Arvind Ethan David CEO and Producer Arvind Ethan David is head producer and CEO at slingshot, the next generation film company which he co-founded in 2005. Arvind leads both business and creative strategy, and has served as a producer on all of the company's films to date - SUGARHOUSE, FRENCH FILM and FAINTHEART. Immediately prior to slingshot, Arvind served as Commercial Advisor to Headline Pictures, the production company set up by Mark Shivas, Stewart Mackinnon and Kevin Hood. Between 2003 to 2004, Arvind was Interim Managing Director of Ruby Films, working to Oscar-nominated producer Alison Owen. In 1999 he founded and ran hahabonk, one of the UK's early internet entertainment companies producing more than 100 short animated films and interactive games for cable television and broadband internet, in the course helping to launch the careers of such comedians as Jimmy Carr, Mackenzie Crook and The Hollow Men. In addition to his career as producer and entrepreneur, Arvind is also a qualified solicitor, and an occasional writer of prose and plays: his stage-show DIRK, based on the Douglas Adams character, won three prizes in the 2007 LA Weekly Theatre Awards. Arvind is a member of the PACT Film Policy Group, spends too much time speaking at conferences and is a regular guest lecturer at both the Metropolitan Film School and London Business School. Arvind read law at Lincoln College, Oxford University, has an MBA from London Business School, grew up between Kuala Lumpur and London, speaks Malay (badly) and Spanish (even more badly) and likes to blog.

Elizabeth Draper Consulting Head of Distribution Elizabeth consults to the company, informing and executing on its marketing and distribution strategy. Elizabeth has worked in distribution for the last 25 years, most recently as Head of Fox Searchlight UK. Prior to that, she was General Manager of Icon Film Distribution and Deputy MD at Pathe Film Distribution. She has worked across both marketing and acquisitions. Films include DELICATESSEN, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, BREAKING THE WAVES, SWINGERS, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, WHALE RIDER, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, 21 GRAMS, CONFETTI and THE HISTORY BOYS.

Cavan Ash Chief Operating Officer & Producer Cavan is chief operating officer and a producer at Slingshot, working across operational strategy and creative projects. Cavan has over ten years of TV and film development experience working in LA and London at such companies as Imagine Entertainment, Fox Searchlight, TNT Original Movies, FremantleMedia and Tiger Aspect. He has a BA from Oxford University, an MFA in film producing from the University of Southern California and an MBA from London Business School.

Uzma Hasan Development Producer Uzma Hasan is Development Producer at Slingshot where she works across project selection, development and packaging. She has just commenced production on TORMENTED as Associate Producer. Prior to joining Slingshot, Uzma was producing music promos and commercials. Whilst in New York, she supported the Executive Producer and Special Events team at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival and worked with Focus Features and Mirabai Films on the post production of Mira Nair's film VANITY FAIR. Before moving into film, Uzma was a public relations consultant to international corporations such as NEC and Verizon and helped to launch mCubed Magazine in the US, an arts and cultural magazine aimed at young Muslim professionals. Uzma is on the selection committee for Mira Nair's MAISHA Labs as well as the British Independent Film Awards. She is London Chapter Head of Harvardwood, the official network of Harvard alums in the entertainment and media industries. She studied Film and Literature at Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Science, where she was awarded a scholarship by the Kennedy Memorial Trust, and graduated from University of Wales, Cardiff with a First in English Literature.

Judy Counihan Producer Judy is a film and television producer of almost 20 years experience, most recently as an Executive Producer for Drama at IWC Media, part of the RDF group and one of the largest independent production companies in the UK. At Slingshot, she has served as producer on both FAINTHEART and FRENCH FILM, and will continue to play a producer or executive producer role across the slingshot slate going forward. Judy was Director of Film at Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries. Her career in film and television production spans 18 years, and she has won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Picture twice (NO MAN'S LAND in 2001 and ANTONIA'S LINE in 1995). She also produced the Oscar nominated BEFORE THE RAIN, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Award. Her other film credits include ME WITHOUT YOU, JANICE BEARD and BORSTAL BOY. In addition to her work at slingshot, Judy is also currently Producing Thomas Hoegh's 'Terje' for Arts Alliance Productions.

Alex Tanner Prior to joining Slingshot, Alex worked in LA for Don Buchwald & Associates supporting the Head of Literary. Whilst there, he also competed a Producer's Business and Development course with Pepperdine University. Before this he worked in London as a freelance script reader for Intermedia Films and TalkBack Thames Television and as Production Assistant on Ealing Studios' I WANT CANDY. He has also completed a script reading course with The Script Factory, a writing/directing course with The Metropolitan Film School and was awarded a Diploma in Film Making from the New York Film Academy. Alex has produced, written and directed 2 short films, both winning critical acclaim; the first, CAKE, went on to win Best Short Film at the Coventry Film Festival 2002 while his follow up, SWEET, was selected for Critics Choice at Edinburgh Fringe 2007.

Claire Taylor Consulting Head of Sales Claire has worked in international sales since 1992 and has handled over seventy feature films, including THE PIANO, David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY and VELVET GOLDMINE. Most recently she was Head of Sales for Renaissance Films, spear-heading the sales, financing and acquisitions for titles such as SHOOTING DOGS and THE MOTHER. She consults for Pathé Pictures and Picturehouse/HBO alongside her work with Slingshot.

Luke Montagu Non Executive Director Luke is currently Director of the Metropolitan Film School, non-executive Director of post-production facility Met Film and TV, and is on the Skillset Film Communications Advisory Committee. He was the first film student at Columbia University to deliver a project digitally; his entrepreneurial skills led him to establish a successful e-Learning company, before combining his love for film and establishing the Metropolitan Film School.

Thomas Høegh Non Executive Director Thomas manages a group of companies involved in venture capital and entertainment under Arts Alliance which has backed more than 35 companies. He serves on the boards of the following film related businesses: AtomShockwave; Hart Sharp Entertainment’s True Film Fund; Hart Sharp Video; CityScreen Cinemas; Metropolitan Film School; LOVEFiLM and Arts Alliance Media. As an artist he has directed 20 productions in television, theatre and radio drama.