BEN LUXFORD Head of UK Audiences, BFI (UK)

PARTICIPATING AS PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM PANELIST

Ben Luxford is of Head of UK Audiences, responsible for a range of funds designed to bring great films to audiences across the UK. Ben worked in the UK Independent distribution sector for 10 years, releasing commercial, crossover and specialised titles (all of them great) into the UK market for companies such as Optimum Releasing (now Studiocanal UK), Artificial Eye and Koch Media. He has worked on over 200 titles including selling films such as This is England, Son of Rambow, Pan’s Labyrinth and We Need to Talk About Kevin into UK cinemas as well as overseeing all aspects of distribution for films including All This Mayhem, Amour, The Selfish Giant and Le Week-end.