Laura Grange

Executive Producer

Riotous Studio (ex Sky)

About the Speaker

Laura Grange is an executive producer with over fifteen years of experience in the industry spanning development, production, financing, sales, and acquisitions. She co-founded Riotous Studio at the end of 2025 as a full service studio, fast tracking projects by offering end to end support across development, packaging, production, and distribution. Most recently, she served as a Commissioning Manager for Sky Original Films, joining the team in its early days to help shape both the department and to grow the slate. During her time there, she contributed to a range of titles including Ferrari, May December, and The Beekeeper, and served as executive producer on The Colour Room, This Is Christmas, Animol and the TIFF selected feature Lee. Before joining Sky, Laura was VP of International Licensing and Distribution at Mister Smith Entertainment, overseeing key territories across Europe and Asia. In this role, she handled international sales on projects such as Teen Spirit, Cannes Competition title A Hidden Life, and the American drama The Banker. Across her career, Laura has remained committed to elevating distinctive voices, nurturing bold ideas, championing up-and-coming filmmakers and guiding projects from development through to distribution of commercially resonant cinema.

Matchmaking Information

Attending

Development to Distribution: Animol
Conference

Development to Distribution: Animol

Speaker
Laura Grange
Laura GrangeRiotous Studio (ex Sky)
Sophie Green
Sophie GreenBankside Films
Moderator
Jordan McGarry
Jordan McGarrymakers Magazine
Monday, Dec 7, 2026
17:10 - 17:50 GMT
Create Theatre

FOCUS 2026 Conference

English

Speaker's Sessions (1)

Session
Development to Distribution: Animol
Conference

Development to Distribution: Animol

Speaker
Laura Grange
Laura GrangeRiotous Studio (ex Sky)
Sophie Green
Sophie GreenBankside Films
Moderator
Jordan McGarry
Jordan McGarrymakers Magazine
Monday, Dec 7, 2026
17:10 - 17:50 GMT
Create Theatre

FOCUS 2026 Conference

English

The collaborators responsible for bringing Ashley Walters’ debut feature from script to screen will discuss their process on the film’s journey from development to distribution. 

Animol, which premiered at Berlin in 2026, was developed by Joi Productions, working with Film 4, the BFI and Sky. The team and their international sales agent, Bankside, will discuss how and why they each got involved, their decision-making and creative collaboration, including how they pulled off the first co-finance deal between Film 4 and Sky.