Netflix hires producer Fiona Lamptey as director of UK features

Screen named Lamptey a UK & Ireland Star of Tomorrow last year.Netflix has hired producer and 2019 Screen Star of Tomorrow Fiona Lamptey as director of UK features, with a remit to develop films focused on British productions and IP.Based in London, Lamptey will identify books, theatre and other material for development.

She will also work on discovering emerging UK talent.After working in TV commissioning for Channel 4, Lamptey joined Film4 as a production executive in 2009, where she earned production manager credits on titles including Kill List, Attack The Block and The Selfish Giant.In 2011 she launched her own firm,

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