Amanda Nevill

Amanda was the CEO of the British film institute from 2003-2020, the Lead body for Film and the Moving image in the UK. Responsible to government, and acting as a voice for the industry – domestic and inward bound, she was responsible for the continued development of the overall ecosystem to protect the UKs competitive position and ensure it remained the most culturally rich, creatively exciting and prosperous territory to nurture further growth, including inward investment (value £1.7bn), and export (value £1.7bn).

She now has an active non-exec career including as strategy advisor to Olsberg SPI, is a Board member of the first Saudi Film Commission, where she also chairs their Executive Committee, is on the Council of York University; and is a listed Business Mentor for Mentore.

She was received a CBE in 2015 and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society; has an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Bradford University; Honorary Degree of Doctor from the University of York and Honorary Degree from Norwich University of the Arts 2018. She received the Veuve Clicquot Social Purpose Award in 2018; The Barclays Businesswomen in Film and Television Award 2016 and the BIFA Special Jury Prize 2019. In 2020 she was made a Fellow of the BFI.

All of the above, she says, is trumped by two daughters and five grandchildren.

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