The judges

Anna Cox

Anna Cox has worked at the BBC since 1993 as a documentary director and producer. Her award winning films have ranged from a fly on the wall doc for BBC2 about an experiment into prayer in the States, to numerous drama docs for BBC1. Her work has taken her from the deserts of Egypt, to the suburbs of New Zealand via the “Hollywood” sets in remote parts of Morocco. She’s currently series producing four hours of TV for BBC1, which will broadcast in the lead up to Christmas this year.

Martin Kiszko

Martin has composed and orchestrated over 200 scores for film and TV. Amongst these were the landmark natural history series Land of the Eagle and Realms of the Russian Bear, in which he pioneered the recording of music samples on film locations. The diversity of Martin’s material also embraces BBC, ITV and C4 dramas including: Black Hearts in Battersea, The Levels, and The Uninvited. His TV signature tunes include: BBC’s Newsround, Food and Drink; Omnibus; Wildlife on Two and The Natural World.

Nick Park CBE

Mention Wallace and Gromit to almost anyone and they’ll automatically smile. The cheese-obsessed inventor and his trusty dog have become part of the national consciousness and – along with the Creature Comforts animated series – have won Nick four Oscars and six BAFTAs.

Nev Pierce

Neville Pierce is a screenwriter, in active development on several features, including his directorial debut. He is also a journalist who writes, as Nev Pierce, for The Sunday Times and EMPIRE, where he is Editor-At-Large. www.nevpierce.com

David Oyelowo 2010

David has worked in film, TV and Theatre in the UK and the USA. He played Henry VI with the RSC (d: Michael Boyd) and Prometheus in Prometheus Bound in both London and New York. His work in TV includes ‘Kremlin’ in No1. Ladies detective Agency, the last work from Anthony Minghella, and Danny in three series of the BBC programme Spooks. Recent film credits include Joe ‘Lightning’ Little in the Lucas Films epic Red Tails. He was nominated for Best Actor in the 2010 Royal Television Society Awards.

David plays the protagonist in The Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). He is currently in production of 'One Shot' playing opposite Tom Cruise. He is married to the actress Jess Oyelowo and they are currently living in Los Angeles. Both Jessica and David starred in the winning Pitch for 2010: Rahab.

Stuart Hazeldine

Stuart Hazeldine is one of a select number of UK-based screenwriters who write exclusively for the major Hollywood studios. His first credit was the sci-fi TV movie ‘Riverworld' in 2003. In 2007 he rewrote  ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still' (directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Keanu Reeves & Jennifer Connelly) and the thriller ‘Knowing' (directed by Alex Proyas, starring Nicolas Cage).

He recently adapted John Milton's epic religious fantasy poem 'Paradise Lost' to be directed by Alex Proyas in January 2011 starring Bradley Cooper, Benjamin Walker and Casey Affleck, and has just written ‘Gods and Kings', an epic retelling of the story of Moses, for producer Dan Lin (‘Sherlock Holmes') and Warner Bros.

Stuart made his directorial debut with the British psychological thriller ‘Exam', which he also wrote, produced (with Gareth Unwin) and financed. It won the Santa Barbara Film Festival and the Bronze Hitchcock award at the Dinard Film Festival. He was nominated for a 2010 BAFTA for Best Debut.

David Suchet 2009

Most famous for his portrayal of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, David is also an internationally acclaimed theatrical performer. He took the lead role in the play Oleanna, directed by Harold Pinter, at the Royal Court Theatre. His other TV credits include: Maxwell and The Way We Live Now. He has won two RTS awards and an Emmy.