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the media lunch club

the media lunch club was established in 1994, by producer Martin Cahill, as a non-profit making, and politically neutral, networking society and has grown to become the film, tv and media industry's premiere café du commerce.

Monthly lunches are held in London's West End (and a Brighton away-day lunch during the summer), with an invited guest speaker. Some of our previous speakers include:

Producers: Tim Bevan, Stephen Evans, Rebecca O'Brien, Richard Holmes, Jeremy Thomas, Duncan Kenworthy, Michael Kuhn, Nik Powell, Marc Samuelson, Richard Holmes, Michael Deeley, Simon Channing-Williams and Jeremy Bolt.

Directors: Sir Alan Parker, Waris Hussein, Roy Ward Baker, Vic Armstrong, Jack Cardiff, Ronnie Neame, Beban Kidron, Lewis Gilbert, John Glen, Guy Hamilton and Ray Harryhausen.

Executives: Duncan Reid (Ingenious), Greg Dyke, Ian Hutchinson (Silver Reel) Amanda Nevill (BFI), Stewart Till, Lenny Crooks (formerly of New Cinema Fund, UK Film Council), David Thompson, Steve Christian (Pinewood Films), Peter Bennett-Jones, Hilary Davis (Bankside); Mike Goodridge (Protagonist) John Woodward (former CEO, UK Film Council), Jane Lighting (former CEO Channel 5) and Lorraine Heggesey, Sara Geater.

Plus: Sir Roger Moore; Dick Clement; Honor Blackman; Sir Ronald Harwood; Patsy Pollock, Jon Hubbard and Jeremy Zimmerman (Casting Directors); David Cooke (director of BBFC); Dr Kim Howells MP & Shaun Woodward MP (former Film Ministers); Victor Spinetti (Actor); Nina Myscow (Broadcaster); Richard 'Jaws' Kiel (Actor \ Writer); Simon George (Ealing Studios Productions); Simon Oakes (Hammer Films) & many, many more.

the media lunch club also hosts a networking evening each year, our prestigious ' Martin Cahill Memorial Lecture'.

In 2009, we started holding the additional and occasional 'Briefing Lunches', to focus on a more specialised subject in an intimate board-room setting such as, most recently, a "Brexit and the implications on film industry" . These lunches are free, and have proven very popular.

Membership is inexpensive and open to all in the media business.

On April 19th Sir Alan Parker joined us for our 200th lunch, and cut the special birthday cake!

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Ben Cogan
Casting Director
Friday June 7th 2019

Ben joined the BBC in 2000 as a casting assistant, and rose through the ranks swiftly and started casting dramas in his own right, with hundreds of soap episodes and several TV movies including: Eastenders, Doctors, The Afternoon Play, Casualty and some short films under his belt.

After 15 years at the BBC Ben branched out to became a freelance casting director and has worked on a number of short films and features, as well as running regular workshops and one-on-one events with actors.

Through working with writers and producers, Ben casts the very best actors (including those all important names who help unlock financing) into the shoes of a character and is richly experienced in guiding, assisting and encouraging all of the creatives involved.

Ben will share with us some of his experiences, ideas, thoughts and insights.

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Cannes Film Festival Dinner

Sunday May 19th 2019

For members attending the Cannes Film Festival in May we are holding a small dinner in a restaurant in the picturesque old town area of le Suquet.

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