HYWEL JOHN - Artistic director
hywel is an award-nominated & critically acclaimed playwright & screenwriter. his plays have been staged in london, new york city, wales, scotland, finland and denmark. he is published by bloomsbury, nick hern books & the dramatists play service.
before writing took centre stage, he was an actor, training at LAMDA. He performed all over the world, including shows in london's west end and on broadway in New york city. since 2014 he has lived between america and europe, establishing king & fool to develop radical, global stories that transcend borders.
aled john - executive producer
Aled has extensive experience working in executive and creative roles in international media. He advises leading news, media and entertainment companies as Director of FT Strategies with a unique blend of experience from senior strategy, editorial and commercial roles over two decades. Previous work includes time as a producer at both ITN and broadcaster for Monocle, before completing an MBA at the University of Cambridge. Thereafter he moved into executive strategy and consultancy, holding senior positions at The Guardian, Conde Naste and now the FT.
MARISSA Patrice LEITMAN - creative producer, WORLDWIDE
Marissa is an artist, writer, and producer, as well as the co-founder of WAY OUT Magazine.
As a producer, she has collaborated extensively with renowned artists including JH Engström, Thomas Hauser, Blommers and Schumm, Ola Rindal, and Asad Raza. She has also worked with leading publications and brands such as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar Italia, Valentino, GQ, Purple Magazine, Double, Dust, Port Magazine, Numéro Art, Numéro Berlin, Numéro France, Esquire, SSAW, Re-Edition Magazine, Isabel Marant, Courrèges, Victoria Beckham, Filippa K, Patou, BITE Studios, Tekla, Ganni, Mango, Agnès B., Margaret Howell, and Jean Paul Gaultier, among others.
haydn griffiths jones - TECH & AI vision
haydn is a leading expert in fintech systems, financial security platform design & implementation. his focus in recent years has been working at the forefront of financial sanctions technology, designing ai systems that manage secure transactions in the global financial system.
haydn's work with king & fool will be to consider how storytelling can break out of the gatekeeping spaces of big tech & the streaming giants through more egalitarian systems & structures.
GLENNY BROCK - associate producer, USA
Glenny is a journalist, theatre restorer & producer, living and working in Birmingham, Alabama.
As a writer, Her essays and reportage have appeared in Salon, The New York Times, Architectural Record, and other publications.
For eight years, she led the restoration and reopening of the Lyric, a 1914 vaudeville theatre in Birmingham. Now she is working on the renovation of the Lincoln, an historic Black theatre in Bessemer, Alabama.
Jessica Pivadori - assistant producer, worldwide
jess is a seasoned project manager with a background in arts, culture, and communications strategy. a multi-linguist with a passion for global, collaborative work, she has extensive experience managing teams and projects worldwide across borders and time zones. recent work has focused on ngo & charitable sectors, with organisations such as war child, unicef and unhcr.
ADVISORY BOARD
myanna buring
John Heffernan