Samm Haillay co-founded Kirlian in 2018, a tech, consultancy and production house supported by Creative UK, aimed at developing an assistive tech solution to guarantee the effective development of future facing cinema. Previously he founded Third in 2001, an independent production company dedicated to the creation of visionary artistic works in cinematic and gallery contexts. Working across narrative and documentary, he has produced multiple features premiering at Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto and London Film Festivals. These films received over 70 international awards and nominations including an Independent Spirit Award Nomination in 2020. In addition, his short form work has collected over 50 prizes including Berlin, Venice, Edinburgh and Chicago. Samm is also a member of BAFTA, EAVE and ACE and delivers mentoring and training through Visions du Reel, Sydney Film Festival, Attagirl, BFI, Feature Expanded, the Venice Biennale College Cinema, Film London, Creative England Rotterdam lab and Locarno Open Doors.