CAST & cREW - fILM

Toby is an Award-Winning screenwriter, director and producer.
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He has written ten feature film and television scripts, several of which are in
development/pre-production. Further projects are at script stage.
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Refugee Superstar, an epic TV drama series written and produced by Toby, has attracted an
A-list director and transatlantic attention, even in its development stages. His next feature
starts production in 2023.
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He runs his own production company, filmFOUNTAINE, and has established and is part-
owner of two other London-based production companies.

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Sarah is an Award-Winning producer and actor.
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Formerly in the British Army, she is a published author of two books on medieval history.
With a lifelong interest in military history, she is currently writing a feature film adapted
from a World War II memoir. She is also developing a comedy series based on her
experiences in medieval academia.
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As an actor, her most recent projects We Choose To Go (2020), Silent World (2021) and You
Look Fine (2021) have been winning awards on the festival circuit over the last two years.
She is also a specialist in wild flower meadow restoration, and works with her father, the
renowned ecologist Charles Flower.

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James is the creator and EP of the eagerly anticipated TV series The Contractor, written by Toby Fountaine. He is delighted to work with Toby again on A Love Worth Fighting For as he has a passion for Word War I history and love… James has spent most of his career in banking, specialising in Media and Green Energy. Since leaving banking in 2019, he has worked in the media space, raising money for film and TV projects, and supporting clients in delivering operational change. 

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Hsien Yu Niu (Sunshine Niu) is a Taiwanese cinematographer based in London. She graduated from the London Film School as a Cinematographer, and won the outstanding cinematography student award sponsored by Panalux for the film Underneath shot in Hong Kong. Her film Maeve in the Dark (2021) was selected to the short film corner in the Cannes Film Festival 2021.  

Before this, she graduated from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at National Dong Hwa University. She was sponsored by the Forestry Bureau of Taiwan and the Ministry of Science and Technology, focusing on making films to explore the beauty of the relationship between human and the natural environment, a theme she is passionate about continuing in her cinematography.

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Alex graduated with a BA in Visual Arts at George Enescu Art University, Romania. He then worked on numerous film projects all over Europe before moving to London where he graduated as a Director of Photography from the London Film School. He is now based in London and works as a freelance cinematographer and camera operator which takes him on feature film and other film projects all over Europe and the world.

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Born in London, Chris Stanley is a passionate Sound Recordist who specialises in capturing clear natural sound for Film & TV. Working in the UK and abroad, he has recorded choirs in Beirut, patients in surgery in a Newcastle hospital and presenters onboard a sailboat in the channel. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring other interests such as music, reading and getting inspired in nature.

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Marcin is a Polish composer for film, TV and media, based in London. He graduated in Film Music from Leeds Conservatoire. He has worked on projects that were presented on Berlinale, Red Nation Film Festival in Los Angeles(winning Best Short) and TVP, Poland’s national broadcaster.  

Marcin has defined his style by blending orchestral music with electronics and traditional world music as well as inclusion of memorable melodies in his scores.

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Nivitha, a production designer, is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the National Film and Television School in the UK. A recipient (in July 2021) of the prestigious Joe Farley Award that recognises emerging design talent, she initially began her career as an Architect and entrepreneur for seven years in India, before finding her calling in production design.

A trained dancer, Nivitha has been an artist since childhood and continues to passionately pursue her potential as a dancer too. Her ultimate dream is to successfully blend elements of dance and movement along with architecture, design, and filmmaking.

Emily Prendergast is a makeup artist and wig maker from the south coast of England. She has recently graduated from Arts University Bournemouth with a first-class honours degree in makeup and hair for media and performance, where she received the student of the year award.

Since graduating Emily has worked on a number of independent short films, whilst also doing voluntary work for the charity Little Lady Locks, which provide wigs and hair loss solutions to under 18s. In the future, she hopes to continue to work on films and TV productions, as both a makeup artist and a wig maker.

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A recent graduate in BA (Hons) Fashion, Lottie is an imaginative and experimental graduate, with a particular interest in sustainable, story-telling designs. An enthusiastic, self-taught embroiderer and hand knitter with a strong eye for detail, she has experience working within numerous British luxury fashion labels including Temperley London and Julien McDonald.

India, based in London, began her production career in live events and conferences whilst studying for her BA in Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London. Since then she has crossed tracks into film production, producing Crawford Mack’s Firing Squad music video as well as The Cathar directed by Liam Heath. She juggles her film work with hydroponic farming in Central London and her other loves: cricket, climbing, writing and acting.