Gary Thomas has worked in the arts for more than twenty years. As Head of Moving Image at Arts Council England he worked on policy and strategy for digital moving image across artforms, and was a member of the DCMS Digitisation Expert Group. He has extensive experience supporting organisations review and develop their programme and structure. His consultancy work includes working with Tom Fleming Associates on the Cross Boundaries report (ACE, UKFC, AHRC), and a programme and organisation review for Brighton Film Festival (with Amanda King). He is a Specialist Advisor to Creative Scotland, and has served on the boards of several arts organisations, including three years as Chair of the arts agency LUX.

Abigail Addison has spent the last seven years working in the arts sector. Working at the Arts Council England's National Office Visual Arts Department, she helped deliver projects, including the Turning Point strategy, Architecture Week 2006, and the Artists’ Moving Image Legacy and Learning initiative. Whilst working in the UK Film Council’s Strategic Development Unit, she coordinated the Film in the Digital Age consultation and publication.

Animate Projects was absolutely fantastic to work with. So knowledgeable, so professional, so energetic, so supportive - Michaela Crimmin, curator and Head of Arts, RSA (1997-2010).