Oliver Kassman

Oliver Kassman runs development at Qwerty Films for eminent producer Michael Kuhn. Among the many projects he has packaged for the company are the forthcoming Florence Foster Jenkins, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant; Clean, an action-thriller set in and around London’s Shard; and comedy The Teenager’s Guide to Drug Dealing.

His production credits include Golden Globe nominated Dancing on the Edge for TV; The Last Days on Mars, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight Cannes 2013; and the soon to be released Suite Francaise, directed by Saul Dibb, starring Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Kristin Scott Thomas.

He is currently developing his first feature as producer with Qwerty: a British gangster movie based on his original idea.

Oliver will be part of the panel discussion at the Violence in Film evening on 20 February. Find out morw information at www.puremovies.co.uk/trashcannes