Lennie Varvarides (Founder/Producer)

“Coming from a visual art and theatre background, my stories are often mixed up and the styles are quite confused. Once upon a time, this was frustrating. But now, I love the inconsistency of my own imagination. My mantra, ‘nothing happens until you push,’ pretty much sums me up. I do theatre stuff because its the only thing I know how to do with out getting bored or tired, and I create these lucid worlds because they are often more wonderful then the routine of my day job. I don’t like rules, and after spending a few years living and working in New York City–writing, directing and producing my own work–I realised that I don’t need to follow anyone elses. The old saying, ‘build it and they will come’ motivated me to set up missfit Productions, with the help of some very good mates. I like people, so email me if you have an idea or want to partner up on a project.”

Tom Latter (Artistic Director)

Tom studied History at Edinburgh University. Having worked extensively in student drama, he founded Fourth Angel Theatre Company in 2006, and studied Theatre Directing at Mountview in 2009. Directing credits include: Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Trouble in Paradise, Almost Nothing (Bedlam Theatre), Turn Me To Stone (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Cancer Time by Gary Owen (Mountview), Tilt by Ailis Ni Riain (Cockpit Theatre), Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco by Gary Owen (New Wimbledon Studio). For msft: Wisdom of the Den by David Christopher (Horse/Oubliette) as part of the Dyssing Monadys Festival 2009. Tom is delighted to be joining msft as Artistic Director for 2010.

Ufuk Gokkaya (Assistant Film/Theatre Director)

Having graduated with a Film & Video Arts degree in 2008, Ufuk has engaged in a number of working environments which includes placements at acclaimed filmmaker Michael Winterbottom’s company Revolution Films, September Films, and BBC White City. 

Ufuk has been writing, directing and editing short independent films for approximately 4 years having experimented with a number of genre’s from documentary, music, drama, comedy, and more recently moving into feature films. A number of these short films have been screened at venues such as Candid Projection Room, Non-Multiplex Cinema, Vibe Bar & Screen, Short Wave Cinema, Roxy Bar & Screen, London Kurdish Film Festival, he also runs a once a month screening of short films, details of which can be found at rotoreliefs.com. He is currently working on two feature film projects, Bye Bye London and The Boys who Saved the World, based on the novel by Sam Mills.

Chryssanthi Kouri (Theatre/Film Director)

Chryssanthi is a director, writer and actor. Coming from a media background, she has worked as an assistant in numerous TV & Film productions in Athens and London, directing and producing her own short films and music videos along the way. Chryssanthi later trained at Mountview, graduating with an MA, and has been working since as an actor and director in theatre and film. For msft she has directed AWK-WORD, The Currency and short film series @7. For more info on her work, check out her YouTube page and her website at chryssanthikouri.com.

Amy Schulz (Website/Graphic Design)

Amy is happily married, living in Florida, and pet-mama to three “furkids” named Jack, Rusty, and Olive (and two in Heaven named Lulu and Libby). She works from home with her husband, Dan, designing and developing websites.  She is also an actress.  Check out her websites at amyhoerler.com and amyschulz.com to learn more about her.