Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network

Michael Nyman
Composer of numerous films including The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, The Piano and Man on Wire. Nyman is also a conductor, bandleader, pianist, author, musicologist, photographer and film-maker.

Vincent Moon
Director and Cinematographer of some of today's most innovative music videos, including A Skin, A Night, Miroir noir and All Tomorrow's Parties. It doesn't get much cooler than Vincent.

Asif Kapadia
Writer, Director and Shooter since 2004, Asif Kapadia won multiple awards for his debut feature, The Warrior. His film, Far North received its premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2007.

Adam Smith
Director Adam Smith is the creator of punchy, quirky, slick visuals for the likes of The Streets, The Chemical Brothers and Jamie T. More recently he has directed 5 episodes of C4's Skins.
Watch Adam's films here

Martha Fiennes
London-based director of the award-winning Onegin and Chromophobia, as well as numerous music videos. Belongs to 'that' British film dynasty. Watch the interview here.

Christine Vachon
Tough, Funny, Smart, Producer of over 30 exceptional indie films and author of A Killer Life - How an independent producer survives deals and disasters in Hollywood and beyond. read the interview here.

Cara Mertes
Director of the Documentary Film Program at the Sundance Institute. We are delighted to have Cara as a patron of our Documentary Network.

Peter Biskind
Film Writer, author of Down and Dirty Pictures, Easy Rider Raging Bulls. One of our New York based patrons. Read interview.

Mike Figgis
Director of TimeCode, Hotel, Leaving Las Vegas, Internal Affairs etc. Pictured at a Shooting People party. Our original patron, thanks Mike! Read Mike's recent thoughts on distribution.

Stuart Beattie
Writer of Collateral, Australia and story writer of Pirates of the Caribbean. Pictured with Shooters founder Cath Le Couteur. Read interview.

Danny Boyle
Director of Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, The Beach. Pictured talking at a Shooters event.

Penny Woolcock
Director of documentary Tina Goes Shopping, feature film Principles of Lust and film opera The Death of Klinghoffer.

Richard E Grant
Actor, Writer and Director, pictured here after the Shooters interview on his Directorial Debut Wah-Wah with interviewer Mike Figgis.

Kevin Macdonald
Director of Touching the Void, One Day in September. Patron of the Documentary Network.

Albert Maysles
The great American documentary director. Another of our New York patrons and the man who gave Jess at Shooting People his spare glasses frames - www.albertmayslesglasses.com

Tom McCarthy
Writer/director of The Station Agent, The Visitor (academy nomination for Richard Jenkins) and actor (lots of things). Our first New York patron.

Nick Park
Animator, director of Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts. Patron of the Animation Network.

Morgan Spurlock
New York based director of Supersize Me, Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?. Also a very funny man. Read interview.

Sally Potter
Film Artist, Choreographer, Performance Artist and Writer who Directed Orlando, The Tango Lesson, The Man Who Cried and Rage.

Stephen Woolley
Producer and Exec Producer of over 40 films including In the Company of Wolves and The Crying Game. Read shooters interview here on what it was like to direct his first film Stoned.