Film4 Exec Tracey Josephs Joins Night Manager Producer The Ink Factory

After receiving $180 million in funding, The Ink Factory (The Night Manager) is expanding its London office with the appointment of Tracey Josephs, who comes on board from Film4, and six new executives to its development, commercial and marketing teams.

Josephs is joining The Ink Factory’s London office as head of production, overseeing physical production and participating in setting the strategic direction of the company. She will help create and produce both theatrical films and scripted series, oversee physical production and participate in decision-making at every stage of The Ink Factory’s projects. Prior to joining The Ink Factory, Josephs served as head of production at Film4, and in her time at Channel 4 also had oversight of C4’s drama and comedy output as head of production management (scripted).

Also coming on board are Amy Basil as marketing manager, Aaron Anderson as development producer, Jo Allan in the role of Storyworlds producer, John Rowe as script executive and Alexis Hood as story producer. Chris Patey joins the commercial team as business affairs assistant. Basil was formerly VP of marketing at MUBI. Anderson most recently was story producer on Riviera. Allan is a producer working across film, TV, VR and live performance, while Rowe was the script editor on two seasons of Silent Witness. Hood was formerly script producer on Paul Abbott’s No Offence for Channel 4. Patey was a legal assistant working at Warner Bros. International Television Production.

Simon and Stephen Cornwell, co-founders of The Ink Factory, said: “The appointment of Tracey is key to driving continued growth of The Ink Factory following the closing of our recent financing. Tracey brings an extraordinary depth of wisdom and experience and we are privileged to welcome her to the company’s senior team. In addition, Aaron, Alexis and Jon will add to the already-strong bench in our development group, supporting our ability to work with our growing slate of material from le Carré and other world-class creators. Jo will build out the expanded worlds of our stories beyond film and television. Chris will work on structuring and closing out the deals that underpin our creative work, and Amy will spearhead the process of introducing our stories to audiences around the world.”

Josephs added: “Channel 4 has been a great organization to work for and it has been a privilege to be at Film4 during such an extraordinarily creative period in British independent cinema and collaborate with so many talented filmmakers as well as my inspiring colleagues at Film4. Joining The Ink Factory at this time is an amazing opportunity: Simon and Stephen Cornwell and their team are pursuing a smart, forward-looking strategy, and they are working with some of the world’s most exciting directors and creators to tell stories that can reach a wide audience. What could be more exciting than Park Chan-wook directing upcoming le Carré series The Little Drummer Girl? I am looking forward to working on this and many other shows as well as joining The Ink Factory management team, where there will be opportunities to contribute to the future growth and development of the company.”