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Patrons & Honorary Members

FOCAL International is indebted to its patrons and those honorary members who have helped forge the development of the organisation and the footage and content industry as a whole.

Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE

Chair of Patrons

David Puttnam is an acclaimed Director, active politician and supporter of FOCAL having presented the FOCAL Awards for seven years. His award winning films include The Mission and Chariots of Fire. Since retiring from film production David has focused on education and has been Chancellor of the University of Sunderland since 1998. His other work includes being the UNICEF President, 2002-2009, which took him round the world to raise awareness of issues affecting children. David was awarded a CBE in 1982, received Knighthood in 1995 and was appointed to the House of Lords in 1997. In France he has been honoured as a Commander of Arts and letters.

Greg Dyke

Patron

Greg Dyke is Chairman of the British Film Institute, ATG and Former Director General of the BBC. After an early career as a journalist, he started his broadcasting career in 1977 at London Weekend Television. He went on to become Editor-in-Chief of TV-am, Director of Programmes for TVS and Director of Programmes for LWT before becomming their Group Chief Executive. Other work has included being the first Chairman for Channel 5, Chairman for GMTV and at various times Director of Channel 4, ITN and BSkyB. In January 2000 he became the Director-General of the BBC and in his four years there launched four new digital television channels, five new digital radio channels and opened two new BBC regions amongst other achievements. He now is Chancellor for the University of York and advises the NHS on leadership.

Jill Hawkins

FOCAL | President 1985-1992

The Original Driving Force behind FOCAL who conceived the idea, nurtured it and brought it to fruition in 1985. Honoured by FOCAL in 1992 in recognition of outstanding services to FOCAL International.

Stanley Forman

Honoured by FOCAL in 2001 for his lifetime’s contribution to the industry.

Graham Murray

Honoured by FOCAL in 1988 for his lifetime’s contribution to the industry.

Pam Turner

Honoured by FOCAL in 1998 for her lifetime’s contribution to the industry and in recognition of her support to FOCAL since it was conceived in 1985.

Jerome Kuehl

Archive producer and consultant. Winner of the FOCAL International Award for Lifetime Achievement 2004. Honoured by FOCAL International for his lifetime's contribution to the industry and in recognition of his support of FOCAL over many years.

Christine Whittaker

Honoured in the FOCAL International Awards 2006 with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The late Jane Mercer, and former Chair of FOCAL International, described Christine as "the doyenne of British film researchers."

Larry McKinna

Honoured in the FOCAL International Awards 2007 with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Elizabeth Klinck

Honoured in the FOCAL International Awards 2008 with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Highly respected as a Canadian Image Researcher and Clearance Specialist with well over 25 years experience in the business, she also gives back to the community that fosters her career. As her engagements continue and offer challenges, she divulges her insights, trade secrets and the latest developments to peers and the next generation by lecturing on the subject, organising workshops and serving on a number of industry boards.