Amy Backwell
Emerging Talent Specialist
Amy Backwell is ILM's Emerging Talent Specialist for the London studio. She joined ILM back in 2017 as London's Studio Coordinator before quickly moving into the Studio Talent Group. Amy manages all of London's emerging talent programmes including the Jedi Academy, work experience, apprenticeships and school outreach. She also has an invested interest in diversity and inclusion and is leading one of the London offices ERGs called ENABLED which aims to support the neurodiverse and people with disabilities community.
Back in 2015, Amy graduated from the Arts University Bournemouth with a Masters degree in Animation Production. She continues to work on her independent work outside of ILM, specialising in surrealist painting and sculpture.
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Events featuring Amy Backwell
Neurodiversity - Neuro Diversity in the VFX industry with Industrial Light and Magic
An Informal discussion about ILM’s approach to celebrating Neuro Diversity. ILM's Amy Backwell, Mandy Mok and Fleur Willis talk with Teesside’s Penny Holton about their Enabled support group and reflect on their personal experiences.
Animex Talk