Lucy Kelly has joined the London office of the 2022 Cannes Palme d’Or winning global production company SMUGGLER as executive producer/deputy managing director. She had spent the past five years as EP at Pulse Films.
Known for her creativity, discerning taste, production acumen and managerial prowess, Kelly has worked closely developing new talent and alongside a number of first class directors. She began her career assisting famed director Jonathan Glazer and was trained by founder of Academy Films, Lizie Gower. Following a tenure as head of production at Somesuch, Kelly went freelance to hone her craft as a line producer, working with acclaimed directors such as Steve McQueen, Kim Gehrig, Gustav Johansson, and Ninian Doff, to name a few, winning awards at Cannes Lions, D&AD, Creative Circle and the British Arrow Awards, and her work with McQueen being exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Kelly has been a mentor at the Creative Mentor Network and is passionate about improving access and parity in the industry.
SMUGGLER co-founder/CEO Patrick Milling-Smith said, “We’ve all been big fans from afar over the years and feel very lucky to have her join what’s become a very exciting and experienced team.”
“The SMUGGLER roster is like no other, Directors we all know and love who are at the absolute top of their game, and emerging talent that completely blew me away. The work is hugely diverse and impeccably produced, there is an infectious energy and as soon as I met the team, both in the U.K. and the U.S., I knew I was onto something special.”
