- Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
- Time: 15:00 to 16:00
- Venue: Picturehouse Central
With over 30 years in the business, Oscar and BAFTA-winning producer James Wilson is renowned for his steadfast partnership with director Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest, Under the Skin) and for his bold creative collaborations with a diverse range of talent, from Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab) and Aneil Karia (Hamlet) to Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (20,000 Days on Earth), and Sophie Fiennes (The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology).
This conversation will guide us through James’s key career moments, from his years at Fox Searchlight Pictures and Film4, where he produced, among others, Sexy Beast (as executive producer) and Dancer in the Dark, through to the creation of his own company in the 2000s. Join us for a compelling conversation with one of our most brilliant independent producers.
Speaker
- James Wilson, Producer, JW Films
Host:
- Danny Leigh, Film Critic, Financial Times