Gus Alvarez
Paul Nash
Karen Krizanovich
David Quantick
Neill ‘Bear’ Phillips
Monica Black
Jo Irvine
Shereen Davey
Robert Gill
Jacqueline Jordan
Magda Rodrgiuez


Gus Alvarez (Director) Having achieved a Degree in Film and Drama from Reading University, Gus appeared at The Edinburgh Festival in Howard Brenton's highly controversial play "Christie In Love", which ran for two consecutive seasons gaining a cult following and 5 Star reviews in The Scotsman. He has worked as a TV Camera Operator for Sky Sports and Teddington Studios, and currently runs a Central London broadcast facility, working reguarly with such high profile broadcasters as BBC One, Sky News, Channel 4 and CNN.  In recent years he has heavily pursued filmmaking, with a number of festival entries and music promos, and has numerous shorts and features in various stages of development. His writing credits include reviews and interviews with a number of internationally acclaimed filmmakers for 6 Degrees Film and he will be attending the Cannes Film Festival this year to promote his most recent projects.

Paul Nash (Screenwriter) also penned The Last Place You Look, a comedy short directed by James Appleton, which recently won second place prize at ‘Going Underground 5' (which saw shorts screened on the Berlin Metro), Interfilm Festival. The film was also showcased by Sony Europe and is available across Europe for download on the PSP console. His comedy short script The Room Above the Pub is due to be shot this spring. Last year Paul scripted call centre set silent film Imaginary Stock (currently being entered into festivals). This year he is developing a feature A Matter of Time (with Gus Alvarez), plus comedy sketches, further short scripts and a community film project. He also plans to direct one of his own short scripts Dumped. He regularly writes reviews, articles and interviews for film websites 6degreesfilm.com and Close-upfilm.com. Paul has also worked as a Production Assistant for the BBC, Granada Television and on short films.

Karen Krizanovich (Producer) trained as a philosopher in America and Canada and is co-founder of Me No Laika Productions with husband David Quantick. A member of the Critics Circle Council and a film journalist, featuring in the Sunday Times, Esquire Magazine and on CNN, she is a producer avidly interested in supporting a director's artistic vision with a selection of short films credited to her name and actively seeking good scripts. She is also known to some for her comedic column in UK's groundbreaking youth magazine SKY and has various productions in development.

David Quantick (Executive Producer) is a highly experienced journalist, broadcaster, and writer for television, radio and film. He is the author of Grumpy Old Men, which sat in the Sunday Times Top Ten for 14 weeks. His many television writing credits include: Harry Hill’s TV Burp, My New Best Friend (Bafta winning), Brass Eye Paedophilia Special, The Mysti Show, Aardman’s Angry Kid, The Fast Show, Smack The Pony, Jam, Harry Enfield’s People, The Day Today, So Graham Norton, The Friday Night Armistice and The Sunday Show. He also contributed to the Top Ten series for Channel 4 and the BBC’s I Love the… series. His Radio 2 work includes The Blaggers Guide, Radio Rivron, Parsons and Naylor’s Pull Out Sections and the Sony Award winning documentary A History of Psychedelia (which he also hosted). His Radio 4 work includes his own comedy show Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize, Front Row and 99p Challenge. He is co-author and creator of The Junkies which, with well over a million hits, was the world's first internet sitcom. He is still an active journalist, and writes for Q and Word magazines. He is currently writing the new BBC comedy The Message.

Neill ‘Bear’ Phillips (Director of Photography) is a professional TV cameraman who over the last couple years has built up a strong body of film, video and photographic work. Recent D.O.P. credits include the short comedy Burning Love and the up coming action adventure feature Into the Darkness. He was camera operator on the films Black Box and Necromonger’s Conquest, and the music video Girl in the Crowd – Controversy (also directed by Gus Alvarez). He also has a great deal of documentary and promotional video experience.

Monica Black (Production Designer) is a multi-faceted designer whose involved in interiors, film sets, furniture and fine art. She finished her Masters in Production Design for Film and Television two years ago, and her film production design experience since has included contributing on some major film and television productions.

Jo Irvine (Costume) graduated last summer from Wimbledon School of Art, but has already built up a body of work. For Chrisanne she has worked on the costumes for Strictly Come Dancing (BBC) and Dancing on Ice (ITV). She also has worked on location for French and Saunders, made costumes for dancers on Paul McCartney’s “Back in the World” tour, and also on the BBC’s Christmas 2004 film Sherlock Holmes and The Silk Stocking (starring Rupert Everett).

Shereen Davey (Costume) has worked as a fashion stylist for the last 3 years, mainly on music videos, for the likes of Lemar, Emma Bunton, Danni Minogue, Simon Webbe, Shapeshifters, Sugababes, Ms Dynamite and Misteeq. She has also worked on magazine editorials. Salsa Guy is her first film project.

Robert Gill (Salsa Guy) has acted in many successful film, television, theatre and musical theatre projects. His film work spans from the classic Olivier! to last year’s award winning short The Wreck of the Mary Celeste (winner, Sweet Success Award, Sweet HD Film Festival). Television credits include A for Andromeda, Derailed, Eastenders, 999, The Forsyte Saga, Dr Finlay’s Casebook (all BBC). His extensive theatre work includes Inspector Hound in the Donmar Warehouse’s production of the double bill The Real Inspector Hound/Black Comedy (Comedy Theatre, London/National Tour), Mouth To Mouth opposite Lindsay Duncan (Albery Theatre), working with Melvyn Bragg, David Gilmore and Richard Curtis on The Hired Man, bringing life to Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Munich), and playing Snowboy in West Side Story (twice). His musical career includes Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story and The Wizard Of Oz.

Jacqueline Jordan (Ex-Wife) graduated from ALRA in 2004 and since then her credits have included Shoes at Hampstead Theatre and Engagements at Central School of Speech & Drama. She has also made appearances in Perfect Partner (BBC) and Crimewatch (BBC) and in the short films Bed and A Wonderful Place. In November 2005 Jacqueline auditioned for Denis Lawson and was awarded a place on his year long FILM LAB programme at the Actors Centre.  Recent masterclasses have included workshops with Ewan McGregor and film director Rami Dvir.

Magda Rodrgiuez (Sarah) Magda’s training took place at different acting schools in London such as The Method Studio, Webber Douglas and The City Lit and is also associated with The Actors Centre for ongoing workshops. Her professional career has mainly developed Internationally in stage and screen acting. With an impressive CV in film, theatre and television for Drama, Comedy & Horror, Magda has undertaken several leading character roles. Film credits include Ruth- The Riddle (Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi), Fairy- Midsummer Dream (Miranda Richardson, Brian Blessed), Andrea- Youre in There (Nick Moran), Ketanya- The Witches Hammer (Stephanie Beacham), Carmen- The Winter Sun Is A Lie (Best Int Dig Film Award India 2005) and several other projects which include Warner Bros and RSA Films amongst others. Stage credits include Lorca's Yerma, Morgana- King Arthur & performing for an audience of 1500 at the London Palladium with The Tour. In Feb 2006 she was successfully awarded by the UK Film Council, The National Lottery and Skillset for a place at the Berlinale Talent Campus & also selected in Jan 2006 for Film Lab at the Actors Centre. Magda is half English, half Spanish, fluently bilingual and a member of BAFTA, SPOTLIGHT, EQUITY, WFTV and RAINDANCE.