fame" scheme. This scheme invited filmmakers from all over the UK to make a short film and culminated at the 2007 Orange British Academy Awards, with the winning film announced on the night. The scheme proved very successful and BAFTA ran it again in 2008.
- Alison has also written a full length play entitled "The Adventures of a One Bedroomed Flat in Tooting", a children's book called, "The Sleepytown Express" and had several poems published.
Simon Corris - Producer, Director & Writer
Simon trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School as an actor, 1987 - 1990, his experience since graduating includes film, television, theatre and numerous commercials.- As a filmmaker Simon co-produced, co-wrote and directed the 35mm short film "Ghosthunter" starring Frank Finlay. "Ghosthunter", an ambitious 20 minute ghost story, has sold and shown internationally and made it to the final 10 films short-listed for an Academy Award® nomination. The film was also the subject of the book and DVD "How To Make great Short Feature Films: The Making Of Ghosthunter", which was published worldwide by Focal Press. "Ghosthunter" received generous industry and visual effects sponsorship and featured in a FilmFour documentary, "Short Attention Span Cinema", about the world of short filmmaking.
- Following "Ghosthunter", and using the same visual effects team, Simon directed and produced the short film, "Moth". The film shot at Shepperton Studios, again on 35mm and also received extensive industry and visual effects sponsorship. It was subsequently selected for numerous film festivals around the world, picking up awards for Best Film and Best Director along the way.
- In 2004 Simon was one of those selected by Screen South's "Good Foundations" scheme, funded by the UK Film Council. The scheme aimed to mentor a small group of producers, writers and directors over the following two years, showcasing their work and introducing them to the industry. The scheme has proven very successful and many have gone on to write, produce and direct their first feature films.
- In 2006 Simon and Alison were invited by BAFTA to host one of six masterclasses on filmmaking for BAFTA's "60 Seconds of Fame" scheme. This scheme invited filmmakers from all over the UK to make a short film and culminated at the 2007 Orange British Academy Awards, with the winning film announced on the night. The scheme proved very successful at BAFTA ran it again in 2008.
- As an actor Simon's Television credits include "Young Peter" in "The Old Devils", a three part adaptation of the Kingsley Amis Booker Prize winning novel and three series of "Numbertime" for the BBC. Other credits include "Eastenders", "The Bill", "Get Real", "For Valour", "Kiss Me Kate", "Just William", "Peak Practice", "Crossroads", "The Upper Hand", "Expert Witness", "Doctors", "Life and Death", "Sam Saturday" and "Then" a pilot for a new comedy series for Channel Four.
- Theatre credits include numerous plays in repertory including "Salt of the Earth", "A Small Family Business", "Huis Clos", "M. Butterfly", "A Man for all Seasons", "A Midsummer Nights Dream", "Twelfth Night", "Privates on Parade", "Death of a Salesman", "Abigail's Party", "Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell", "Communication Doors", "The Long and Short and the Tall", "Dead Dogs", "Dog Ends" and "The Wizard of Oz".
- Other credits include the short films "The Tail", "Billy", "Perfect Day", "The Mission Men" and "The Essay" and commercials for "British Telecom", "Royal London", "Woolworths", "Cheerios", "Asda", "Argos" and "Cancer Research".
