Tim Hincks

Chief Executive Officer, Endemol UK (PGF Board Member)

Tim Hincks is responsible for ENDEMOL UK’s programmes, content and its production brands – Initial, Cheetah Television, Zeppotron and Brighter Pictures. Tim began his television career in 1990 when he divided his time between producing BBC Two’s Food and Drink programme for Bazal and working on current affairs programmes such as Newsnight and BBC Westminster.

He became Creative Director of ENDEMOL UK in 2002 and stepped up to become Chief Creative Officer in January 2005. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2008. Tim sits on the Endemol International board, He is the Executive Chair of Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. He has a clean driving liscence and plays the guitar reasonably well.

Erica Motley

(PGF Board Member)

After two years on Wall Street and a Harvard MBA, Erica began her film career as an international acquisition executive at HBO. She then joined the international programming teams for Fox in LA and Premiere in Hamburg. Erica returned to America as a business development executive for IFILM's broadband business. She later became the Head of Film for Shine International in London before beginning the role as Head of Acquisitions at UIP. Erica is currently developing digital distribution strategies for the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis is an internationally renowned actor whose credits include Band of Brothers (produced by Steven Spielberg and Directed by Tom Hanks); Dreamcatcher (starring alongside Morgan Freeman); Keane (Directed by Lodge Kerrigan) and Chromophobia (Directed by Martha Fiennes and Co-Starring Kristen Scott Thomas). Damian's television work includes The Forsyth Saga and Colditz, and he is a partner at leading New York and London based film production company, Picture Farm.

Roger Vakharia

Roger is Managing Director, Global Alliances - Media and Entertainment at Microsoft. Until 2006, he was Managing Director of INTEL in Los Angeles, and was responsible for the company's digital entertainment efforts and relationships with studios and record labels. Roger is now on the Board of Morgan Freeman's digital content business Clickstar, and of EROS, owner of the largest library of Bollywood films in the world.

Ben Grass

Ben Grass is the Managing Director of Pure Grass Films and Produced "When Evil Calls", "Beyond the Rave" and Executive Produced "Kirill". Ben was formerly responsible for Sony Pictures Digital in Europe and prior to that was Senior Advisor, Corporate Strategy at the BBC. Ben has an MBA from INSEAD, and a BA in History from Oxford University.

Tom Grass

Tom is Creative Director of Pure Grass Films, and the Writer of Beyond the Rave. Tom has extensive experience as a writer and media strategist, and has worked for Saatchi & Saatchi; Tribal DDB and managed a wide range of freelance consulting assignments for clients. Tom has written screenplays, short stories and created mobile games for movies such as Charlie's Angels 2. Tom has a BA in History from Oxford University.