Over twenty years, Noel has brought his unique, collaborative approach to every aspect of his work in the screen industries. Through compassionate, participatory, audience-led practise he has built UK-wide talent development programmes, supporting the early careers of some of the UK’s most exciting filmmaking talent, and created films and content that serve brands, organisations, and most importantly, audiences.

Noel is passionate about developing young and emerging filmmakers who have had limited opportunities to break into the screen industries. While at BFI he was the Director of the BFI Future Film Festival for over ten years, and developed and ran a UK-wide network of opportunities to support young and emerging filmmakers develop their practise, get their work seen, and connect with industry professionals.

As Exec Producer for Josh Trigg’s BIFA nominated debut feature, “Satu - Year of the Rabbit”, Noel delivered and managed distribution of the film across UK Cinemas.

Noel recently brokered a partnership between Falmouth University and Action Xtreme and is supporting the delivery and management of a world-first, brand-new Masters Degree in Feature Filmmaking, where the students will make an action feature film with distribution within a year.

A regular speaker and host of filmmaking events, Noel is also a “Dadvocate” for better production practises for parents in the screen industries.

“Collaborating with Noel on our Family Futures Summit was a true privilege. Working alongside someone so dedicated to reimagining what it means to be a parent or carer in the screen industry was both inspiring and affirming. Noel’s boldness in encouraging others to share their lived experiences with a wider audience—while fostering a working environment that values family and life’s important moments first—sets a powerful example for the sector.”

Sally Lisk-Lewis, Skills Partnership Manager - Media Cymru