Ian Davies

Ian Davies is MD of Initialize Films. Initialize’s main work is as a matchmaker / broker for producers and directors in the film and TV who want to find partners in the international market. Most of Initialize’s work is commissioned by film funds including Creative Scotland, Danish Film Institute, Skillset, Swedish Film Institute, Irish Film Board, Northern Ireland Screen, Norwegian Film Institute and Finnish Film Foundation. Since 2008 Initialize has helped over 30 films get made and distributed including Emmy winning doc The English Surgeon and Rome Film Festival winner and Grierson nominated Sons of Cuba.

Ian also heads several training programmes on digital strategies financed by the BFI’s skills arm, Skillset. He also recently set up the Digital Filmmaker’s Network, a free online club for filmmakers who want to learn more about community building, digital distribution and crowdfunding.