Ray

Ray (Rachel) Wilson: they/them

Ray is a queer, disabled producer based in the West Midlands. Their recent screen projects include short film ‘Jelly’ (Ffilm Cymru, BBC Wales) 'The Girl with the Haunted Vagina' (BFI Network), Fisitor (Ffilm Cymru, BBC Wales) and BBC/Roughcut TV's 'We Might Regret This' (Shadowing Producer).

Ray's award winning films have screened at festivals worldwide including Iris Prize, Norwich Film Festival, Shared Visions, Abertoir Horror Festival, Brighton Rocks and FilmQuest with TX slots on BBC2 and Channel 4.

They currently have several shorts and television pilots in development and have been selected for Glasgow Funny Features (BFI/National Lottery) to develop feature ‘Beach Body’ by Toby Parker Rees.

They are Shadow Post Producer on BAFTA winning writer/director Paul Wright's upcoming feature film 'Mission' for Ffilm Cymru Wales, BBC Film and Screen Scotland.

Ray is a BAFTA Connect member, a BFI Creative Producers Lab alumni and a member of the 2023 BBC Comedy Collective.

Katie Bonham

Katie (she/her) is a working class film and theatre writer, director, producer and BAFTA Connect member based in the South West. Particular interests include championing working class stories and exploring original stories that challenge and surprise.

A recipient of the Melies D’Argent award, her recent screen projects include welsh-language queer gothic horror film ‘Fisitor’ (Co-producer) for Ffilm Cymru and BBC Wales, comedy horror ‘The Girl with the Haunted Vagina’ (Co-Producer) for BFI Midlands, surreal comedy drama ‘Selfie Stick’ (writer-director) for BBC4, and ‘Midnight’ (writer-director) for Bloody Disgusting’s ‘Bloody Bites TV’ and ‘Scream TV’.

A member of Directors UK and female directing collective Cinesisters, Katie’s works have screened at festivals worldwide, including commissions from BBC Arts, with special features on BBC4 and iPlayer. Katie also works closely with local charities in mentoring aspiring filmmakers. Katie joined Panad Productions in 2022 as a lead creative. Katie currently has several projects in development, including producing two theatre shows for 2024, one in London and one for the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

Richard ‘Bucky’ O’Hare

Bucky (he/him) is a UK cinematographer based in the North of England. Co-founding production company Orillo Films in 2010, he has worked across commercials, documentaries, music videos, shorts and features around the world.

In 2020 Bucky’s short “Dead End” which he co-wrote, won Best Short at Toronto Indie Film Festival, Hollywood Horrorfest, and Dead All Day and also won Best Cinematography at Boobs & Blood Indie Film Fest 2021. His next short “The Heritage” (for Hulu/Disney+) streamed on Hulu as part of the anthology Bite Sized Halloween: Series 3 and won various awards during its festival run including Best Short at Dead Northern and has screened at BIFA, BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals world wide.

Bucky co-shot the feature length documentary, “Chasing Tokyo” which was broadcast by Discovery Channel and won a Webby Award for Best Sports Feature in 2023.

Bucky is attached to two features as well as many other exciting horror based productions throughout 2024.