Barnaby Thompson
Head of Studio
Producer Barnaby Thompson is the co-founder of Fragile Films, a company that has produced films ranging from St Trinians to Wayne’s World. He is currently Head of Ealing Studios, overseeing all areas of the studio’s activities as well as producing a number of films each year.
Q1 Which one film would you wish to share with future generations?
A Hard Day's Night
Richard Lester
UK 1964
UK 1964
A band on the run in new wave, slapstick glee.
Because it captures the beginning of British pop culture, the beginning of ‘modern’ in so many ways.
Q2 What excites you about the future of the moving image?
Anyone can make a film now. Anyone can make a visual statement of tell a story. This precious, expensive art form is finally in the public domain. Anything is possible.
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