Our Team
Chris has been directing extremely successful documentaries for over twenty years. His films have received three BAFTA nominations, been released in cinemas and broadcast on all the major channels and streaming platforms. His films have made several front pages, exposed wrongdoing by major corporations and celebrities and led to several criminal prosecutions.
His book A Bit of a Stretch, was a Sunday Times Bestseller in 2020, and has been optioned for adaptation by Sony owned 11th Hour Films.
He has written major TV dramas for Channel 4, including Vardy Vs Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, and UKIP: The First 100 Days. He was also a writer on the BAFTA winning The Revolution will be Televised on BBC3.
His podcasts have reached huge audiences, and Music, Money and Mayhem has been acquired by BBC Studios and is now being made into a major TV documentary.
Chris Atkins
Director, podcaster, and bestselling author
Ian has spent thirty years working in music and film, and has over 100 feature film credits as music supervisor including Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Kingsman, Kick Ass, Rocketman and Oasis: Supersonic.
He has produced several acclaimed music documentaries, including Sex Drugs & Rock’n Roll, Who Killed the KLF? and James Blunt: One Brit Wonder.
Ian has unrivalled contacts and knowledge of the music industry, through his work as Head of Film and TV for Polygram Records, Director of Synch at Warner/Chappell Music Ltd then head of music licensing at Sony Music.
Ian won the British Independent Film Award for music supervision in 2025 for his work on Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love.
Ian Neil
Producer and Music Supervisor
An industry veteran and prolific dealmaker, Charles has successfully financed hundreds of films and is known for being highly skilled in finding creative and expedient ways to close.
Independent financing credits include Oscar®-nominated films Carol, starring Cate Blanchett, and Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan, as well as projects such as Mix Tape starring Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess, War With Grandpa starring Robert De Niro, Terminal starring Margot Robbie, and High Rise with Tom Hiddleston.
Earlier in his career, Auty qualified and worked as a lawyer before moving to fund management and deal-making at Ingenious Media. His career includes over a decade at Ingenious, with five years as Managing Director of their USD 500 million independent film fund.