Dan Simmons

dan-smallDan is Skillset’s Head of Film. He is responsible for the development and delivery of Skillset’s UK film skills strategy, A Bigger Future.

Previous to this role Dan held a number of other positions at Skillset, including overseeing film investment in creative talent development and business skills, managing film communications and stakeholder engagement.

Dan is a qualified marketer having held various marketing and fundraising positions in the health sector. He is a lifelong film fanatic and studied French cinema as part of his degree, spending a year in Paris watching films of the 1930s and 1980s. He has produced two short films and is currently trying to find the time to write a feature film.

Learn more about the UK film industry at skillset.org/film

Read Dan’s posts on the Skillset blog.