The team

• Tito Sacchi

  Writer and Director

  

  Tito began his career in advertising and has now worked in digital media design for more than 15 years. He has also written, produced and directed a number of independent short films that gained awards and official selections at prominent festivals internationally, including Palms Springs, Sitges, London Independent Film Festival and Rome Independent Film Festival. His short film 'From the Cellar' was a Virgin Media Short finalist in 2010. Tito is currently developing a feature script (The Ogre) to be filmed on a remote island off the Italian coast.

• Andreas Kubat

  Producer

  

  Andreas co-founded Valhalla Media Productions / Valhalla Pictures, a London-based independent film production company, which is currently developing the feature film '88 And Other Numbers' and is an Associate Producer on the feature film 'The Fixer', produced by Cat & Weasel Films, which will shoot in autumn this year. He is also co-running Script Boutique, an online platform which connects scriptwriters and their scripts with film producers and film industry executives. 'Flawless' is his second short film with award-winning director Tito Sacchi after their earlier collaboration 'Tyres R Us' which they submitted to the Virgin Media Short Film Festival in 2012.

• Joshua Fairbairn

  Associate Producer

  

  Joshua graduated from the Northern Film School and went into Post Production for 6 years, working his way up to senior Editor at VSI Ltd; clients included BBC Worldwide, Momentum Pictures, and Technicolor. He now divides his time between editing and production work ranging from corporate, music videos, documentaries, and shorts. Recent projects include Ron Howard's new film “Rush” and Flawless is his second project with Andreas and Tito after working on 'Tyres R Us'.

• Mark Nicholls

  Associate Producer

  Mark has a 2:1 marketing degree plus experience working for Full Service Advertising Agencies, as well as running Newsweek’s Asia and Europe Classified Advertising Sales desk. More recently he ran the FTSE 100 Company ICAP’s Freight Derivatives desk running the global operation from London with a presence in Singapore for over four years. He brings expertise of operating and managing a global business in a fast moving, highly pressured environment. Mark is co-founder and Managing Director of Script Boutique, a new script facilitation service connecting scripts with producers and founding partner of Valhalla Pictures. He is currently developing his first feature called ‘88 and Other Numbers’ as well as exploring co-production opportunities and other financing opportunities.

• Stephen Follows

  Executive Producer

  

  Stephen Follows is an award-winning writer and producer based in Ealing Studios and has produced feature films, short films and online film series. His most recent film is 'Baseline', a £1.5m feature starring Jamie Foreman, Dexter Fletcher, Zoe Tapper and Gary Stretch. The film is represented by Moviehouse Entertainment and released in the UK by Optimum Releasing. Stephen also writes and his work has won the Virgin Media Shorts prize, been nominated for a British Independent Film Award and has been long-listed for a BAFTA in 2011. Previously Stephen has written for shows such as 'Newsrevue' and been commissioned by BBC Radio 4. In addition to his own projects Stephen also acts as a Consultant Producer, advising on the development and distribution of feature films and all aspects of short films.

• Emma Norton

  Social Media

  After graduating from the University of Warwick in 2011, Emma set about trying to find a career in documentary film and ended up developing a passion for social media, digital communications and helping small businesses to improve their presence online. Since then she has established herself as a freelance social media manager and, alongside other clients, she has been assisting the Flawless team with our Twitter and Facebook campaigns.