The Team

MAUREEN SINCLAIR • Project Director
Founder of Clapperboard UK Limited, Maureen has worked in the media industry for over 25 years organising numerous high profile events, nationally and internationally. She initiated the Clapperboard Youth Project in 2004, upholding her passion of bringing creativity into education. Maureen wishes to continue to develop a progression route for young people to work within the creative industries through the development of the Clapperboard Active Citizenship Panel.

Maureen is also Director of EventSinc, a company specialising in the organisation, marketing and promotion of high profile events.

COLIN FARRELL • Youth and Community Worker
Colin has been a Youth and Community worker for 25 years specializing in developing innovative projects with young people and deprived communities.
He has advised Clapperboard from its inception, accessing new funding streams and continues to develop new initiatives including Clapperboard’s Active Citizenship Panel. Colin also heads Forward Culture delivering cultural workshops for young people in partnership with Clapperboard UK.

IAIN HOSKINS • Awards Co-ordinator
Iain has just returned from New York where he graduated from the prestigious method acting school the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Prior to this his career in the media includes many varied freelance contracts including four years for Granada TV as a publicist on Coronation Street and heading the marketing and music departments for Cream.

HANDSTAND PRODUCTIONS • Creative Team
Handstand is a highly successful Film and Television production company formed in Liverpool in 1993. We delivered the Clapperboard Youth Project for the first time last year and are very pleased to produce the films again this year.

Our Clapperboard 2008 personnel are:
HAN DUIJVENDAK • Creative Director and Producer
Han has over 25 years experience as a theatre director and producer.
In the last 10 years he’s moved into TV, film and video, producing documentaries broadcast by ITV Granada, Channel 4 and FIVE, and helping young people to create their own short films.

ALISON DOWN • Youth Film Worker
Director, writer, performance poet, youth arts worker and film maker.
Alison has been directing young people’s films since 2002.

JANE WATSON • Camera Supervisor
Film maker, community video artist and camera woman. Jane has been involved in most of Handstand’s film and video projects for the last six years.

JACK RYAN • Assistant Film Maker and Stills Photographer

JOANNE McMAHON • Production Coordinator

NORA BRADY • Book Keeper

Specialist contributions were made by make-up designers Coleta Carbonell and Helen Carroll, and sound recordists Mike Moran and Alan Watson from The Vocal Booth. Composer Mark Melville created the score for ‘Are You Sure?’ using a theme created by Lena, Beni and Daniel Sebuyange.

GUY CHRISTIANSEN – Youth Film Worker
Director, actor, youth arts worker and film maker. Guy has vast experience working on young people’s film projects.

ALISON DOWN – Youth Film Worker
Director, writer, youth arts worker and film maker. Alison has been directing young people’s films since 2002.

JANE WATSON – Camera Supervisor
Film maker, community video artist and camera woman. Jane has been involved in most of Handstand’s film and video projects for the last five years.

JOANNE McMAHON – Production Coordinator

NORA BRADY – Book Keeper
Specialist contributions were made by make-up designer Coleta Carbonell, sound recordists Mike Moran and Alan Watson from The Vocal Booth