Roy Hanney has over 20 years’ experience of teaching in higher education prior to which he worked in the UK film and television industry for 15 years as a production technician for a range of broadcast, commercial and corporate clients. Roy is director of the DVMISSION 48 Hour Film Challenge, an annual film-making event which is now in its 17th edition. His work as director of Portsmouth’s annual Making Waves Film Festival now in its 10th edition, further involves him in talent development, networking, and creative industries development in the Solent region.