Staff

Emily Stillman, Chief Executive Officer

After graduating from Sussex University with a 2:1 in Politics and Policy Administration Emily started her career as a researcher in documentaries working on prestigious programmes such as Disptaches, Cutting Edge, Undercover Britain. Emily then moved in to the world of TV drama and feature film production working her way up the production ladder, productions included Hound of The Baskervilles, Last of The Blonde Bombshells, Still Crazy, Saving Grace and her all time favourite Charles Sturridge’s BAFTA award wining Shackleton. In 2003 Emily was offered the opportunity to Production Manage Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven for 20^th Century Fox, she then went on to PM Ridley’s Scott next film ‘A Good Year’ followed by an array of films including Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Sleuth, Fragile Films’ I want Candy and Me and Orson Welles for Cinema NX. Emily joined The Production Guild of Great Britain in 2009 putting her production background and knowledge into use as Membership and Events Manager and later progressed to Acting CEO. Emily lives in West London with her 2 children Ben and Lola and can usually be found on a football pitch on a wet Sunday morning supporting HanwellFC!
Fran Triefus, PG Training & Development Manager

Fran started working in the film and television industry in 1983. She started as a Producer’s Assistant working on development and post-production and in 1986 became a freelance Production Co-Ordinator and Production Manager working on a range of feature film and television dramas such as ‘Birthday Girl’, ‘The Crying Game’, ‘Emma’, ‘The Hollow Reed’ and ‘Backbeat’. In 2000 Fran moved into the Accounts department and worked as an Assistant Production Accountant on several major television dramas and feature films such as ‘Love Actually’, ‘Anita & Me’, ‘The Commander’ and ‘Fingersmith’.In April 2005, Fran was appointed the first Training & Development Manager for the Production Guild. She took over the management of the Assistant Production Accountant Training Scheme III and developed it further to deliver APATS IV, V and VI. During her tenure she has developed and funded a wide range of training provision, both for new entrants and for the continuing professional needs of the Production Guild membership such as PG PROGRESS Production Management and Accounting. Fran has worked closely with members to develop and deliver bespoke training courses that respond to the training needs of the membership. Fran lives in South Bucks with her children, Tom and Maddi.
Gareth Blake, Administrator

Gareth manages the PG website, social media, online publications, marketing and PG and wider industry related editorial as well as the running of The Production Guild office at Pinewood Studios. Gareth also deals with all office, server and website technical issues and assists in the management or The Production Guild's avaialbility list service, providing UK and overseas Studios, Broadcasters and Productions with Production, Accounting, Locations, Post Production and Assistant Director crew. Gareth acts as the first point of contact for The Production Guild.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Screenwriting, Gareth wrote a number of scripts whilst on the course within the feature, television drama and short formats. Upon graduation, Gareth moved into a Case Administrator position for the National Probation Service based at one of London's busiest Crown Courts. Within this role Gareth managed a large client base, created and organised confidential documentation, managed content on several databases and developed professional relationships with other court users, including solicitors, barristers, police officers and judges.

Gareth also has a busy personal background in website administration and desgin as well as editioral and studied I.T, Media Studies, English Language and English Literature at A Level. From December 2008 he has also been a regular writer for a national in-print cricket magazine, covering county cricket and Middlesex County Cricket Club in particular where he has been a full member since 2006.

Gareth joined the Guild in January 2010 and lives in Twickenham, spending much of his spare time working on various writing and web based projects, watching and playing sports and enjoying local restaurants!