Committee

Sonja is a leading UK Film and Television Designer who also designs large scale events. Her film work as Designer includes A Good Year, Babylon AD. Television credits include Taboo (Season 1) and Mr Selfridge (Season II). Sonja has also worked as a Set Decorator on Gladiator, American Gangster, Prometheus, Tomb Raider I & II, Robin Hood and Kingdom of Heaven. She is Production Designer on the much anticipated Terminator reboot.

The life blood of our organisation. Historically her background has been in communications, trade marketing & event management and spent much of her early career working for several of the world’s largest drinks companies.
Latterly she became a freelance office & event manager and has worked mainly for awards and event organisations. Mads knowledge & interest in the Art Department, has been gained through close family ties and she joined the Guild in 2010.

Ali works alongside Mads and Sophie looking after the Guild’s communications, ranging from our members’ Weekly Update email to the marketing of BFDG events. Her background is in Marketing and Interior Design. Before retraining as an interior designer, Ali worked in Arts Marketing for the Royal Opera House and the arts and entertainment advertising agency, Dewynters, before becoming freelance and working in regional theatre and audience development. Like the other two management team members, she has gained her interest and knowledge of the Art Department through family & friends.

Sophie is the newest member of our team, having joined the BFDG in March 2018. Her background is in membership management of various UK Conservation & Wildlife Trusts.
Having grown up on film sets, within a family of creatives, Sophie is very familiar with the workings of the Art Department and is thrilled to be combining her skills and experience of membership management with that of her inherited knowledge of the Film and Television Industry.