Adrian Wootton OBE

Adrian Wootton OBE is Chief Executive of the British Film Commission and Film London. He is a Programme Advisor to the BFI London Film Festival; Venice Film Festival; Noir in Fest, Milan; Mediterrané Film Festival, Malta; Founding Director of Shots in the Dark Festival, Nottingham and Curator of the annual Cinema Made In Italy programme, London. Adrian is also a recognised authority on various film, TV and literature subjects and regularly lectures, writes, broadcasts and curates. Adrian led the British Film Commission's work to develop COVID guidance for the UK scripted film and High-End TV sector. He has also worked with the BFI, UK Government and Industry on the UK Screen Sector Skills Review and development of the BFI Skills Strategy. He is on the Board of the Creative Skills Academy in London, and the BFI’s Metro London Skills Cluster. Adrian holds an Honorary Doctorate in the Arts and is Visiting Professor of Film & Media at Norwich University of the Arts; an Honorary Doctora