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Film London adds new board members

April 29, 2026

By Nik Roseveare

Film London, the capital’s official screen industries agency, has announced four new board members across technology, games, production and independent filmmaking. The new appointees are:
  • Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, award-winning director, Blue Story and Animol producer and founder of Joi Productions
  • Fiona Lamptey (pictured), BAFTA-winning film and TV producer, founder of Fruit Tree Media and former Director of UK Film at Netflix
  • Sarah Monteith, is Chief Executive Officer of Armando Iannucci’s newly-formed Touchscreen production company, and former CEO of Baby Cow.
  • Tamzin Taylor, Director of World Wide Developer Relations, EMEA at Apple
Daniel Battsek, Chair of Film London, commented:“Fiona, Tamzin, Sarah and Joy are tremendous additions to our board, bringing with them considerable skill, understanding and intellectual rigour across a range of key strategic areas. Their experiences across tech, streaming and indie filmmaking will make them a perfect fit for our formidable and talented board, and I look forward to working with them to champion and grow London’s position as a global hub for film, television and screen culture.”

Adrian Wootton OBE, Chief Executive of Film London, added: With the production landscape across film, TV and games evolving so rapidly it’s essential that we have skilled, seasoned, forward-thinking professionals guiding our strategy and helping us ensure the city remains at the heart of global storytelling. Fiona, Tamzin, Sarah and Joy are all leaders in their respective fields, and I couldn’t be more pleased to have such high-calibre leaders join the Film London board. They represent exactly the kind of expertise, creativity and outside-the-box thinking we need to help propel us forward and anticipate industry demands as the screen industries continue to change, converge and coalesce.”

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