Screen summit update

Source: Screen File

Jane Turner, Lloyd Gunton, Juliane Althoff

Jane Turner, CEO, Centtrip, Lloyd Gunton, VP incentives UK at Entertainment Partners (EP) and Juliane Althoff, partner at Simkins LLP have joined the Screen Summit 2026: ‘Financing The Future of UK Film’.

The third annual Screen Summit is taking place at the BFI Southbank on September 29

Tickets are on sale now for £290+VAT.

The production finance and media law experts will take part in a panel called ’Making Every Pound Count’ that will explore how producers can maximise their budgets, make the most of available incentives and structure their productions effectively.

The panel will offer practical insight into the financial and legal considerations that can help producers make informed decisions and keep productions on track.

Turner is an international IP and platform strategist. Centtrip provides alternative banking solutions for high-value, internationally mobile film and TV productions, creating a single platform that gives producers oversight and control of the financing process.

Gunton joined EP in 2023 after accounting roles at EY and Saffery. He supports clients all the way through production from prep to cash receipt and provides UK incentives support to productions of all sizes. 

Althoff is an experienced film and television lawyer, advising producers and other content creators from development, production, and financing, through to the distribution and exploitation of content. In addition, Althoff works with financiers on all aspects of both film and television financing.

Further speakers at the Summit include John Gore, founder and chairman of John Gore Studios, Elisabeth d’Arvieu,  group chief content officer and CEO of Mediawan Pictures, Philip Knatchbull, chairman and CEO of Curzon, WMA’s Sinead Dean, DDA’s chief creative officer Julie La’Bassiere, Ben Browning, co-CEO of Pathe UK, Frederic Fiore, president of Logical Pictures Group, Phin Glynn, producing partner at Tricky Knot,  producers Gabrielle Tana of Magnolia Mae Films,  Emily Morgan of Quiddity Films, Ciara Barry of barry crerar, John Glencross of Calculus Capital, Noel Tovey, managing director at Sky Studios Elstree, Emily Stillman, senior vice president at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, and Bee Devine, chief operating officer at Garden Studios.

The lineup of speakers and sessions will be finalised in the coming weeks.

The Screen Summit 2026 is sponsored by Centtrip, Entertainment Partners, Garden Studios, Sky Studios Elstree, Strike Media, the UK Global Screen Fund and Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.