Bfi Lff 2023

Sarah Finlay

Features include Andrew Haigh’s BIFA winning and BAFTA nominated All Of Us Strangers, which premiered at Telluride and stars Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, Francis Lee’s Ammonite starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan and Sebastian Leilo’s Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz. TV drama includes period drama The Gallows Pole for the BBC and director Shane Meadows. Sarah has also worked with directors including Craig Roberts, Tony Grisoni, John Maclean, Sara Dunlop and Peter Strickland.

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Hamish Anderson

Features include Black Dog directed by George Jacques, and Up The Catalogue directed by Alastair Siddons and for television he shot Get Even S2 for the BBC. Shorts include the award winning Billy The Kid directed by Sam Johnson, as well as Simon Ryninks’ The Plunge and Limbo directed by Andrew Morris & Rob Silva. Hamish works across drama, documentaries, commercials and music promos, and directors he works with include Freddie Waters, Jay Marlow and Tom Day.

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Soraya Gilanni Viljoen

Soraya is a multi-disciplinary artist whose body of work encompasses narrative, commercials, music promos, exhibitions and installations. Throughout any design process her focus centres on the narrative, and how certain details interact to create a distinctive, original and expressive world.

Soraya’s drama work includes Adura Onashile’s feature Girl, and Blue Jean directed by Georgia Oakley. She also designed BAFTA winning short Dreamland, and Rise, directed by Hannah Renton, which is currently screening at festivals worldwide.

Soraya is also the Art Director of Tilted Axis Press, a not for profit press.

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Karen Smyth

Karen is a versatile Costume Designer based in London with a very impressive body of work in film, TV drama and commercials. She designed the critically claimed feature Boiling Point directed by Phil Barantini and starring Stephen Graham – the film garnered significant recognition, earning numerous prestigious award nominations and securing several wins. Karen also designed Gassed Up directed by George Amponsah, which won the Audience Award at London Film Festival, and co-designed the acclaimed comedy/drama series Big Boys S1, directed by Jim Archer for Channel 4. 

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