P r o d u c e r

ANNE BERESFORD is an independent producer working in film and television. She has a long track record of producing award-winning music and arts films, and also works in drama and features.

Anne's film credits include MOUTH TO MOUTH, writer-director Alison Murray's award-winning debut feature film which opened at the Empire Leicester Square in May 2008; ARMIDA, an original musical drama shot entirely on location in Morocco, directed by Margaret Williams and composed by Judith Weir, and the film version of Benjamin Britten's OWEN WINGRAVE which won The Sunday Times Music DVD of the Year, beating Elvis Presley by a short head.

Anne is currently developing two feature films: THRILL (working title), a contemporary love story supported by MEDIA New Talent and Finnish regional funds; and STELLA - A PIECE OF ME, a comedy of love, sex, lies and independence set in the East of England.

Anne has produced many short films including OUTSIDE IN, one of the BBC's most awarded music and arts films; LOUNGE which was selected for Cannes/Canal Plus short film screenings; TATTOO, a dance film for military band and 92 soldiers, and GOING GOING for BFI/FilmFour.

Documentaries include TRAIN ON THE BRAIN for Channel 4/TVOntario in which director Alison Murray illegally rode freight trains across North America; QUARTET for Channel 4/Arte/WNET, which looked at the role of ‘four' in music from the 12th century to U2; and a profile of British composer JUDITH WEIR, which was nominated for the Rose d'Or. She also produced THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CHOREOGRAPHY - a 4-part television series for Channel 4, live theatre event and accompanying ROUGH GUIDE book.

Anne’s most recent credits include 4DANCE: DANCE4FILM, a 90-minute special celebrating the best of dance on film from around the world, and THE FORGOTTEN CIRCUS by Shelly Love, made in collaboration with Circus Space.

Anne was one of six feature film producers selected for Film London's inaugural Passport training scheme and is a graduate of EAVE European Producer Training. In 2008 she was selected for the Initialize Films Co-production scheme in Berlin 2008 and is the first UK producer to be invited to the Buenos Aires Co-production Lab in spring 2009. In addition to her work as a producer, Anne was for many years a director of the Women's Playhouse Trust and the influential Wapping Project.