Rocliffe is a production company facilitating the pool of available talent by providing a series of events, notably the New Film Forums and the monthly New Writing Forums.

With more than 6,000 members, Rocliffe is run by Pippa Mitchell, Kerry Appleyard and Farah Abushwesha and a team of dedicated volunteers. It was founded by Farah in 2000.

Rocliffe is committed to encouraging networking at all levels and to strengthening the network through our members in order to facilitate the company's goal of attracting the brightest in the industry.

Our members reflect the diversity of the industry in which we operate. It is important to the future of new writing and film to attract, retain and motivate people from many background and perspectives.


Rocliffe has produced two short films:

No Deposit, No Return - a ten-minute romantic comedy co-written by John Edwards and Dallas Campbell and directed by Dallas Campbell starring Trevor Fox and Sian Reeves.

The Welcome Committee was commissioned by The European Commission, CICEB and The British Council to celebrate the enlargement of Europe directed by Justin Dickel and stars Timothy Bateson, Tracy Kearney, Eamon Geoghegan and Stephen Ventura.


Rocliffe is currently developing its feature film slate and is always keen to build relationships with writers and directors.