Thomas joins the Independent Cinema Office from the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) where he managed STOP PLAY RECORD, a London wide commissioning programme for emerging filmmakers. STOP PLAY RECORD ran from 2015 to 2018 and during this time Thomas commissioned, developed and exec produced 72 short films made by filmmakers aged 16-24 for the Channel 4 Random Acts series. The programme also provided free monthly workshops for young people interested in all aspects of filmmaking. Prior to joining the ICA, Thomas worked for the BBC and gained independent commissions as a Producer and Director in film and visual arts.
To contact Thomas, email: bfinetwork@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk.
Ten Favourite Films
- Training Day
Antoine Fuqua | USA / Australia | 2001
Bookings Park Circus - Stalker
Andrei Tarkovsky | Soviet Union | 1979
Bookings Curzon Artificial Eye - Alien
Ridley Scott | UK / USA | 1979
Bookings Park Circus - Blade Runner
Ridley Scott | USA / Hong Kong | 1982
Bookings Park Circus - Come and See (Idi i Smotri)
Elem Klimov | Soviet Union | 1985
- You Were Never Really Here
Lynne Ramsay | UK / USA / France | 2017
Bookings Park Circus - Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese | USA| 1990
Bookings Park Circus - Les Amants du Pont Neuf
Leos Carax | France| 1991 - Se7en
David Fincher | USA | 1995
Bookings Park Circus - Under the Skin
Jonathan Glazer | Switzerland / UK / USA | 2013
Bookings Park Circus