Dennis Weinreich, Joint Managing Director of Group Post Production, The Pinewood Group

Dennis Weinreich is Managing Director for Film and TV post production at Pinewood Group. Previously he was founder and MD of Videosonics, one of the UK's premier film and TV sound facilities. He started his carrier in his native Los Angeles before coming to the UK in 1971.

He was co-opted onto the steering group that helped to create UK Screen (or UK Post as it was then), and was part of the group that set out the original goals for UK Post. After being elected to the Board he has been responsible for the creation of the Audio Steering Group and led the effort to establish 'The Conch', The British Film and TV Sound Awards, now in its third year.

He has been part of the UK Screen / BBC broadcast committee, looking at new technology, HD, Creative desktop and procurement issues.

As was one of the UK Screen representatives at the Treasury hearings on the new film tax regulations, he was the prime mover in establishing that key postproduction components are included in the DCMS Cultural Test for projects qualifying for the new tax breaks.

He has worked closely with Gaynor in representing UK Screen members' interests in dealing with Crossrail by helping to prepare our petition to the Commons Select Committee.

As part of the Audio working group he has helped to bring UK Screen into 'JAMES', the Joint Audio Media Educational Service which accredits courses for audio at universities throughout the UK. Thorough this alliance we can be assured of quality entry level talent being available for our industry for years to come.

As well as UK Screen he serves on the board of the APRS, is chairman of APPS and a member of AES, AMPS and IBS

Dennis says, "There are many reasons why I would like to remain on the Board of UK Screen. Through my experiences an owner operator of my own facility for 26 years, and now as an MD at Pinewood, I have a intimate understanding of the issues that affect our members both large and small.

I have made a good start in getting the Audio Working Group going and through that group setting up the Conch Awards, which I hope will remain a key part of UK Screen activities and revenue creation. 

I feel that there is much work to be done in the continued development of the UK Screen Talent Database, which I hope will rival other on line reference services for producers looking to link specific projects with the talent that worked on them.

I feel that the relationships between UK Screen and existing trade bodies will need to be positively and productively established. Because of my involvement in many of the other bodies, I feel I am in a unique position to help make these links."