James Calver is the Project & Events Officer at the Independent Cinema Office, joining in 2017, after spending two years at the Kino-Teatr in St. Leonards-on-Sea as its Programming Manager. Based in the training and professional development team, he manages the ICO’s industry training programmes, including Cultural Cinema Exhibition (CCE) and Developing Your Film Festival (DYFF). He is also responsible for setting up the ICO’s online learning platform, as well as supporting the International Film Festival Network. The highlight of his cinema career, however, came after his short appearance as an extra in a Bollywood film.
To contact James, email: james.calver@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk
Ten Favourite Films
- Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse
Bob Persichetti | US | 2018
Bookings Sony - Cold War
Pawel Pawlikowski | Poland | 2018
Bookings Curzon Artificial Eye - Airplane!
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker | US | 1980
Bookings Park Circus - Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave
Nick Park | UK | 1995
Bookings BFI - Call Me By Your Name
Luca Guadagnino | US / Italy | 2017
Bookings Park Circus
- You Were Never Really Here
Lynne Ramsay | USA| 2017
Bookings STUDIOCANAL - Snow Dogs
Brian Levant | US | 2002
Bookings Park Circus - Hot Fuzz
Edgar Wright | UK/France/USA | 2007
Bookings Park Circus - Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!
Ol Parker | UK | 2018
Bookings Park Circus - Boyhood
Richard Linklater | US | 2014
Bookings Universal