MACE has a small and dedicated professional team that is here to help with any questions you may have about all aspects of the moving image in the Midlands.
Director: James Patterson
James is the director of MACE and one of the UK's most experienced moving image archivists. Before coming to MACE in 2000, James worked for 21 years at the National Film and Television Archive at the British Film Institute, where he was responsible for the archive's non fiction collections.
e-mail James
0116 252 5069
Head of Access and Learning: Richard Shenton
After completing the MA in Film Archiving at the University of East Anglia in 1997, Richard worked in a variety of film and television environments before joining MACE in 2005. Richard is primarily responsible for all access to the collections and is particularly interested in developing their use in education.
e-mail Richard
0116 252 5066
Cataloguer, Researcher, Programmer: Phil Leach
Phil joined MACE from the Nottingham libraries of Carlton Television in 2005 to work on a project to catalogue the regional programmes deposited with MACE by ITV. Phil's main focus at the moment is developing MACE's screening programmes and cataloguing the collection.
e-mail Phil
0116 252 5967
Business & Commercial Development Manager: Emma Morley
Emma has over twelve years' experience of working within television and theatre, starting her career at Carlton TV working on Peak Practice before moving to Archive Sales. From 2004 she was the administrator at New Perspectives Theatre Company and joined MACE in October 2009. Contact Emma for all commercial sales and museum/library enquiries.
e-mail Emma
0116 252 5062
Senior Curator, Community & Acquisitions: Kay Ogilvie
Kay joined MACE to oversee the Full Circle Project. She is responsible for supporting community groups as they search for and engage with their screen heritage. Before working at MACE, Kay was an arts officer and the film fieldworker for Derbyshire helping to establish a network of village cinemas. Contact Kay if you would like to get involved in Full Circle and we can help you find and engage with your filmed heritage.
Email Kay
07919 896518
Curator, Community & Acquisitions: Lucie Kerley
After studying BA Hons Visual Communication at university in Birmingham, Lucie specialised in Documentary Photography & Film,covering topics such as immigration and migration, social pastimes and disability. Lucie has joined MACE as a curator working on the Full Circle project, which aims to connect the communities of the Midlands with their screen heritage.
Email Lucie
07919 896505
Preservation & Access Technician: Andrew Jenkins
Having spent eight years working in post-production as an editor, Andrew joined the MACE team in 2010 as part of the Full Circle project. His knowledge of the digital side of archiving has been essential to the continued development of MACE.
Email Andrew
0116 252 5929