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Life and Work

David has spent 30 years in film production, 24 years public service, 10 years of Atticus.

Film Production

The acclaimed producer of such classic films as Chariots of Fire and The Killing Fields, David Puttnam has written two books that will change our understanding of the movie business.

Atticus

Atticus Education bridges the gap between technology and learning. We teach in an innovative and dynamic manner, using video clips, audio files and interacting with students in a two-way discourse throughout each seminar.

Lord Puttnam calls on UK film industry to urgently invest in skills training

During his final keynote as President of the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA) in April 2023, David Puttnam issued a rallying cry to the film industry to address its yawning skills gap and grow audiences before the UK is eclipsed as a cinematic powerhouse. He argued that any complacency in investing in the UK’s future will result in international competitors racing ahead – and that this will inevitably lead to the decline of a production sector which has been the envy of the cinematic world for the past decade.

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Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee

Lord Puttnam is very pleased to have Chaired the House of Lords Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies, and to have over seen the subsequent committee report, Digital Technology and The Resurrection of Trust, which presented the UK Government with a stark warning about the dangers of misinformation online.

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