Professor Lucy Brown

I am Professor of Film & Television and Assistant Head of School for Screen in the School of Media and Communications at the University of Westminster. I’m an award-winning practitioner, researcher, and academic leader with over 25 years of experience in film and television production and education.

I began my career at Sight & Sound, the British Film Institute’s international film magazine, and have gone on to direct and produce content for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Nickelodeon, and Disney, with credits on multiple BAFTA- and RTS-winning programmes.

My research interests include inclusive screen education, collaborative creativity, gender and representation in the media industries, practice-based production research, and the intersection of screen practice and social justice.

I’m the co-author of The TV Studio Production Handbook (Bloomsbury Academic) and co-editor of the forthcoming collection Collaborative Creativity in Film and Television (Routledge). I regularly speak at public and industry events, serve on festival juries including South by Southwest (SXSW), Fest New Films/New Directors, and the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), and have delivered masterclasses around the world, including in China, India, Malaysia, Portugal, and Nigeria.

I welcome PhD enquiries in areas such as screen practice, production studies, documentary and screenwriting practices, and creative collaboration in film and television.

For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.