Mike Downey (producer)


Mike Downey is a British film producer. He is the co-founder and CEO of Film and Music Entertainment and currently deputy Chairman of the European Film Academy.

Life and career

After gaining a BA in French with Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, Downey went on to continue post-graduate studies at the, and Paris X Nanterre.
In 2000 Mike joined forces with fellow producer Sam Taylor, to create the Film and Music Entertainment, UK-based independent production house Film and Music Entertainment as part of a public offering on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt.
In 2002 he wrote and edited The Film Finance Handbook, published by Wallflower Press, which acts as a guide for anyone planning to set out as a producer of films.
In 2004 Mike joined the EFA Board and was elected deputy chairman in 2014.
Mike has served two terms as a BAFTA Council member and in 2008 he was a member of the BAFTA Film Committee.
In 2014 he received Producer of the Decade Award from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival presented by Stephen Daldry.
Mike is founder and President of the Motovun Film Festival in Croatia, artistic advisor to the Zagreb Film Festival, artistic director to the Antalya Film Festival and former artistic board member of the Pula Film Festival. He has been a trustee of the White Ribbon Alliance since 2010. As well as being on the International board of trustees of The Isango Ensemble.

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