Chris Auty

Chris Auty
Born1957 (age 66–67)
NationalityBritish
Alma materKing's College, University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Film executive, journalist and producer
EmployerLondon Film School

Chris Auty (born 1957)[1] is a British film executive, journalist and producer. Outlets for his early journalism included Time Out, Sight and Sound, and The Hollywood Reporter,[2] and his producing/executive producing credits include Stealing Beauty, Blood and Wine, Crash, My Summer of Love, In This World, Bright Young Things and The Proposition.[3][4] Among noted directors with whom Auty has worked are Bernardo Bertolucci, Michael Winterbottom, Pawel Pawlikowski and David Cronenberg, and he is a former board member of the UK Film Council and the European Film Academy.[5]

From 2012, Auty served as Head of Producing at the National Film and Television School (NFTS), where he started the Creative Business for Entrepreneurs and Executives (CBEE) MA course that aims to equip students with the skills to start their own creative businesses of the future.[6] In September 2023, it was announced that Auty would be taking up a new appointment as director of the London Film School, starting in November 2023.[7]

  1. ^ "Chris Auty". BFI. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "British Council, JAMPRO and JAFTA host Film Lab". British Council | Caribbean. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Chris Auty". BIFA. British Independent Film Awards. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Chris Auty". IMDb. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "guest: Chris Auty". UK Jewish Film. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Creative Business for Entrepreneurs and Executives | Masters". NFTS. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ntim, Zac (26 September 2023). "London Film School Hires New CEO". Deadline. Retrieved 26 September 2023.