At the helm of DITTO FILMS are Adam Ethan Crow and Shelley Atkin.
Adam Ethan Crow is an award-winning creator of content; a producer, writer and a director. In 2004 (in the UK) Adam was the first producer to record an entertainment program in HD - the rest of the industry caught up in 2005. Adam was also shooting television in 3D two years before it became the norm.
Adam Ethan Crow is a South African–Irish filmmaker whose work spans major studio collaborations, acclaimed festival success, and international distribution. His debut feature Lair was released through Studiocanal, Universal Pictures, Sony, and theatrically via MGM and The Weinstein Company. His follow-up film, Midnight Caller (formerly Warhol), earned a nomination for Best UK Feature at the 31st Raindance Film Festival, selling out its world premiere in under two hours—a festival record—and went on to win Best Picture at the Paris International Film Festival, The Girona Film Festival, and multiple others worldwide.
Crow also received Best Director awards from Girona, the European Cinematography Awards, and AOF International, as well as Best Screenplay at Girona and the Frame-rate Screenwriting Competition. His films have screened at BAFTA, the British Society of Cinematographers, and across a wide range of international festivals including Cinequest, Frightfest, BFI London, and Bendfilm.
Collaborating with industry figures such as Scott Mednick (Batman Begins), James M. Vernon (Hacksaw Ridge), Robert Laycock (James Bond), and Denise O’Dell (The Counsellor), Crow has produced content for 20th Century Fox, The BBC, Sky TV, Amazon, Netflix and many more.
His dual background in creative direction and production management, combined with academic collaborations with Harvard Business School and MIT, positions him as a filmmaker recognised for precision, storytelling intelligence, and international appeal.
Shelley Atkin is an award-winning film producer and the CFO of Ditto Films Ltd. A qualified lawyer and Chartered accountant, Shelley worked in the film studio system for over sixteen years, holding the position of Vice President of EMEA Theatrical Finance for 20th Century Fox, before exiting the company in late 2019 after overseeing the transition of the company to Walt Disney Studios.
Shelley oversaw the distribution and financial release strategy of films such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Avatar, Life of Pi, Devil Wears Prada, The Martian, The Revenant, The Greatest Showman, and many more. The following franchises also came under her stewardship: X-Men, Ice Age, Deadpool, Die Hard, Planet of The Apes, Alien, How to Train Your Dragon, Night at The Museum, and many others.
Utilising her extensive global film industry connections, Shelley regularly consultants on various non-Ditto productions with budgets in excess of 100 million dollars.
Working along side Shelley and Adam is publicist Jane Gibbs, who has garnered over 30 years of experience working within the film studio system's top tier as a leading movie strategist. As the head of EMEA publicity at 20th Century Fox, Jane spearheaded campaigns and oversaw the releases of box-office blockbusters such as Avatar, the X-Men franchise, and Deadpool among many other titles.
Jane's experience encompasses everything from major blockbusters to inspiring Indies. She successfully orchestrated campaigns for Little Miss Sunshine, The Shape of Water and Nomadland that led from their festival premieres through to their awards triumph.
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