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Stephen Frears, Abi Morgan, Andrew Macdonald amongst Guiding Lights mentors

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- Established names will support emerging film professionals to progress in their careers

Stephen Frears, Abi Morgan, Andrew Macdonald amongst Guiding Lights mentors
Stephen Frears

Director Stephen Frears (The Program [+see also:
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), writer Abi Morgan (Suffragette [+see also:
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) and producer Andrew Macdonald (Ex Machina [+see also:
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) are amongst a list of established names who will support emerging film professionals to develop and progress in their careers as part of the seventh iteration of Guiding Lights, the British film industry’s mentorship scheme run by Brighton contemporary arts agency Lighthouse, with support from Creative Skillset. Current participant Matthew Orton’s Nazi-era thriller about the team that hunted down and captured Adolf Eichmann has been picked up by MGM and will be executive produced by Bridge of Spies writer Matt Charman, who began mentoring Orton earlier this year.

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Orton said, “I could not have asked for a better mentor than Mr. Charman. Being guided by one of the world’s most sought-after and talented writers has been as enjoyable as it has insightful. Matt has already been instrumental in helping me through a number of career decisions - most recently, selling a spec script to MGM. I simply cannot wait to see how our relationship will develop, moving forward.” 

Established in 2006, Guiding Lights requires mentees to demonstrate a solid track record in their fields as well as the potential to shape the creative landscape of the future.

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