SohoLIFF 2025

Actress of stage, screen and gaming, she’s worked alongside some Hollywood stalwarts including Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman, AND she’s a Bafta winner too.

But most importantly, we think, she’s also one of our film festival judges, and as such she’s one of the people your films have to get past for a prestigious SohoLIFF award.

Jane and Liz sit down to chat about the on screen gaming world for women, how to choose projects… and of course how and why Jane loves to judge the SohoLIFF film entries; what she looks for.

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It was a pleasure to have Steve come in and talk about Mission Impossible, Bond Movies, The Avengers and more, all filmed in the UK, with his help of course.

Take a look… Nudity, drones, guns and gubbins – he’s across it all! Tap into his knowledge and understanding of how film productions function.

As an ex-copper, and having been part of the police film unit, he’s certainly in the know. Find out which shoots got shut down by the police and why…

He breaks down some crucial do’s and don’ts; want some budgeting tips – small crew, small kit – can you film… well find out here!

You can also contact Steve here:

Stevedixonsmc.com

We were thrilled to have the esteemed Justin Chadwick, an award-winning British television and film director, join us at this year’s (2025) SohoLIFF festival for an intimate Soho Spotlight on his own creative journey.

He has most recently directed Tulip Fever, a feature film adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard, starring Christoph Waltz, Dane DeHaan and Judi Dench and is currently the lead director of Shardlake, based on CJ Sansom’s bestselling novels, for Disney+.

You may know him for any number of the roster of films and actors he’s worked on and with: The First Grader, The Other Boleyn Girl, Bleak House, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom with the likes of Tom Stoppard, Dame Judi Dench, Kiefer Sutherland, Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, to name just a smidge.

But in joining us he shared how his journey began, the significance of a simple message of communication, the importance of being friends and family with your cast, the evolution that’s a-coming…

Oh, and how his very first short film festival led to him meeting his hero.

You just never know.

Watch the full interview and other Soho Spotlights here.