Mike founded the UK-based independent production house Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) in 2000. Educated at the Universities of Warwick, Paris III (Sorbonne-Nouvelle), and Paris X (Nanterre), he spent most of the eighties as a theatre director and producer in France, Germany, the former Yugoslavia and the U.K., and the nineties as the publisher of the Moving Pictures International group of media publications.

Sam Taylor is the founder/owner of Film and Music Entertainment. She co-founded the company with Mike Downey in 2000.

Anita Danino is F&ME’s inhouse accountant.

Ed supports Mike Downey and Sam Taylor in house at Film and Music Entertainment. His roles encompass both production and development.

Tanja is F&ME’s Production Assistant.