As an independent producer during the 1980s he produced or co-produced 10 feature films. During 1991-2000 he was head of the UK’s national film agency, British Screen, funding 150 films by British and European directors. These included outstanding work by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game), Sally Potter (Orlando, The Tango Lesson), Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy), Ken Loach (Bread & Roses), Derek Jarman (Edward II), Milcho Manchevski (Before the Rain), Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land). He then headed the Irish Film Board, 2006-2010. During 2015-2016 he was head of international production at Film i Väst in Sweden, the largest regional fund in Scandinavia. Until 2018 he was president of ACE Producers, the Amsterdam-based provider of advanced producer-training, and he remains as its senior consultant.