London Film School, offer full-time MA Degree courses in both Film Making and Screewriting.

Missing In Action Films was founded by Mia Bays in 2003 and is an Oscar winning twice BAFTA nominated production, sales/marketing consultant and creative executive.

With over 18 years experience working in film sales, marketing and distribution, Mia has worked in some of the top sales, distribution and exhibition companies in the UK before becoming a producer in 2004. Simone Glover joined in 2007, having cut her teeth at Arista, the great scriptwriting training and development agency, for 7 years.

Formerly Head of Distribution at The Film Consortium, Mia has worked with such talent as Ang Lee, Shekhar Kapur, Ian McKellen, Michael Winterbottom, John Sayles, - as well as Gavin Hood & Peter Fudakowski (as marketing consultant on TSOTSI), Lucy Walker (BLINDSIGHT), for producer Sybil Robson and is working as producer with such writers and directors as Josh Appignanesi & Jay Basu (SONG OF SONGS), Joe Dante (GREMLINS, THE BURBS, MATINEE), Pete Travis (VANTAGE POINT) and Randall Wright (BAFTA nominated doc director).

To date, Missing In Action Films have produced the Oscar winning short SIX SHOOTER, with Kenton Allen, EX MEMORIA by Josh Appignanesi, nominated for a British Indie Film Award 2006, and the acclaimed BAFTA-nominated documentary feature SCOTT WALKER - 30 CENTURY MAN by Stephen Kijak - which Verve released in the UK, Madman in Australia and Oscilloscope in the U.S. Mia has also overseen the production and sales/distribution of SHIFTY, MUM AND DAD and the upcoming FREESTYLE and THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF.

Since July 2007 Mia has been a key component of the micro-budget feature film scheme MICROWAVE for Film London and the BBC as Creative Executive and Marketing/Distribution Consultant.

As an indie marketing/distribution consultant, we have worked on ANO UNA for Focus Features International and Alfonso Cuaron in 2008, on KICKS and SALVAGE this year for Digital Departures and on David Morrissey's directorial debut DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME in 2009/10.

All at Missing In Action Films are passionate about cinema and all that goes into creating stories that speak from the heart - stories with honesty and integrity.

Forthcoming titles for 2010 are 'GBH', written by Jay Basu, which is set up at Optimum/Canal Plus and Pete Travis, director of VANTAGE POINT, OMAGH and the recent (and wonderful) END GAME starring William Hurt and Chiwetel Ejiofor for Channel 4 ; a 3D feature documentary involving the great artist British David Hockney, to be directed by BAFTA winning documentarian Randall Wright. This will be shot over 2010 and 2011.

We are now involved in the production of Janis Pugh's delightful musical BALACLAVA SANDS to be produced by Rebecca Davies. Thanks to UKFC Development Fund and Screen Agency Wales for support.

Mia teaches regularly for the London Film School, National Film School, Film London, Skillset and appears regularly on festival panels such as at the London Film Fest and Sheffield Doc Fest. She recently did the keynote speech for the SPAA Fringe Producers Conference in Sydney and will soon be consulting for major Australian fund Film Victoria.

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How to apply

Please submit the following items (email applications preferred):

• Application Form (click to download)
• Personal Statement
  (i.e. a few brief paragraphs explaining why you're applying for the course, what you hope to gain from it etc.)

Once your application has been received we will provide you with instructions for booking your place online.

Email us:
Carolyn Atherton:
workshops@lfs.org.uk

Postal Address:
Workshops Admissions,
The London Film School,
24 Shelton Street,
London, WC2H 9UB, UK

Telephone us:
+44 (0)20 7836 9642

Fax us:
+44 (0)20 7497 3718

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