Taste, Enthusiasm and Hard Work: A Script for Success. An interview with Lizie Gower by Emily Caston.

Lizie Gower is widely regarded as having identified, nurtured and financed some of the UK's top filmmaking talent. In 1985, she pioneered a new business model for producing screen advertising with her award-winning film company, Academy. That model has since been emulated by companies across the globe. Academy remains an acclaimed industry leader. The company is home to Jonathan Glazer whose film, Zone of Interest (2023), won Best International Feature Film and Best Sound at the 2024 Academy Awards. A Jury member of BAFTA, Chairman of the British Advertising Arrows awards since 2009, and member of the executive committee of the Advertising Producers' Association, Lizie Gower is regarded as one of the most influential game-changers of British screen advertising. Images used with permission.