Category: Speakers

  • Speakers Announced for 2026 Festival

    Speakers Announced for 2026 Festival

    We are excited to announce the selection of speakers for the 4th edition of our Electric Film Festival. New to the festival, this year our speakers will include a guest panel of crew members from the short film “The Cycling Adventures of Lettice Bly”.

    Guest Speaker

    Lewis Chadwick

    Lewis Chadwick is a gay working-class freelance sound engineer, arts consultant and award-winning musician who has currently worked on five features, four shorts and eight film festivals under numerous roles, with no signs of stopping anytime soon. Quoted as a “one-man army”, Lewis worked at Stronghold Studios developing award-winning feature films for three years under such titles as Film Production Executive before becoming an independent freelancer. Lewis specialises in film sound practice and theory as a desirable Sound Recordist for such talents as Stanley Kubrick cinematographer Douglas Milsome (BSC, ASC), as well as being an accomplished Foley Artist and Sound Designer. Since 2015, Lewis has managed multidisciplinary Arts & Culture community events throughout the UK and beyond in such areas as Hull, London, Bury St. Edmunds, Peterborough, Wrexham, Brynmawr and Chicago.

    Guest Panel

    The Cycling Adventures of

    Lettice Bly

    Nicole Sarah Fry

    Nicole Sarah Fry is a 25-year-old neurodivergent British director and writer based in Bournemouth who specialises in making period projects. As well as directing, she writes, makes costumes and does the production design to bring the worlds of her shorts alive. Her previous projects include ‘Desires & Delusions’ (2022), set in 1810, ‘Lies on the Line’ (2023) the 1960s and ‘The Lace’ (2025), set in the 1880s. Her latest film, ‘The Cycling Adventures of Lettice Bly’, was filmed in the summer of 2025.

    Daniel Suarez-Reis

    Daniel Suarez-Reis is an independent, award-winning producer and founder of Stonecutter Productions. His work focuses on bold, distinctive storytelling that aims to fully immerse audiences and transport them into cinematic worlds beyond everyday reality.

    He has produced seven short films, which have screened at several BIFA-qualifying festivals, including international festivals. His recent project Weeyagale, funded by the Roundhouse, is set to screen at both Sunderland Short Film Festival and the New York African Film Festival. His period drama The Lace has received multiple awards across the festival circuit, marking a key milestone in his producing career.

    Working across both fiction and documentary, Daniel is now focused on developing visually and narratively ambitious projects that prioritise atmosphere, world-building, and audience immersion.

    Julian Butterworth

    Julian Butterworth is a German-British cinematographer based in Bournemouth with a passion for elevating visual storytelling and technical expertise for the entire production pipeline from shoot day to final delivery. His experience in editing, colour grading and VFX has allowed him to produce several award-winning short films.

    Jasmine Fry

    Jasmine Fry is a 23-year-old writer based in Bournemouth and an English and History graduate. She works alongside her sister Nicole on historical short films, most recently on ‘The Lace’ (2025) and ‘The Cycling Adventures of Lettice Bly’ (2026), both set in the Victorian era. She enjoys exploring women’s stories in a variety of time periods.

    We are excited to have this refreshingly broad selection of speakers to share their experiences and wisdom, that you can listen to on the 13th of June!

  • Guest Speaker Archive

    Radi Nikolov

    With over 10 years of experience in film and TV, Radi has developed a diverse slate of directorial work. His knowledge and experience allowed him to mentor the 2021 BFI youth academy in the SW of UK. Projects he has worked on have gone to receive wide online popularity with multi-million viewed shows on YouTube.

    His movie, ‘Hearse Buddies’ has gone to achieve international popularity by playing in popular film festivals around the world. ‘Deadly Scare’ is a short that went to achieve ‘BEST ACTOR’ nomination and is in development to become a feature film. His latest film, ‘Doubt Buy The Whiskey’ tackles important subjects about mental health and imposter syndrome within the arts, starring the voice of the Witcher – Doug Cockle.

    In 2023, Radi set out to establish and manage a brand new Film Festival.’Screams By The Sea’ is an inclusive and welcoming genre film festival right where Merry Shelly wrote her original Frankenstein.

    Lois Tallulah

    Lois Tallulah is an actor, writer, director, and founder of the award-winning platform SHORTIES, which champions emerging female voices in short filmmaking. Known for her powerful performances in films like Bull, The Bezonians, Original Gangster, and Righteous Villains, Lois has also earned international recognition for her directorial debut Eb & Flo, which garnered multiple festival awards including Best Female Film at IndieX and the Las Vegas Movie Awards. A passionate advocate for inclusive storytelling, she is also the founder of Gas Money Productions and continues to make her mark across film, television, and theatre with bold, female-led narratives and a commitment to elevating new talent.

    Kayleigh-Paige Rees

    Kayleigh-Paige Rees is an English actress and producer, best known for her role as Julia Beaufort in the ITV/PBS adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sanditon”. Kayleigh-Paige is the CEO of production company Raspberry Films that was initiated in early 2019. The aim of the production company is to help bridge the gap between independent creatives and mainstream media. Since its inception, Raspberry Films has employed over 600 independent creatives and is slated to produce a documentary in Ukraine exploring the lives of displaced families from the war. Kayleigh-Paige is a strong advocate for improving the representation of mental health in the media and destroying the stigma surrounding the conversation around eating disorders.

    Adam Morley

    Leading strategic initiatives for Hertfordshire’s creative sectors, my role as Creative Industries & Culture Lead encompasses developing sector action plans and advising on industry growth. With a hands-on approach, our team has been pivotal in nurturing the Film, TV, Digital, and AI domains, ensuring a thriving creative ecosystem.

    As Director at Wentworth Hall Consultancy, I leverage extensive investment acumen to foster culture and arts projects. This role has honed my expertise in external relations and creative direction, contributing to the dynamic expansion and vibrancy of our cultural landscape. Our collective efforts aim to empower the creative community and sustain Hertfordshire’s cultural strategy.