THE TEAM
SMart is co-curated by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck and former Channel 4 commissioner and digital innovation leader Adam Gee, in response to the rapid global growth of smartphone filmmaking as a fresh, creative and accessible form of cinema. This one-day celebration follows up the inaugural SMart film festival and is intended as an annual event. Both founders bring extensive experience across production, innovation and festival programming.
Victoria Mapplebeck
Victoria Mapplebeck is internationally recognised as a pioneer of smartphone filmmaking, having worked exclusively with mobile technologies for over a decade. Her BAFTA-winning short Missed Call and her feature documentary Motherboard, were filmed entirely on smartphones, the latter released theatrically in 2025 to critical and awards acclaim. Victoria is Professor of Digital Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Adam Gee
Adam Gee is a BAFTA-winning digital creator, he has extensive senior commissioning and innovation experience from Channel 4, Little Dot Studios and CAA, alongside curatorial work across digital storytelling and emerging media. He is currently Head of Documentary Campus Masterschool in Berlin.
SMART LAUNCH JURORS
Adrian Dunbar
Actor & Writer
Bettany Hughes
Historian & Presenter
Alex Lawther
Actor
Emma-Rosa Dias
Producer
Adil Ray
Actor
Sally Lindsay
Actress
Brian Hill
Documentary Filmmaker
Sophie Fiennes
Documentary Filmmaker
Marc Isaacs
Filmmaker
Catherine Bray
Film Critic & Producer
Lesley Birchard
Commissioning Editor
Mike Christie
Director
Kolton Lee
Director & Journalist
Lisa Opie
TV Executive
Nigel Gardner
Media Lawyer
Debbie Howard
Director
Dani Jacobs
Editor
Caroline Roberts Cherry
TV Executive
Chris Harris
Cinema Programmer
Zoe Strimpel
Journalist & Academic
Caroline Bottomley
Awards Founder
Debbie Manners
TV Executive & Investor
Chris Hogg
Playwright & Academic
Roz Mortimer
Artist & Filmmaker
Tarquin Ramsay
Director & Producer